Grand Prix Professional Racing Watch – Siata 208S 1953 Limited Edition
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This Grand Prix Professional racing watch features a black dial with BGW9 Super-LumiNova®, a highly legible arrow shaped second hand, a Hesalite glass and a stainless steel case water resistant to 100m.
This black dial automatic racing watch - powered by the Japan made automatic movement Citizen/Miyota 8315 with a 60-hour power reserve (approx.) - is equipped with a choice of a two-piece brown vegetable tanned Italian rally leather strap, or a 316L stainless steel beads-of-rice bracelet.
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SIATA 208S 1953 LIMITED EDITION CASEBACK
The Grand Prix Professional - Siata 208S 1953 Limited Edition - is secured with a screw-down caseback and the first 953 pieces come with a limited edition caseback.
The special casebacks of these racing watches are individually numbered and feature, along with the technical markings, a deep engraving with enamel of the proverbial moto “THE PROOF IS IN THE DRIVING” and the 1953 Siata 208S sports car.
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SIATA:
LEGENDARY ITALIAN SPORTS CARS
SIATA, was a car manufacturer established in Turin in 1926. The Italian automaker generally carried out professional tuning for the “big brother” Fiat.
In 1953, SIATA started its own legend with the Type 208 series built around the fantastic power plant of the Fiat 8V. The Siata 208S (Sport) exceptionally charming “barchetta” lines were penned by the great designer Giovanni Michelotti. The coachbuilder Carrozzeria Motto was responsible for its aluminum bodywork.
SIATA 208S
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1953
Armstrong
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THE SIATA 208S:
STEVE MCQUEEN’S “LITTLE BARCHETTA”
In the mid-1950s, the Italian “barchetta” rose to prominence after Steve McQueen acquired model BS523 from Los Angeles-based SIATA, importer Ernie McAfee.
The legendary actor, who would later star in “Le Mans”, and other owners started to lined up their SIATA 208S in numerous races, which led to a fast series of successes ensuring the fame of the little Italian sports car.
GRAND PRIX PROFESSIONAL - SIATA 208S 1953 - lIMITED EDITION OVERVIEW
• AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT
60h power reserve / Hacking-second / Quick date setting
• HESALITE GLASS
High impact resistance & transparency / Low reflection
• STAINLESS STEEL CASE
Ø 40MM / 316L stainless steel
• 3 CHOICES of STRAPS & Bracelet
Italian vegetable tanned leather strap / Rally Tropic rubber strap / Metal bracelet
• WATER-RESISTANCE
100M≈10ATM
• SWISS SUPER-LUMINOVA®
BGW9 Super-LumiNova® on all hands and indices
• UNI-DIRECTIONAL BEZEL
120 clicks / 60 graduations
• ASSEMBLED IN FRANCE
Hand-assembled / Regulated to ±15 seconds per day
• AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT
60h power reserve / Hacking-second / Quick date setting
• HESALITE GLASS
High impact resistance & transparency / Low reflection
• STAINLESS STEEL CASE
Ø 40MM / 316L stainless steel
• 3 CHOICES of STRAPS & Bracelet
Italian vegetable tanned leather strap / Rally Tropic rubber strap / Metal bracelet
• WATER-RESISTANCE
100M≈10ATM
• SWISS SUPER-LUMINOVA®
BGW9 Super-LumiNova® on all hands and indices
• UNI-DIRECTIONAL BEZEL
120 clicks / 60 graduations
• ASSEMBLED IN FRANCE
Hand-assembled / Regulated to ±15 seconds per day
GRAND PRIX PROFESSIONAL RACING WATCH – SIATA 208S 1953 LIMITED EDITION OVERVIEW
• AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT
60h power reserve / Hacking-second
• SWISS SUPER-LUMINOVA®
BGW9 Super-LumiNova® on all hands & indices
• HESALITE GLASS
High impact resistance & transparency / Low reflection
• STAINLESS STEEL CASE
Ø 40MM / 316L stainless steel
• ASSEMBLED IN FRANCE
Hand-assembled / Regulated to ±15 seconds per day
• WATER-RESISTANCE
100M≈10ATM
• HEXAPLEX® ARCHITECTURE
Enhanced shock & water resistance
• SCREW-DOWN CROWN
Fast & easy time setting / Water & dust resistance
• UNI-DIRECTIONAL BEZEL
120 clicks / 60 graduations & 12 world cities / time zones
• ASSEMBLED IN FRANCE
Hand-assembled / Regulated to ±15 seconds per day
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DEPENDABLE & SOLID RACING WATCH
• Tachymeter scale and rotating bezel to measure average speed and elapsed time
• Hand finished brushed 316L stainless steel case
• Glass box Hesalite glass
• Drilled lugs for easy strap changes
• Water resistance: 10 ATM / 100m
• Screw-down crown
AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT: JAPANESE RELIABILITY & QUALITY
Citizen / Miyota 8315 Automatic (Self-winding mechanical):
• 60 hours power-reserve
• Hacking-second
In-house modifications and operations:
• Disassembly of the date disk to make the movement "No date"
• Control and setting with a tolerance of ±15 seconds and a beat error of 0,6ms
TACHYMETER:
MEASURE AN AVERAGE SPEED
How to use the tachymeter to measure the average speed of a car between two points at 0km (A) and 1km (B)?
1. When the car passes the point A, start timing with the bezel by placing the 12:00 o'clock arrow of the bezel at the time the second hand is / was.
2. When the car passes the point B, read the elapsed time in seconds on the bezel. For instance, 20s.
3. Rotate back the bezel to 0 and read on the tachymeter scale the speed matching the elapsed time from step 2. For instance, if a car passed the point B at 20s you can read 180km/h on the tachymeter scale, so the car had an average speed of 180km/h between the point A and the point B.
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HESALITE GLASS: THE PRO’S CHOICE
From the 1960s and earlier, armed forces around the world along with NASA issued wrist-watches secured with Hesalite glasses to service men, pilots and astronauts. Why? Hesalite offers high transparency, strong impact resistance and do not shatter like glass or sapphire would.
To this day, above or under the ocean, in a cockpit, or even in space, the possibility of having tiny bits of glass floating around or having the face of the watch exposed to the elements is considered an unnecessary risk and a direct threat to mission success.
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ASSEMBLED IN FRANCE
Like Wolbrook and Douglas watches back in the 1960s, the Grand Prix racing watches are carefully assembled by professional and trained watchmakers in France, nearby Besançon.
The movements are customized – removal of the date disk in the case of the Grand Prix Professional - and regulated by our watchmakers.
THE GRAND PRIX PROFESSIONAL - SIATA 208S 1953 - LIMITED EDITION IN "MM"
40mm diameter x 48mm lugs to lugs x 13mm thickness / 20mm lug width
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