Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Oh, to be a glamorous cinema hero, tanned and handsome, traversing the Alps in an open sports car… What matter if Edward Fox is playing a…

Porsche 917 Archive and Works Catalogue 1968-1975 Walter Näher Yet another book about the 917? Yes. Just another book about the 917? No. First published a few years ago in…

MotoGP's bad blood Bitter rivalry and seething hatred are nothing new in motorcycle racing. In the 1950s some riders had a nasty habit of spitting at their goggled opponents during…

A splash of colour from the former East Germany The small Saxony town of Glashütte, just south of Dresden, is the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry. One of several…

The upside of selling a personal collection It is history and personality that BRING auction lots their value. From prints to jewellery, cars to wine, it is the story behind…

Rolex’s junior sIbling has cultivated its own band of devotees The Tudor brand was introduced in 1946 as a more affordable alternative to Rolex. It used a lot of its…

Celebrated swiss manufacturer is making ever more watches with in-house movements Chopard has been sponsor and official timekeeper of the Mille Miglia since 1988, and every year makes a limited-edition watch…

Shelby Daytona Coupé inspires fresh initiative  There are many watch brands associated with motor racing, but until recently Baume & Mercier was not one of them. If you are going…

Latest in a series of watches paying homage to Nuvolari As epitaphs go, it is hard to beat. Pre-war Italian racing legend Tazio Nuvolari was described by no less an authority…

Get your claws into a watch inspired by the Jaguar E-type The Henley-based brand Bremont has been making a very big noise since it was launched in 2002 by brothers Nick…

An expert summary explaining the basic functions of a mechanical timepiece A traditional watch movement is a piece of precision-manufactured mechanical art; utmost accuracy is demanded of it, despite consisting of…

Right team, wrong venue Martin Brundle’s memories of racing with Stefan Bellof in their normally aspirated Tyrrells at Zandvoort in 1984 are incorrect – he must be thinking about a…