Frederique Constant "Peking To Paris" Limited Edition watch

Description: Fabulous Limited Edition (Number 36) "Peking to Paris" FC watch. Comes with box, papers, original Band and original Buckle. See full technical description below. Also below is the history of the Rally itself. The Peking to Paris motor race was an automobile race, originally held in 1907, between Peking (now Beijing), then Qing China (now the People's Republic of China) and Paris, France (then the Third French Republic), a distance of 14,994 kilometres (9,317 mi).The idea for the race came from a challenge published in the Paris newspaper Le Matin on 31 January 1907, reading:"What needs to be proved today is that as long as a man has a car, he can do anything and go anywhere. Is there anyone who will undertake to travel this summer from Paris to Peking by automobile?"Eventually the race started from the French embassy in Peking on 10 June 1907. The winner, Prince Scipione Borghese, arrived in Paris on 10 August 1907.[1]Map of the route of the 1907 Peking to Paris race.1907 teams[edit]There were forty entrants in the race, but only five teams ended up going ahead with shipping the cars to Peking. The race was held despite the race committee cancelling the race.Itala, Italian, 7 litre engine, finished 1st, driven by Prince Scipione Borghese and Ettore GuizzardiSpyker, Dutch, finished 2nd, driven by Charles Godard with Jean du TaillisContal, French, did not finish, three-wheeler Cyclecar, driven by Auguste PonsDeDion 1, French, finished 3rd, driven by Georges CormierDeDion 2, French, finished 4th, driven by Victor CollignonThe 1907 race[edit]Hazards of the road: Borghese & Barzini's Itala having fallen through a bridgeThere were no rules in the race, except that the first car to Paris would win the prize of a magnum of Mumm champagne. The race went without any assistance through countryside where there were no roads or roadmaps. For the race, camels carrying fuel left Peking and set up at stations along the route, to provide fuel for the racers. The race followed a telegraph route, so that the race was well covered in newspapers at the time. Each car had one journalist as a passenger, with the journalists sending stories from the telegraph stations regularly throughout the race.The race was held during a time when cars were fairly new and the route traversed remote areas of Asia where people were not yet familiar with motor travel. The route between Peking and Lake Baikal had only previously been attempted on horseback. The race was won by Italian Prince Scipione Borghese of the Borghese family (although his chauffeur Ettore Guizzardi apparently did most of the driving), accompanied by the journalist Luigi Barzini Sr. He was confident and had even taken a detour from Moscow to St Petersburg for a dinner which was held for the team, and afterwards headed back to Moscow and rejoined the race. The event was not intended to be a race or competition, but quickly became one due to its pioneering nature and the technical superiority of the Italians' car, a 7,433 cc (453.6 cu in) Itala 35/45 HP.[2]Second in the race was Charles Godard in the Spyker; he had no money, had to ask others for petrol, and borrowed his car for the race. He was arrested for fraud near the end of the race. Some of the other cars had difficulties in going up ravines, across mud, quicksand, and bridges across rivers not designed for vehicles. The Contal cyclecar became bogged down in the Gobi desert and was not recovered, with the crew lucky to be found alive by locals. Barzini published the book Peking to Paris in 1908,[3] filled with hundreds of pictures. And here is a link to the 2024 event. HERO-ERA | Peking to Paris Motor Challenge 2024 - HERO-ERADescriptionStainless steel case with a black (alligator) leather strap. Fixed stainless steel bezel. Silver dial with luminous silver-tone alpha-style hands and index hour markers. Arabic numerals mark the 6, 9 and 12 o'clock positions. Minute markers around the outer rim. Dial Type: Analog. Luminescent hands and markers. Date display at the 3 o'clock position. Frederique Constant calibre FC-303 automatic movement, based upon Sellita SW200-1, containing 26 Jewels. Push / pull crown. Solid case back. Round case shape. Case size: 40 mm. Case thickness: 11 mm. Band width: 19 mm. Tang clasp. Water resistant at 50 meters / 165 feet. Functions: date, hour, minute, second. Additional Info: limited edition of 2888pieces. Luxury watch style. Watch label: Swiss Made. Frederique Constant Peking to Paris Automatic Men's Watch 303WBRP5B6.Show lessProduct DetailsCaseCase Size40 mmCase Thickness11 mmCase MaterialStainless SteelCase ShapeRound

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