HSTE
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I throw in a wild guess: the Speedmaster was …
originally intended for car racers and many of the very early Omega Speedy ads show the Speedy in car racing context. So the A.C.P. might have been the first (and last) important car racing club approaching Omega with this request.
Omega, back then not knowing that they would quite shortly after see their watch on the wrist of astronaut Ed White floating in open space (1st EVA). „And the rest is history“ ….
Cheers, HSTE
Speedy "rare as a pinguin in a sauna": the "A.C.P."
Omega delivered 50 pieces of the Omega Speedmaster ref. 105.012-63, all equipped with a ref. 1506 bracelet, on July 2nd, 1964 to the Automovil Club Peruano (A.C.P.). It is to my knowledge the only time, that Omega added a "double signature" to a Speedmast...
It's the privilege of being a Peruvian driver!
It would be interesting to know why the ACP had this rare honor of having a "true" double-signed dial. Best, Emmanuel
I throw in a wild guess: the Speedmaster was …
originally intended for car racers and many of the very early Omega Speedy ads show the Speedy in car racing context. So the A.C.P. might have been the first (and last) important car racing club approaching Omega with this request. Omega, back then not kn...
My 2¢ worth of speculation . . .
. . . is that the Peruvian agent at the time was actively promoting Omega to well-heeled customers. The Air Force of Peru ordered Railmasters with 'Flightmaster' printed on the dial. How many, I don't know, but suspect fewer than the legendary P.A.F. I be...
Here is S's A.C.P. . . .
. . . on my wrist. If I had three wishes, I'd go for eternal life, all the gold in the world, and heir to S's watch collection. 😄 ...
Thank you Art!! Wow. It's just a bunch of "rusty" stuff, which these days is totally out of fashion.
So, the good thing: I never cared about fashion. And with watches, I always only bought those vintage pieces that 1) I really liked and that 2) I would regularly wear. And, where I am today ... we have "DM,d" and let's see ;-) Cheers my friend! HSTE
Love these bits of trivia.
A wonderful piece to have, and I especially appreciated the archives extract. That's always a nice additional touch.