LOT 114

A set of three "World's Greatest Air Race" limited edition prints to publicise the 2016 launch of Bremont Chronometers' de Havilland DH-88 Comet limited edition wristwatch,

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Lot 114

A set of three "World's Greatest Air Race" limited edition prints to publicise the 2016 launch of Bremont Chronometers' de Havilland DH-88 Comet limited edition wristwatch,

The Winter Automobilia Auction|16 December 2025, 12:56 GMT|Guildford

A set of three "World's Greatest Air Race" limited edition prints to publicise the 2016 launch of Bremont Chronometers' de Havilland DH-88 Comet limited edition wristwatch,

issued by Bremont, comprising three colour prints on heavy paper, hand-numbered 230/500, depicting adventure comic style panels commemorating victory for British pilots Charles W.A. Scott and Tom Campbell-Black in the 1934 England to Australia air race in the pioneering De Havilland DH-88 Comet 'Grosvenor House' G-ACSS racing aircraft, each measuring 42 x 30cm and contained in Bremont presentation black card folio envelope; and offered with a Bremont Summer 2017 issue sales brochure.
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Footnotes

Bremont Chronometers of Henley-on-Thames, launched the 'DH-88' aviator's style wristwatch in 2016 to commemorate the victory of Scott and Campbell-Black at the 1934 air race event. The watches were issued in limited edition numbers, with 282 in stainless steel cases, and 82 in rose gold cases.

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