A car on your arm? Watches for classic car fans

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A car on your arm? Watches for classic car fans

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Created on December 4, 2014

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Werner Bartholai

Photos:

Daniel Reinhard

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Archiv Daimler AG

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Familienarchiv Rudolf Uhlenhaut

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Tim Wallace

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Scalfaro DB4GTZ 1960 Spada Edition - limited to 370 units

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Mercedes Benz 300 SL (1954) - Rudolf Uhlenhaut and his car

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Mercedes Benz 300 SL (1954) - Rudolf Uhlenhaut with his son

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Mercedes Benz 300 SL (1952) - W 194 - a satisfied Rudolf Uhlenhaut with the racing sports car

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Mercedes Benz 300 SL (1954) - W 198 - the production gullwing coupé

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1953) - as if in a deep sleep - was always covered overnight - at the Geneva Motor Show in 1953

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Aston Martin DB 4 GT Zagato (1960) - an icon of sports car construction

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Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato (1960) - racing at Goodwood

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Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato (1960) - A look under the hood

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Ercole Spada explains how he drew the Aston back then

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Ercole Spada watches the preparatory work for measuring the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato

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Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato (1962) at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 - even a beautiful back can be delightful

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Scalfaro DB4GTZ 1960 Spada Edition - with the DNA of the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato from 1960

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Scalfaro DB4GTZ 1960 Spada Edition - Design elements

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Scalfaro DB4GTZ 1960 Spada Edition - technical details

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Scalfaro DB4GTZ 1960 Spada Edition - the watch

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VW Beetle (1950) - Rear hinged windows were a rare accessory

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VW Beetle (1951) - side ventilation flaps were introduced in January 1951, but later disappeared again

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VW Beetle (1949) - in the transport center of the Deutsches Museum - the famous pretzel window

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Scalfaro Beetle 38/06 watch - design elements inspired by the VW Beetle 38/06

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Scalfaro Beetle 38/06 watch - design elements inspired by the VW Beetle 38/06

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Scalfaro Beetle 38/06 watch - from the side

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Summary

For car enthusiasts, Scalfaro watches are the ideal complement to their four-wheeled hobby. Whether VW Beetle, Mercedes Benz 300 SL or Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, Scalfaro has created a monument to them that can be worn on the wrist.

This article contains the following chapters

Scalfaro Beetle 38/06 watch
Scalfaro Rudolf Uhlenhaut Edition
Scalfaro DB4GTZ 1960 Spada Edition

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Do you love old cars, are you enthusiastic about the shape of a 300 SL Gullwing or the ingenious design of Professor Porsche? But the garage is already full and you actually need a watch? We can help you! From the watch manufacturer Scalfaro. Together with well-known personalities from the history of the automobile, watches of a special kind are created in small quantities. The spectrum now covers a wide range, from the Ferrari 250 GTO to the VW Beetle. Until a few years ago, the VW Beetle was the most popular car ever built. Today, early models, especially those with the famous "pretzel windows", are sought-after collector's items. One of these early cars bears the chassis number 38/06 and it provided the DNA, so to speak, for a special watch.

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