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No, Autavia is actually a contraction! An...
In Response To: Racetrack? ()

: Stupid question.I know Silverstone, Monaco,
: Monza and Montreal are all locations of F1
: racetracks. Is Autavia a racetrack?

No, Autavia is actually a contraction! An abbreviation of sorts. The story is that when the first Autavia was produced and ready for market they needed a name for it. The Designers thought (fairly correctly) that the watch would be well suited for both Automotive and Aviation uses... To which someone said... "That's our name! Aut-Avia: Autavia!" The name stuck and was adopted.

Probably should mention that on a page somewhere...

Thanks for asking!

-- Chuck

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