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The Ford GT40 Is a Le Mans Legend. Now You Can Own a Soup-to-Nuts Replica for $300,000.

Sitting just 40 inches above the ground, the GT40 feels impossibly low upon entry. But slither over the sill-mounted shifter, under the Frisbee-sized steering wheel and into the right-hand seat, stab the start button and you’re rewarded with pure sonic adrenaline. The engine explodes to life, sucking a whale-lung’s worth… Read more

Source: Robb Report – Cars Published on 2021-07-24 By dsimms29
Bugatti’s Final Divo Is Here, and It’s the Bluest Thing You’ll See Today

Bugatti is bidding adieu to the Divo in style. The French automaker has just unveiled the last example from the bespoke hypercar’s limited production run. Debuting almost exactly three years after the gorgeous track-focused speed machine was first announced, the 40th Divo is set to go to a loyal Bugatti… Read more

Source: Robb Report – Cars Published on 2021-07-23 By Bryan Hood
This 1-of-25 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLK GTR Could Fetch $10 Million at Auction

One of the most impressive supercars to have come out of the ‘90s is heading to auction. The rarity in question is a 1998 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLK GTR Strassenversion. While its name is quite the mouthful, this high-octane beast represents the pinnacle of German auto engineering and has quite the… Read more

Source: Robb Report – Cars Published on 2021-07-23 By Rachel Cormack
First Drives: Jaguar’s 2021 XF and F-Pace Mark the End of an Era with a Grand Exit

Jaguar is a brand that combines three favorite automotive traits to various degrees: performance, luxury and style. In the 1960s, models like the Mark 2 and the E-Type represented the fastest cars, by a considerable margin, that you could get at a semi-affordable price. In the 1970s, the marque underwent… Read more

Source: Robb Report – Cars Published on 2021-07-23 By Viju Mathew
The New Ford Bronco Just Came Out, and It’s Already Selling for More Than $100,000 on eBay

It’s nearly impossible to find the new Ford Bronco right now. Because of this, those desperate to get their hands on the SUV have resorted paying nearly double the sticker price on the secondary market. Automotive reporters have start noticing listings for barely used examples of the reborn off-roader popping… Read more

Source: Robb Report – Cars Published on 2021-07-22 By Bryan Hood
China’s New 373 MPH Bullet Train Is Now the World’s Fastest Land Vehicle

It took a couple years, but the world’s new fastest train has finally pulled into the station. China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation unveiled the production version of its maglev bullet train in Qingdao on Tuesday, reports Reuters. State media says the train has a top speed of 373 mph, or… Read more

Source: Robb Report – Cars Published on 2021-07-22 By Bryan Hood

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International Watch Magazine

From Dash to Wrist

Porsche Design echoes its dashboard clock with a set of chronometers. To complement the Sport Chrono Porsche Design clock designed for Porsche Panarama and the Porsche Taycan car interior, Porsche Design in the past year introduced a matching the Sport Chrono wristwatch collection. The line, while not brand new, is… Read more

Source: International Watch Published on 2021-07-23 By Michael Thompson
Bomberg Celebrates Mexican Spirit

By Steve Huyton Over the years I have written about many brands that sadly haven’t stayed the course. The watch industry is a very competitive environment and only the fittest survive. By that, I mean having a good marketing strategy and supply chain is a prerequisite. So many watchmakers I’ve… Read more

Source: International Watch Published on 2021-07-22 By Michael Thompson
A. Lange & Söhne Revives Cabaret in Limited Edition

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Source: International Watch Published on 2021-07-21 By Michael Thompson
Urwerk and Collective Horology Honor Space Shuttle

Urwerk has teamed with Collective Horology and the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum to create a special edition Urwerk UR-100 that pays tribute to Space Shuttle Enterprise on the 40th anniversary of the first Space Shuttle program. The new Urwerk 100V P.02 allows the viewer to track typical Space… Read more

Source: International Watch Published on 2021-07-20 By Michael Thompson
Automotive Timing, Part III

Watchmakers have been multiplying their automotive and motorsports collaborations in recent years. Here, we review a few prominent timekeeping/racing alliances. By Y-Jean Mun-DelSalle In this Part III of our recently expanded four-part series outlining automotive-wristwatch partnerships, we highlight TAG Heuer. TAG Heuer Historically rooted in motorsports, TAG Heuer has worked… Read more

Source: International Watch Published on 2021-07-19 By Michael Thompson
Benrus Sets a Vintage Movement into a Retro Alarm Watch

Mechanical alarm watches combine a truly useful timekeeping function with the collector’s love of automatic or manual-wind movements. This week the recently revived watchmaker Benrus, founded in New York in 1921, debuts a superb retro-inspired alarm watch that offers these enticements, but also adds another compelling component: a vintage movement. … Read more

Source: International Watch Published on 2021-07-16 By Michael Thompson
Franck Muller Diver Takes Familiar Shape

The new Franck Muller Skafander integrates a diving theme with a tonneau-shaped case – a combination rarely seen among marine-focused watch designs. Because divers require a unidirectional rotating bezel to assess correct dive time, watches for divers typically utilize a round case built with a round bezel. Two examples of… Read more

Source: International Watch Published on 2021-07-15 By Michael Thompson
Grand Seiko’s Ode to Mountain Skies

The watchmakers at Grand Seiko’s Micro Artists Studio once again display their technical and artistic expertise with a new platinum-cased Spring Drive masterpiece. The new Masterpiece Collection  Seiko 140th Anniversary Limited Edition is a beautiful example of the brand’s nature-based aesthetic with a dial and engraved case meant to recall… Read more

Source: International Watch Published on 2021-07-14 By Michael Thompson
Automotive Timing, Part II

Watchmakers have been multiplying their automotive and motorsports collaborations in recent years. Here, we review a few prominent timekeeping/racing alliances. By Y-Jean Mun-DelSalle In this Part II of our three-part series outlining automotive-wristwatch partnerships, we highlight Casio and Ernst Benz. Casio Casio has been partnering with the AlphaTauri Racing Team… Read more

Source: International Watch Published on 2021-07-12 By Y-Jean Mun-Dellsalle
Newest G-Shock MR-G Echoes Samurai Spirit

At the top end of G-Shock’s already premium MR-G series, the new G-Shock MRGB2000BS3A is a limited-edition ode to a samurai commander spirit known as Hana-Basara. Working from this theme, G-Shock combines a series of ultra-strong materials with hand-worked techniques to create the new titanium-cased MR-G watch. The new G-Shock… Read more

Source: International Watch Published on 2021-07-09 By Michael Thompson