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Healey rally watch

Ken.

The track is Falkenberg located in Sweden: https://www.etracksonline.co.uk/Europe/Sweden/falkenberg.html I believe your watch was produced as a limited edition of 1888 (as appears on the back of your watch) in connection with the 3rd European Healey Meet in 2008 for which Frederique Constant was the official sponsor. https://www.healeysweden.com/2008/english/sponsors.html This site describes the release of the watch: https://www.enhancedonlinenews.com/...Id=20080922006085&newsLang=en&permalinkExtra= And this Japanese site shows your watch in detail with the track map on the reverse. https://www.isozaki-tokei.com/fc_303hs6b4.htm Here's the pictures with a Google Chrome translation:

FREDERIQUE CONSTANT
Healey Challenge Challenge Sweden LTD
(Healey Challenge Sweden Limited Edition)
FC-303HS6B4


Since 2004, and continues to attract car lovers around the world Austin Healey proud of United Kingdom (Austin Healey), and agree with the passion of car making and excellent design, Frederique Constant is co-sponsored various events as the official main sponsor have. Between 2 days 22 - July and August, and participation as an official main sponsor of Healy Challenge to be held in Sweden, Halmstad in 2008. It has become a major event Healy fan many as 10 countries and 500 people this time gather. I adopt a rose gold plated · SS, collaboration model with the launch of Healy scheduled, engraved Halmstad Rally course the case back in August this year. 1888 world limitation, special box of Healey miniature car accessories are shipped together.

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Although the Japanese website refers to an engraving of the "Halmstad Rally Course" Halmstad is the town where the meet was held, not the name of the track. You can see some of the track racing here: https://healeyspecialists.com/third-european-healey-meet-halmstad-sweden-2008/ and watch some of the Healey racing at the event here



 
Wow, Rick, Thanks so much for the information. My wife really enjoyed the video.
Ken
 
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