Special issue Jaeger mystery (Upd. Avions Voisin!)

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Mark Miller reports: "I have just aquired an 8 day French Jaeger cream dialed car clock as seen in the photos which I have fitted, in place of the standard Jaeger clock, to my 1927 Bugatti T37A. This on its own is nothing special but what attracted me specifically to this one was the writing, in red, accross the dial. It is in French and is obviously totally original to the clock and reads as follows "Laissez chauffer l'huile 10 minutes avant de marcher plein regime", which I think roughly translated means "Heat the oil, leave 10 minutes before proceeding full speed". I have never seen a clock with this inscription before and as my Bugatti most certainly requires warming up before driving it seems to fit perfectly. Does anyone know if these were made this way for any specific car or were they an extra that could be bought. Certainly seems to be aimed at use with a racing engine."

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