15/06/2026
What is literally ‘the fastest watch on earth’ - the timepiece worn by Wing Commander Andy Green OBE while setting the still unbeaten Land Speed Record in 1997 - is to be sold to raise funds for charity at an online auction which starts today. Andy Green wore the Casio AW-370/1318 for every one of Thrust SSC’s 66 runs, including the final record runs in Black Rock Desert in Nevada when the car became the only land vehicle in history to exceed the speed of sound.
An enthusiastic Veteran Car Run participant in recent years, Andy said “The watch was only worn during the Land Speed Record campaign, so the signs of light wear are all related to Thrust SSC. The dust on the strap is desert dust from the Black Rock Desert. The watch has remained in my possession and has not been worn since.”
The auction will raise funds for the Buying Time Foundation, a charity which helps young people living with a serious or terminal illness buy some quality time with those they love. The charity’s inaugural auction - which also features an exceptionally rare 2006 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116520 gifted by Land Speed Record-breaker Richard Noble OBE - runs from today, 15 June, to 14 July. For further information please see https://buyingtimefoundation.com
