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Abarth's Race Against Time: BRM V12-T-44 Chronograph

The French timekeeper BRM is well known to the car world – and not because it happens to share its name with the 1962 F1 championship team – but because of its motorsport-inspired mechanical timepieces. For Abarth, BRM has tweaked its titanium-cased V12-T-44 chronograph with some unique Scorpion-brand touches, from the logo on the watch face and the chrome hands to the Nomex strap with red stitching. They'll only be making 49 examples, each individually numbered and selling exclusively through the BRM website for a handsome ... Read more →

Graham Prix: Brawn GP finally gets its own watch line... and it's about time Noah Joseph

If you're going to be a world championship Formula One team, you're going to need your own watch line. Ferrari is with Panerai, McLaren is with TAG Heuer, and even Williams has Oris. The Honda ...

Audi centennial timepiece celebrates 100 years on four wheels with four hands Jonathon Ramsey

Audi teamed up with Munich-based watchmaker Chronoswiss to create the Tachoscope, celebrating 100 years of Audi. The mechanical timepiece has a chronograph and tachometer function (to measure ...

Ferrari and Panerai unveil new watch collection at London show Noah Joseph

We're still a few months away from the official unveiling of the new California, but that didn't stop Ferrari from finding something to debut for the crowds at the British International Motor Show. ...

Zagato designs for Wyler Genve Noah Joseph

click above image to view in high resolution The name Zagato might as well be Italian for "exclusive"; that's exactly what their designs are. Although the carrozzeria has been designing cars since ...

Quattro Valvole watch by Meccaniche Veloci 1 year ago on Autoblog

Automotive timepieces keep getting closer to the cars they're inspired by in terms of design, mechanics and price. The latest to cross our radar screen is the Quattro Valvole by Italian watchmaker Meccaniche Veloci. If the model name sounds familiar, you're thinking back to the circa-1984 Ferrari ...

Bellisimo! Italian watchmaker crafts unique Alfa Romeo timepiece 1 year ago on Autoblog

There are car watches, and there are car watches. And this, boys and girls, is a car watch. The kind that will make the likes of the "Ferrari Engineered by Panarai" and "Breitling for Bentley" look like cheap marketing gimmicks. What you see here is the Contragiri; tachometer in Italian. It's ...

Blancpain commemorates the Paris to Peking rally 2 years ago on Autoblog

A quick look at any racing car tells you that association with motorsports is a precious commodity for any number of companies, especially for watchmakers. A growing number of horologers are paying top dollar to link their names with the image that motor racing projects. All the more so with ...

Now you see it, now you don't: Koenigsegg's transparent watch 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/design/Koenigsegg_s_Amazing_Invisible_Watch_PIC'; You might have thought that building one of the very best-performing exotic supercars in the world would be enough to put a company like Koenigsegg on the map, but apparently no sportscar-maker has really made ...

Crewe's Chrono: Breitling for Bentley Flying B Chronograph 2 years ago on Autoblog

The crossover world of automotive timepieces is not short of mouthwateringly stylish examples, but some stand out more than others. Autoblog's Top 10 Car Watches featured the Breitling Flying B, a supremely stylish (and expensive) rectangular-faced wristwatch. The partnership between Breitling and ...

TAG Team: Heuer and Mercedes unveil new SLR Chronograph 2 years ago on Autoblog

TAG Heuer is a watchmaker with a long history in motorsports, sponsoring racing events, drivers and teams for decades. Even Steve McQueen wore one. Now the Swiss watchmaker has unveiled the "TAG Heuer SLR for Mercedes-Benz", the third timepiece made in collaboration with the German automaker. The ...

Have a good Time with your Mercedes CL 3 years ago on Autoblog

The markets for fine timepieces and high-end automobiles attract largely the same demographics, and it's not uncommon for the two to converge to produce watches inspired by cars. Because few things say "precision engineering" quite like a Mercedes-Benz and a handmade Swiss watch, the German ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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