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Couldn't agree more
In Response To: Re: I half agree... ()

These are all great watches in their own right, I don't understand the urge to attribute them to a specific driver. Even where there are strong links; I would even question making an exception for Jo Siffert, given the confusion that arises over watches with Siffert colours but not in the same configuration he wore. And yes, McQueen and watch belongs more to a Rolex 5512 than it does to a Monaco.

And why so scattergun as well? Yes, Derek Bell won 5 Le Mans but his best F1 season resulted in 22nd - Graham Hill also wore a black Autavia, was twice F1 world champion and also found time to win Le Mans and the Indy 500, the only driver to do so. A different Autavia model possibly, but you get my drift.

Gilles Villeneuve routinely wore a Chronosplit, much more consistently than Bell did an Autavia, but do we call that model a Villeneuve? Nope. Bellof's Montreal? Also no. That inconsistency is odd.

Don't get me wrong, I love finding these old photos and seeing the racers wearing the watches we hold dear. It's just the naming of the watch after the driver that gets my goat a bit, it's open to all sorts of confusion and abuse.

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