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Time machine: DeLorean returns on your wrist

"Are you telling me you built a time machine... out of a DeLorean!?" REC's latest limited edition timepiece is inspired by John DeLorean's iconic car, and made with metal from his very own DMC-12

1st December 2022

By Simon de Burton

REC: watches that have already had a life of adventure

This article was written in association with REC Watches Copenhagen-based REC was established in 2011 by Danes Jonathan Kamstrup and Christian Mygh who spotted a market for watches that incorporated…

Precision: Farer’s classic car influence

Farer's watches stand out thanks to their distinctive colours —influenced by classic Porsche and Jaguar paint charts Reproduced from Motor Sport, September 2019 Anyone with an interest in watches will…

29th September 2019

By Simon de Burton

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Whale of a time

If you’ve ever been into a Porsche Design store you’ll know that the legendary German marque is involved in a lot more than making cars. Porsche Design can sell you…

Blackadder goes forth: Rowan Atkinson’s Peugeot 205 GTI stars in auction round-up

2017 Morgan Plus 8 Super Sports Sold by Bonhams Cars Online, £58,698 Visitors to the Goodwood Revival had a chance to preview this Morgan before it was offered for sale…

TVR’s unique ‘White Elephant’ is a mammoth of the marque

One dictionary definition of a ‘white elephant’ describes an object that “is useless or troublesome, especially one that is expensive to maintain or difficult to dispose of”. The White Elephant…

The Brooklands Watch Company Chronograph that can instantly display your average lap speed

We’ve championed the efforts of the Brooklands Watch Company in previous issues but it remains a niche, low-volume maker among the many micro brands to have sprung up in the…

Carbon case for Richard Mille watch inspired by new McLaren W1 hypercar

Ever since the launch of the radical Speedtail back in 2018, McLaren fans have been looking forward to the follow-up in the marque’s fabled Ultimate Series of supercars – and…

Patek Philippe Reference 5330G — world time watch that adjusts date

Next time you stagger off a long-haul flight and squint into the midday sun as your body clock tells you that you should really be tucked up in bed, think…

One-off Chopard LUC watch marks Day of the Dead festival

Chopard’s perma-busy co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele is one of those people who has so much on the go that bystanders are often left wondering: “How does he do it all?” As…

Porsche 935 development car 001 sells for big bucks at auction

1976 Porsche 935 Sold by Gooding & Company, £3.2m Chassis 935-001 is a true piece of Porsche history, being the development car for the 935 programme and the first 935…

Historic giant killer: the tiny but mighty two-seat Triumph TR2

Standard Motor Company boss Sir John Black had no ambitions to produce a giant-killing race car when he tasked his team with developing a replacement for the ageing and cumbersome…

Limited edition Porsche watch celebrates 50 years of the 911 Turbo

If you’ve ever been into a Porsche Design store you’ll know that the legendary German marque is involved in a lot more than making cars. Porsche Design can sell you…

Official timekeepers for Spa and NÜrburgring launch BRM V6-44-SA watch

If you’re someone who likes to wear a love of motor sport on your sleeve, BRM watches could be for you. Not only do the initials of Bernard Richards Manufacture…

Unique 1975 Ferrari estate that turned heads at Monterey Car Week now up for sale

Ferrari caused quite a stir with the launch of its FF grand tourer in 2011. While it might have been the marque’s first factory-built car in the ‘estate’ format, it…

October 2024 Issue

By Simon de Burton