Gunther Philipp racing with his Speedmaster 2998-3...and more Motorsport pics

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This thread is much appreciated. While I loved the advance to the moon as a kid in the '60s I actually admire the Speedmaster's racing heritage most of all.
 
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Great stuff. There’s also some good articles and a few photos of Willy Mairesse racing for Ferrari with Speedmaster.
 
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They are a very cool set of pics. Thanks for that.

I saw the pic of the chap with the Speedie talking to Jochen Rindt, who was also famous for wearing the lovely Heuer Autavia chrono, another creditable motorsport time piece.
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The last one is fantastic - gentlemen definitely do wear plaid
 
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and a closeup. I tend to identy Alpha hands here



by the way Willy crashed his car, thats why on the one pic above you see him injured. This is how the car looked like. He was lucky that day...

 
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Great stuff!

You got any motorcycle releated pics?
 
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Here's a favourite of mine, if only for the expressions on the faces!
Ferrari boss Luca Demontezemolo with Nikki Lauda, as former sports a Speedmaster Mark II on an 1159 bracelet.
Classic.
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Great stuff!

You got any motorcycle releated pics?
How about this: James Hunt and Mike Hailwood share a moment, as the latter sports his custom Heuer Autavia gifted to him by Jack Heuer himself.
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Actually, here's an oddity I was not aware of until this very moment...
Mick Doohan and a TW Steel.
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Just one more...
The incomparable Jim Clark and his Enicar Sherpa chrono.
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Jeah, Enicar was a player in the beginning and mid sixties in Formular one. Besides Jim Clark ( I wrote on that topic here: https://enicar101.com/2021/11/19/the-correct-reference-of-jim-clarks-sherpa-graph/ ) I also have seen Phil Hill, Innes Ireland and Gerhard Mitter wearing a Sherpa Graph:

Phil Hill:


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Gerhard Mitter:




And to have something Omega related: Omega advertisement at British GP 1969 and an Ed White on the wrist of Piers Courage,1969 Nürburgring.

Nico
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And to have something Omega related: Omega advertisement at British GP 1969 and an Ed White on the wrist of Piers Courage,1969 Nürburgring.

Nico
Is that a silver rehaut I see. A 105.002 maybe?
 
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Is that a silver rehaut I see. A 105.002 maybe?

hard to tell, could also just be the reflection of the crystal.