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·In 63 the Automobil Club Peruano commissioned 50 speedmasters to be available to its members, the Peruvian auto club is in charge of organizing all the auto racing in the country. My father used to race and purchased one of these. I was also born in 64, and I recall this watch and trying to wear it even at a very young age.
To make a long story short went to the Omega store yesterday to drop it for service and to get a leather strap, as we are going through the watch and chatting with the salesperson about how the watch was in my family all these years and so on he suddenly asked me if I knew what A.C.P. was, I did not have any idea, so I said maybe something like accurate chronometer or something like that, then he got up and said that was coming right back. To my surprise the first thing he said when he came back was if my father had something to do with the Automobil Club Peruano, I was like how the hell you know about that? Well it was in the Omega registry book.
It almost brought tears to my eyes, I felt like the old guy was playing a joke on me. He passed away 15 years ago, but yesterday it was like we were sitting next to each other. I always cherished this piece, now is even more special knowing its history.
To make a long story short went to the Omega store yesterday to drop it for service and to get a leather strap, as we are going through the watch and chatting with the salesperson about how the watch was in my family all these years and so on he suddenly asked me if I knew what A.C.P. was, I did not have any idea, so I said maybe something like accurate chronometer or something like that, then he got up and said that was coming right back. To my surprise the first thing he said when he came back was if my father had something to do with the Automobil Club Peruano, I was like how the hell you know about that? Well it was in the Omega registry book.
It almost brought tears to my eyes, I felt like the old guy was playing a joke on me. He passed away 15 years ago, but yesterday it was like we were sitting next to each other. I always cherished this piece, now is even more special knowing its history.
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