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EBERHARD & CO. – Tazio Nuvolari GOLD CAR "Flying Mantuan" Chronograph 130th Anniversary 2022
A STORY TO REMEMBER
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EBERHARD & CO. CELEBRATES TAZIO NUVOLARI
The transition from champion to GOLD CAR 130th Anniversary of the "Flying Mantuan"
1892: Tazio Nuvolari is born, the greatest driver of all time, an example of dedication, commitment and strong passion in the automotive world. A pioneer of racing to which Eberhard & Co. dedicated an important collection of chronographs on the occasion of his birth’s centenary.
Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO There are some people in the history of sport that cannot be
defined merely as ‘champions’. When they exceed the limits set by their
time and enter the superhuman ‘Hall of Fame’ of those who have broken
all barriers by crossing the line of the inconceivable, it is then that
they undergo the natural progression that turns them into legends. Tazio Nuvolari, the champion driver who dominated the decades between 1920 and the late forties, is quite obviously such a sportsman.
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When, almost 30 years ago, Eberhard & Co. decided to celebrate his enterprises by creating a collection that bears his name, the figure of Tazio had
become shrouded by the mists of time and all that had happened in the
world of motoring since his era. It is also because of the efforts of
the famous Swiss Maison and the success of the ‘Tazio Nuvolari’
collection that this mist has lifted.
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In the past few decades, the
impetuous, at times overbearing personality of a man who made his
passion for sport a reason for living, placing it above all else, even
above himself and those closest to him, has been brought to light. His
story has inspired a great number of initiatives; books have been
written, songs have been dedicated to him, and the great old-timers
event that bears his name brings hundreds of fans from all over the
world to his homeland every year. All this has ensured that the fame he
deserves, that of being the greatest racing driver ever, lives on today.
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wikipedia.org)
Eberhard & Co. has been the main sponsor of the
Nuvolari Grand Prix
for over twenty years. In this role and through the many models of
watches he has inspired, the Maison has helped enormously in paying
tribute to the ‘
Mantovano Volante’, proudly aware of the fact that the champion of technical perfectionism chose an
Eberhard to accompany him in everyday life.
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Tazio Nuvolari collection mainly consists of sports watches,
and many versions have been added to it over the years. Some of these
have been inspired by great victories or enterprises realized by the
champion. The latest,
Nuvolari GOLD CAR, seeks to celebrate the essence of the man and of the sportsman, consecrating him among those who will never be forgotten.
IN CELEBRATION OF THE 130TH ANNIVERSARY
2022: on the 130th birth anniversary of the "Flying Mantuan", Eberhard & Co. pays tribute with a new chronograph, featuring a 41 mm steel case offered in two dial versions, both enhanced by a “frappé helical” motif.
Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO The bezel shows the typical “perlage” finishing and engraving of the scale in miles. The watch is enriched by the carapace that contains the initials "
TN" and by details in yellow, the champion's lucky color.
Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO Nuvolari GOLD CAR is an automatic timepiece with a steel case
41 mm version. The model is water resistant down to a depth of 50m. and
features a black dial with luminescent Arabic numerals, a minutes
counter at 12 o’clock, a hours counter at 6 o’clock and a spiral
tachometer scale in km/hr in the centre.
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base, which is secured by eight screws, decorated with a ‘chessboard’
image designed to look like the race-start flag, and customised with the
historic stylised
Alfa Romeo Type 12C in which the great driver obtained many victories.
CHOOSE YOUR STYLE
Available with a closed steel bottom or in the GOLD CAR Collection version with view on the movement. The Tazio Nuvolari chronograph is offered with a grey vintage leather strap, with yellow stitching.
The ‘vintage’ look of the new timepiece is enhanced by the matching
antiqued grey leather strap. This model is also available with a steel Charme
bracelet.
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Nuvolari GOLD CAR Chronograph continues with a retro-flavoured model.
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TECHNICAL FEATURES
Collection: Tazio Nuvolari GOLD CAR
Model
: GOLD CAR Chronograph
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Movement
Eberhard & Co. base Valjoux 7750
Mechanical chronograph with automatic winding,
2 counters : 30 minutes and 12 hours
Côtes de Genève finish
25 rubies - 16 blue screws
Oscillating wight decorated with the historical stylized
Alfa Romeo Type C, in 18 ct. gold, côtes de Genève finish and golden engravings
Case
Steel, with satin finish and polished details.
Diameter of the case:
41,00mm version
Thickness of the case 13,2 mm
Caseback: transparent in sapphire glass, fixed by 8 screws,
decorated with a ‘chessboard’ finish, designed to look like the race-start flag
Bezel: Glazed bezel with “perlage” finishing, engraved black scale in miles/h.
Pushbuttons: in steel, rectangular, water-resistant
Crown: in steel, screw-in, water-resistant, personalised with the “E”
Glass: sapphire, with an anti-reflective treatment on the inner surface
Water-resistance: 50 m.
Dial
Black dial with white or black counters with special “frappé helicoidal” finishing.
Luminescent
Arabic numerals. At 9 o’clock,
Tazio Nuvolari’s lucky charm in the shape of a stylised tortoise.
Hands: “ Baton-shaped hands, luminescent.
Bracelet & Bracelet
Strap: Grey vintage leather strap, with yellow stitching.
Bracelet: "Charme" in steel, buckle personalised with the stylised mascot tortoise in steel