Hi Dan,
This company, Frederique Constant, was a sponsor at our 2005 AHCA Conclave
in Winston-Salem, NC, USA. They produced a beautiful watch that comes with
a 1/18 KYOSHO model Austin-Healey Tri-carb with a BRG exterior, Black
interior and fabulous detail. The doors, bonnet and boot open, steering
works, etc.. The entire product was delivered in a beautiful wooden box as
you describe (but not a humidor). Their representative was here and was
most knowledgeable regarding our cars, although I can't recall his name.
Of course, I'm also not reliably sure of my own address!
I am not sure that this is still available, although it was sold for a while
through the AHCA magazine, Healey Marque.
Gary Brierton
'67 BJ8 aka The Silver Bullet
See y'all in San Diego
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Serrao" <jobu53@hotmail.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 5:26 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Healey Watch
> I'm sitting in my favorite cigar store yesterday, enjoying another one of
> my
> vices, cigars. I look over on the wall with the humidors and I see a box
> with
> a miniature Healey in a finely crafted European wooden box resembling a
> humidor. I asked the clerk about it and he tells me that there's a watch
> that
> comes with the model and box. He goes and gets the watch and proceeds to
> tell
> me about it. It's a Frederique Constant FC303 with a Healey ensignia on
> the
> dial and a map of a race course on the back.
> I checked it out on the internet today and this company helps to sponsor
> 2
> races in Europe, one in LeMans and the other in Heidleberg. There is a
> separate watch for each course with a limited production of 888 watches
> per
> event.
> The odd thing I noticed was that everything said "Healey" instead of
> "Austin
> Healey". Has anyone heard of these before? They are quite pricey but I
> have a
> weakness for Healey things and cigars and .......
> Best wishes to all on this list for a Merry Christmas and another year of
> friendship to all.
>
> Dan Serrao
> 1963 BJ7
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