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Champion Meylan Dual Timer Race Stopwatch 1950's vintage Indianapolis Indy 500

$ 419.76

Availability: 88 in stock
  • Department: Men
  • Display: Analog
  • Brand: Champion/Meylan
  • Type: Dual Timer Stopwatch
  • Condition: Pre-owned vintage Race Used
  • Case Material: Bakelite or similar vintage plastic
  • Model: Champion Dual Timer
  • With Original Box/Packaging: No
  • Case Color: Red and Black
  • Customized: No
  • Style: For Professional Indy 500 Race Use
  • Features: Dual Timers, Expressly for the Indy 500, Swiss Made
  • Movement: Mechanical (Manual)
  • With Papers: No
  • Dial Color: White
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Year Manufactured: 1950-1959

    Description

    1950's
    Indy 500
    dual timer
    Champion
    stopwatch
    Red
    &
    Black
    Bakelite Case
    with two
    Meylan Type 211
    stopwatches
    Rare and historically significant 1950's
    Indianapolis 500
    race used Champion Meylan dual time stopwatch set.
    The 'bakelite' case houses two Type 211 stopwatches. Red and black bakelite case with lanyard receptacle on top and '
    Champion
    ' logo in the front center. Used by Indy Officials, owners and crew teams. These are also known to exist with Gallet movements, see the 'Famous Gallet Professional Timepieces' museum online for a photo of one in that collection. You can also see one presented to race car driver and Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Wilber Shaw in 1953 shown in the Ripley Auctions May 2013 sale catalog. Super rare piece of 1950's Indy 500 racing history.
    It's all original, and the watch movements are working
    .