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Scalfaro GTO 1962 Bizzarrini Edition - a watch with the DNA of the Ferrari 250 GTO

Name: Ferrari 250 GTO 1962
Brand: Ferrari

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Created on April 7, 2014

Text:

Werner Bartholai

Photos:

Daniel Reinhard

Bruno von Rotz

Scalfaro

Daniel Reinhard

Bruno von Rotz

Scalfaro

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Goodwood Revival 2012 - 50 years of the Ferrari 250 GTO

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Ferrari 250 GTO (1962) - at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2012 - Category 'I - Heroes of Le Mans'

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - After just one lap, the pretty field of countless Ferrari 250 GTOs had already split up

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Car enthusiast and GTO owner Nick Mason was involved in the design of the Scalfaro GTO GTO 1962 Bizzarrini Edition and wears it proudly on his wrist

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Only 250 examples of the Scalfaro GTO 1962 Bizzarrini Edition will be built

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Ferrari 250 GTO (1962) - in the RAC TT Celebration race at the Goodwood Revival 2012

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Ferrari 250 GTO (1962) - at the Goodwood Revival 2011

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Ferrari 250 GTO (1962) - Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration at the Goodwood Revival 2013

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Summary

Many watch manufacturers have discovered beautiful classic cars as a marketing tool, but hardly any company goes as far as Scalfaro, which dedicates its watches to special automobiles and even uses original material from the corresponding vehicle in the case. The Scalfaro GTO 1962 Bizzarrini Edition is being built in 250 pieces and owes its existence to perhaps the most famous sports car in history, whose designer Giotto Bizzarrini and GTO owner Nick Mason ...

This article contains the following chapters

The role model - Ferrari 250 GTO
The birth father Giotto Bizzarrini
The watch for the car
Technology at its finest
The makers behind the watch

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Beautiful watches and fast cars have always had a lot in common and it is certainly no coincidence that owners of top-class classic cars also wear special watches. It is precisely these discerning customers that the watch manufacturer Scalfaro wants to offer unusual timepieces that have more in common with the car than just an inscription on the dial. For the Scalfaro GTO 1962 Bizzarrini Edition, the ingenious racing and sports car designer Giotto Bizzarrini and racing car collector Nick Mason were brought on board. Thus a watch was born that is closely based on the legendary sports car of the sixties.

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