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(^9) ROGER DUBUIS
Excalibur One-Off
When you’re frequently
collaborating with a brand like
Lamborghini, you either go big
or go home. Roger Dubuis has
once again chosen to do the
former. Dubbed the “One-Off”
because only a single piece
currently exists, it’s the result of
a collaboration with the Italian
sports car-maker, as well as
tyre-maker Pirelli. Those razor-
sharp lines resemble Lambo’s
own wedge-shaped silhouette,
but the coolest trick up its
sleeve (and there are many) is
the 90-degree V-shaped angle
that the double tourbillon sits
on – just like Lambo’s engines.
If ever there was a bedroom
poster watch, this is it.
(^10) BELL & ROSS
BR03-94 R.S.19
While we all know that Bell &
Ross is primarily known for
aviation watches, its recent stab
at motor sport-themed watches
with compatriot brand Renault
is worth taking a gander at.
One look at the carbon fibre
dial, speed gauge-styled sub-
dials and tachymetric scale of
the BR03-94 R.S. 19 makes
it evident to even the most
casual of observers that this is
a racing chrono. That circle-in-
a-square design, though? That’s
unmistakably Bell & Ross.
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(^11) CHOPARD
Mille Miglia 2019 Race Edition
To commemorate 31 years of its
association with the legendary
Mille Miglia race – one of the
longest-standing partnerships
with any brand of motor sport –
Chopard created the 2019 Mille
Miglia Race Edition. This is a bona
fide classic chrono, available in
rose gold and steel, with beautiful
vintage flourishes such as piston-
shaped chronograph pushers,
a steering wheel-shaped
crown and a classic two-tone
tachymetric bezel. With not a
single detail too ostentatious or
out of place, it’s the gentleman
racer’s ultimate accessory.
(^12) AUDEMARS PIGUET
Code 11.59 Selfwinding
Chronograph
Not since the legendary Royal
Oak and the subsequent Royal
Oak Offshore has a launch of this
magnitude hit the watch world:
Audemars Piguet unveiled a
new sub-brand that’s markedly
different from its octagonal
flagship, and will hopefully
attract a younger, different
customer base. The Code
11.59 also marks the arrival of
AP’s first in-house integrated
chronograph movement, six years
in the making (like the watch). A
departure from its more elaborate
design language, the round-
dialled series is a new chapter in
the brand’s story.
IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK (GRAPHICS)
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