{"id":25820,"date":"2020-09-16T15:48:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T15:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/cars-and-watches\/"},"modified":"2021-11-26T15:17:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T15:17:30","slug":"cars-and-watches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/en\/cars-and-watches\/","title":{"rendered":"The longstanding connection between Cars and Watches"},"content":{"rendered":"

It all happened on this day, 22 years ago, that I turned 18 and my biggest wish was to drive a car. I had already (on private roads I mean), but, on that day, my father made me a surprise and let me drive his Maserati Biturbo<\/strong> for the very first time. A wide, isolated road, early afternoon and such an amazing experience I could never forget: first gear in, throttle, second gear and that \u201cboost\u201d<\/em> you get when the V6 turbo revs up.<\/p>\n

\"Maserati-Ghibli-dettaglio-orologio<\/a>On the right hand side of the steering wheel, just in the middle of that unmistakable leather and alcantara dashboard, was located an analog art-deco like oval time display, the hallmark of all the super cars made in Modena. I had read a lot about cars during those years and I was already aware of the link between cars and watches, but as a teenager I was attracted to cars more than watches. All Maseratis<\/strong> featured, as do now, an analog time display on the dashboard: first was a Jaeger<\/strong>, then a Veglia Borletti<\/strong>, just to mention two.<\/p>\n

I really don\u2019t know if Maserati<\/strong> was the very first to introduce a stylish timepiece in cars but I\u2019m quite sure that in the past cars and watches met up only during a Mille Miglia<\/strong> race for instance, when drivers were used to equip their cars\u2019 dashboard with a chronometer and a timepiece. Most probably, anyway, Maserati<\/strong> has led the way in today\u2019s premium car-making.<\/p>\n

\"Hanhart_Chronostop<\/a>Rolls Royce<\/strong><\/span>, Bentley<\/strong>, Jaguar<\/strong>, Bugatti<\/strong> are among those carmakers that have widely adopted this concept and even further developed it.<\/p>\n

\"Rolls<\/a>If you\u2019re among the very few lucky people rich enough to afford a car with the \u201cSpirit of Ecstasy\u201d<\/em> on its hood, you might be interested to know that your limited edition Phantom Coup\u00e8 Aviator<\/strong> is equipped with a Thommen<\/strong> timepiece, a tool-watch you could easily find on a jet.<\/p>\n

\"Clock_Thommen<\/a>If you\u2019re just as lucky but you\u2019re leaning towards cars made in Crewe (Bentley<\/strong>), you will notice at a glance that a Mulsanne<\/strong>\u2018s time display is branded by Breitling<\/strong>, as over the last years the English car maker and the Swiss watchmaker have signed an agreement, widely known to watch enthusiasts for Breitling for Bentley<\/strong> timepieces, which includes a desk clock that features a bezel in the shape of a Bentley<\/strong> front grille.<\/p>\n

\"Bentley<\/a>With the exception of the limited edition Rolls Royce<\/strong> cited above, it\u2019s usually all about co-branding and quartz watches.<\/p>\n

\"2010-Jaguar-C-X75-Concept-Bremont-Watch<\/a>Things are changing anyway and mechanical watches are about to replace quartz ones again. The proof is in what happened, in England<\/strong>, when Bremont<\/strong> (we have written about it just a a few days ago here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>) released two mechanical timepieces to equip two different concept cars Jaguar<\/strong> has designed to celebrate its 75<\/strong>th<\/sup> anniversary<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"jaguar_c_x75_hybrid_supercar_concept_01\"<\/a>Nothing, however, compares to what the haute horologerie manufacture, Parmigiani Fleurier<\/strong>, official supplier to the Bugatti<\/strong> branded time machines, has recently done.<\/p>\n

\"Bugatti-Galibier_Concept_2009_1600x1200_wallpaper_1d<\/a>Its latest creation, the Parmigiani Fleurier Galibier Tourbillon<\/strong>, is dedicated to the 16C Galibier<\/strong>, the latest concept car unveiled by Bugatti<\/strong> and it might be regarded as the ultimate timepiece and a step into the future of watchmaking: a wrist, pocket and dashboard-timepiece.<\/p>\n

(Photo credit: Google)<\/p>\n

Gaetano C.@Horbiter\u00ae<\/p>\n

@GaetanoCimmino<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It all happened on this day, 22 years ago, that I turned 18 and my biggest wish was to drive a car. I had already (on private roads I mean), but, on that day, my father made me a surprise and let me drive his Maserati Biturbo for the very first time. A wide, isolated […]<\/p>\n

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