Daytona Presented To Over All Winners at 24 Hours of Daytona, 1968This watch is part of an upcoming Bonhams sale taking replica Breitling E7536210-B5 Men's watch place in mid-November.The estimate for this rare sport chrono is $10,000-$12,000.For more details, click here.The second watch is from one year later, 1968.This time instead of Heuer, we are talking Rolex and not just any Rolex.This Cosmograph Daytona was given to Vic Elford for winning the 1968 24 Hours at Daytona in probably the coolest car ever made, the Porsche 907.So just like the 2003 Daytona we found, this watch has extraordinary provenance.
It is the (unofficial) choice of countless A Lange & Sohne Men's watch spacemen, the 40 year partner of Ferrari boss Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, and of course, Chuck Yeager wears one too.The "Pepsi-Bezel" version of the GMTs are the most easily identifiable, but few outside the true aficionados are aware of the varying materials used to make these bi-colored "timing rings", as Rolex themselves called them when originally launched.Originally, the bezel on the GMT was made from a material called polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, or Bakelite.
In fact, the watch is still owned by Vic Elford to this day.It was serviced in 2005 and has been worn only on special occasions since.This storied replica Breitling A2432212-G5-44 watch (which represents Porsche's first win at 24 hour race EVER) is on sale via eBay for a shade under $55,000.It is accompanied by a photograph of Bill France Senior presenting Vic Elford with the watch.It is important to note that this watch was worn by Elford during every single race following his win at Daytona, so this is one timepiece that has seen a lot of action.For more details on Vic Elford's Rolex Daytona, given to him in 1968 for winning 24 Hours at Daytona, click here.
