24 CARMAGAZINE.CO.UK | OctOber 2019
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wo subjects of recent CAR features have just pro-
duced high-end chronograph watches: a sufficiently
odd coincidence for us to rope in a third pricey new
chrono and call it a theme. There’s a new watch from
Porsche restorer Singer (we spoke to partner Maz Fawaz in
the April issue) and Ferrari’s Flavio Manzoni (June) has de-
signed one with Hublot. Vacheron Constantin’s boss hasn’t
featured, but if he gave us one of his watches we’d definitely
send him an issue. Normal prices will resume next month.Wildly expensive watches inspired by
CAR interviews? Surely not...
By Ben OliverThe CAReffect01 I Singer FlyTrack
£21,000 (est’d)Singer Reimagined is the watch division of
the fêted Porsche fettler. Their first watch,
the Track1, won major awards for its radical
rethinking of the traditional mechanical
chronograph. This new FlyTrack model is a
concept for now, but its simple design with a
single ‘flyback’ second hand tracking elapsed
time is just as ground-breaking. It goes on sale
later this year.
singerreimagined.com02 I Hublot Classic Fusion
Ferrari GT From £18,200Hublot is a high-end Swiss brand known for its
brash designs. It’s also Ferrari’s current watch
partner and this new piece is inspired by the
marque’s GT cars. Ferrari’s urbane design chief
Flavio Manzoni designed this watch, keeping
Hublot’s more garish instincts at bay. Like the
Singer it’s a flyback chronograph, and you can
have the case made in titanium, Hublot’s ‘King
Gold’, or 3D carbonfibre borrowed from F1.
hublot.com03 I Vacheron Constantin
Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955
£32,900Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet and
Patek Philippe are known as the Holy Trinity of
Swiss watch-making: Rolex is a mass-market
upstart by comparison. Of those three, VC is
the oldest – it was founded in 1755. First made
in 1955, this watch was VC’s first water-resistant
chrono and is now massively sought-after, and
has just been reissued in steel.
vacheron-constantin.comWatches