Reflections on the S/el

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In addition, I just noticed that '90s F1 Driver Ukyo Katayama also wore the S/EL. Wearing the S29.006/CG1111 white dial ana-digi in these pics.
Ukyo Katayama SEL CG1111.webp Ukyo Katayama 1993.webp Ukyo Katayama 1994.webp

If the Autavia was the F1 watch of the '60s and the Carrera the F1 watch of the '70s, surely the S/EL was the F1 driver's watch of the late '80s & '90s!
A follow up on Ukyo Katayama. I've learned that his S/EL CG1111 was actively marketed in Japan as the Ukyo Katayama model along with the colorful F1, patterned after his Venturi F1 car's livery. This image is from a Japanese sales pamphlet.
Japanese pamphlet.webp

I used to think of my CG1111 as the "Ron Dennis", but now it serves double duty as part of my Ukyo Katayama collection.
Ukyo Katama collection.webp

These two are my personal Katayama's.
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