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Congrats on the very classy color combination!
Aren't these things loud? Like every hour?View attachment 78614
Finally joined the club. Got it with a navy and a tan strap. I love it!
This thread has been the most expensive bit of internet discourse for me since I bought the car.
Newguy1354
Emira Fan
Excellent choice! I wouldn't say it's loud, just noticable enough to know the hour change. It's fun. Like starting your car in exhaust open mode.
"Famous last [watch] words"...from one (now hooked) fish to another (soon to be hooked) fish. Be careful for what you "fish for" (lol).
Newguy1354
Emira Fan
It's true. I sold a couple of watches to keep my watch needs met.
I just got this one. Maurice Lacroix Aikon Chrono. Auto. A Maurice Lacroix vendor at an event when I was a teen started my watch curiosity. I finally bought one over 20 years later.
I just got this one. Maurice Lacroix Aikon Chrono. Auto. A Maurice Lacroix vendor at an event when I was a teen started my watch curiosity. I finally bought one over 20 years later.
Anniversary present from my beautiful wife.
A Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Tribute to Concorde limited edition. Announced a few days ago and limited to 593 units in honor of the Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus Type 593 engines built for the Concorde. Dark blue dial mimics the view passengers would see at 60,000 ft of the Earth's curvature and the dark blue horizon of space above. I Have been a huge fan of the Concorde since I was a boy. I was also a navigation and flight control avionics technician in the Army for 6 years, so the Navitimer was always a grail watch for me.
When I discovered that Jim Clark, Graham Hill and Jackie Oliver all wore Navitimers, that sealed the deal. Seems like the perfect daily watch to go with my daily Emira! The icing on the cake is that Miles Davis also famously sported a Navitimer and was a noted car enthusiast, dailying cars that most of us can only dream of driving such as the Ferrari 275 GTB/4, the 250 GT Lusso, the Tesstarossa and a Lamborghini Miura! As an amateur jazz drummer and huge fan of his music I feel privileged to have the Navitimer join my modest collection of Seiko watches! Breitling photo my own. The other photos are courtesy of the web.
A Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Tribute to Concorde limited edition. Announced a few days ago and limited to 593 units in honor of the Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus Type 593 engines built for the Concorde. Dark blue dial mimics the view passengers would see at 60,000 ft of the Earth's curvature and the dark blue horizon of space above. I Have been a huge fan of the Concorde since I was a boy. I was also a navigation and flight control avionics technician in the Army for 6 years, so the Navitimer was always a grail watch for me.
When I discovered that Jim Clark, Graham Hill and Jackie Oliver all wore Navitimers, that sealed the deal. Seems like the perfect daily watch to go with my daily Emira! The icing on the cake is that Miles Davis also famously sported a Navitimer and was a noted car enthusiast, dailying cars that most of us can only dream of driving such as the Ferrari 275 GTB/4, the 250 GT Lusso, the Tesstarossa and a Lamborghini Miura! As an amateur jazz drummer and huge fan of his music I feel privileged to have the Navitimer join my modest collection of Seiko watches! Breitling photo my own. The other photos are courtesy of the web.
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She has good taste !
Other than me...yes!
Eh end the thread here. The gold Overseas is the grail to end all grails
There’s a great cover story on Miles and his cars in the February 2023 Road & Track.
nimbusblack
Well-known member
Came across this Unofficial Lotus Team watch from Marloe a British watch making company.
www.marloewatchcompany.com
Motorsport 25
Inspired by a legendary Scottish F1 driver and his iconic green and yellow livery, this flagship timepiece blends vintage motorsport aesthetics with modern craftsmanship.
www.marloewatchcompany.com
Don't waste time. Get both.Just gotta decide on which color..
I just noticed that Christopher Ward does "Bespoke" designs (minimum 25 pieces). I wonder if Lotus would agree to a black/green/yellow Bel Canto Classic with the official LOTUS logo in it? Anyone have connections to the Marketing department?
Looking at the Web, Lotus has created a couple watches: the 2006 Type 1 Lotus quartz watch limited to 2,000 pieces, with the Lotus logo on the back, plus the more recent (2025?) REC 98T/4 Timepiece, limited to 989 pieces with an automatic movement and no Lotus logo I could see. I did find one watch for sale on Etsy with the yellow Lotus logo, but I suspect that wasn't authorized. Interesting concept and I suspect Lotus would only agree for a "fee" which would increase the price of the Bel Canto. But given the popularity of the Christopher Ward brand on this thread, perhaps you'd find 25 buyers.
Sandalwood
Emira Fan
Landed my personal grail this year. The "Rising Sun" Snowflake. (Given this thread, I do feel the need to mention I also did acquire an early C. Ward.)
I reached out to their marketing team, and they weren't interested in working with us directly, but if we could get enough people together, we could go through their Bespoke design process to have our own Lotus or Emira inspired watch made.
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