Drive Time: Watches Inspired by Automobiles, Motorcycles, and Racing

by Aaron Sigmond and Jay Leno

Jay Leno (Foreword), Elvis Mitchell, Ariel Adams, and Jean-Claude Biver (Afterword)

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A century of automotive-inspired watches. This lavish volume is a fascinating exploration of the interplay between two kinds of beautifully made machines. A detailed look at the development and history of timepieces influenced by automotive design, made in direct partnership with automotive firms or historically important presences in the world of motorsports. A comprehensive index features more than ninety automobile-inspired watches of the early and mid-twentieth century, such as the Rolex Daytona and TAG Heuer Carrera and Monaco, up through current timepieces such as those found in the Chopard Mille Miglia, Breitling by Bentley, Porsche Design, Hublot Ferrari, Jaeger-LeCoultre Aston Martin, and IWC Mercedes-Benz AMG collections. Informative, insightful, and entertaining, Drive Time is an invaluable reference for the mechanical connoisseur.
  • ISBN10 0847862291
  • ISBN13 9780847862290
  • Publish Date 13 February 2018 (first published 5 April 2016)
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Out of Print 3 February 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Rizzoli International Publications