The avant-garde watch brand Roger Dubuis is finding more and more points of contact with motor sports. For several seasons, the brand has been a sponsor of the Run to Monaco rally (usually held in May), and in the spring of 2018 it entered into a partnership with the Lamborghini Super Trofeo racing mono series - during the year the stages of this prestigious tournament are held in cities around the world.
From June 25 to June 28, the Moscow Raceway was held in the Moscow Region, where only Lamborghini supercars took part, among which was the innovative Lamborghini Super Trofeo Evo, created with the financial support of Roger Dubuis. For the second year, the watch company has been cooperating with the tire manufacturer Pirelli, giving fans of high speeds in the truest sense of the word to touch the legend. Fragments of tires from supercar leaders of the race are used as inserts on the straps of Excalibur Spider Pirelli watches. Their authenticity is confirmed by a code on the inside, which can be used to check which car and which rally was won.
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In mid-June, the traditional 24 Heures endurance race took place at Le Mans, France. TAG Heuer, a partner of the Gulf racing team, has presented a new watch model - the TAG Heuer Formula 1 Edition Spéciale Gulf. The novelty is dedicated to the first victory of the pilots of this team: 50 years ago, they covered the most difficult race track in a Ford GT 40 car. The watch in a steel case is equipped with an aluminum bezel with a tachymeter, and the orange-blue scale of the dial and strap echoes the signature colors of Gulf Oil.
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Since 2002, Chopard has been the official partner and timekeeper of the largest competition for vintage racing cars, the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique - cars manufactured from the pre-war years to 1976 are allowed to participate. The Swiss house not only counts precious seconds on the Monte Carlo circuit, but also annually presents new watches in the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique Race Edition. This year's two limited edition chronographs are made of steel and titanium (250 pieces) and a combination of steel and titanium with rose gold (100 pieces). The automatic movement is COSC certified.
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Rolex, the most award-winning watch brand in the world of motor sports, has been the main sponsor of the 24 Hours Race in the American city of Daytona since 1992, the Official Partner of the 24 Hours Le Mans since 2001, and since 2013 as the Global Partner and Official Timekeeper. Formula 1. The legendary Rolex Cosmograph Daytona chronograph appeared long before these appointments - in 1963. High-precision, reliable watches have been developed especially for race car pilots. The central seconds hand measures the time to 1 / 8th of a second, and the chronograph counters show the time elapsed since the start in hours (at about 3 o'clock) and minutes (at 9 o'clock). The tachymeter scale on the bezel allows you to calculate speeds up to 400 units per hour (miles, kilometers or other measures of length).
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From 12 to 15 July, the English estate of Goodwood hosts the traditional International Festival of Speed, featuring historic racing cars. Festival of Speed was founded 25 years ago by Lord March and today attracts over 100 thousand guests. One of the most spectacular races is the 1.9 km long Hillclimb Shootout with a vertical drop of more than 90 meters. In addition to the commemorative prizes, the winner will receive a limited edition Montblanc TimeWlaker chronograph with a Cappuccino dial. This is the second time that the Clock House is the official timekeeper of these competitions.
In March, in the same Goodwood, an elite Members' Meeting is held for a narrow circle of fans of vintage cars and modern supercars. The two-day race has been partnered with IWC for four consecutive years. This time the watch brand announced the creation of its own racing team and became the first watch manufacturer to take part in the starts with its pilots and with its own car (the choice fell on the Mercedes-Benz SL 300 Gullwing). The premiere of the titanium chronograph Ingenieur Chronograph Sport Edition “76th Members' Meeting at Goodwood with the in-house caliber IWC 69380 was timed to coincide with the meeting.
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