Germany’s Porsche had the car, Swiss watchmaker Chopard had the fresh chronograph … all the partners needed was victory at Le Mans. The press releases were written and the promotional material celebrating Chopard’s role as the official timing partner for the Le Mans winning Porsche team was ready to go. Except a Toyota was in the lead … until the last few minutes when a … [Read more...] about Le Mans: It nearly wasn’t for Chopard’s special watch
Cars & Watches
Chopard honours Italy’s Mille Miglia car rally – again
Chopard has released its latest limited-edition timepiece devoted to Italy’s Mille Miglia classic car rally, for which it has been official timekeeper since 1988. The new Chopard Mille Miglia 2016 XL Race Edition is a stainless steel chronograph limited to 1000 pieces, says WatchTime magazine, and influenced by the design codes of the classic cars that competed in the Mille … [Read more...] about Chopard honours Italy’s Mille Miglia car rally – again
Daytona race winner’s Rolex prize goes up for auction
Auction house Bonhams expects a Rolex Daytona wristwatch (above) won by American racing driver Michael Lauer to fetch around $NZ100,000 when it goes up for grabs in HongKong next week. The watch is named after the 24-hour motor race in Florida. Lauer, once the racing partner of the late Hollywood star Paul Newman, teamed with Trans-Am champions Paul Gentilozzi, Brian Simo … [Read more...] about Daytona race winner’s Rolex prize goes up for auction
Watchmakers aren’t marking time on the search for new materials
Carmakers for some time have been using the properties of steel, aluminium and magnesium and mating them with composite materials to make stronger, lighter and more fuel-efficient vehicles. Indeed, they are constantly searching for new methods and materials. Same with the watch industry. But only a handful of watchmakers have invented their own alloys and the like to make … [Read more...] about Watchmakers aren’t marking time on the search for new materials
A mating game: pairing famous cars with just the right timepieces
America’s Road&Track magazine has paired some of its favourite cars with watches it believes share similar values. What do you think of Road&Track’s mating game? Porsche 911 / Rolex Submariner (above): Both wonderful classics. After 51 years of continuous development, the latest generation 911 benefits from great leaps in speed, safety and technology while … [Read more...] about A mating game: pairing famous cars with just the right timepieces