TAG Heuer Watch, Chopard, Tissot and Others Style Watches For Race Car Events

There's something about luxury watches and manufacturers of luxury cars that go hand in hand, is probably the reasoning that if someone spends $ 100,000 on a car, that person is able and willing to spend ten or twenty thousand dollars on a watch. After all, when driving your car around the edge, you need a nice watch on the arm lurking on the edge of the window.

Take this comparison to the next level and we get to the theme because the brands of luxury watches as sponsor and partner event with racing car.

The Singapore Grand Prix is a unique event for two reasons: one being that is the first race and will only take place at night and in a city, in this case, the track of Marina Bay in Singapore.

In ode to this race, three brands of watches top luxury watches came out with special edition with no expenses barred. Each watch is a true masterpiece and a price to go with it.

The Franck Muller Conquistador Singapore Grand Prix 2009 Racing Chronograph

Franck Muller came out with a limited series of 120 watches called Franck Muller Conquistador Singapore Grand Prix 2009 Racing Chronograph. Eighty of them are made of titanium and egral, aluminum alloy, high technology, which due to its lightness and strength, is commonly used in Formula 1 industry. Eighty other watches are crafted from titanium and 18K rose gold, and the remaining six are made of rose gold and feature a blackened titanium frame. All clocks measure 48 millimeters wide by 62 millimeters long and 14 mm thick. The crystal is sapphire and the bottom of the box has an engraved logo of 2009 Singapore Grand Prix on it.

Editing Chopard Chrono Classic Racing F1 Singapore

Another watchmaker to make a special watch for the Singapore Grand Prix, which took place in late September, was Chopard. For the second consecutive year Chopard created and auctioned a watch spectacular, it sold for $ 35,000 in Charity Challenge President's lunch. Officially called the 2009 Chopard Chrono Classic F1 Racing Singapore Edition, the design of this clock was inspired by a motor car race.

He has a distinctive display case and a 45 mm large. Made from 18 carat rose gold, and a racing tire for the 1960 Dunlop ground-floor black rubber strap, this watch very much like the look and feel of a car. A crown screw-down/lock in 18-carat pink gold has a mini wheel on it. The commemorative logo and mention the race of 2009 F1 Singapore are written in caseback.

Additional features of this watch include a date display at 6 o'clock, a chronograph function with a 60 seconds counter at 3 hours, 30 minutes a counter at 9 hours and 12 hours counter at 6 o'clock. It is a COSC certified chronometer (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute), which makes it attractive for those who appreciate the smooth operation of any one chronograph movement or the mechanics of a good car.

The TAG Heuer Carrera Caliber 16 Chronograph Day Date (Singapore Limited Edition)

This particular car is highlighted in green, a color that is representative of both the TAG Heuer logo and the green border in late night Grand Prix in Singapore. The link is found that resembles the Formula 1 racing and its index super bright again reflects the brightness of a race held at night.

Other features include a 43 mm case made of titanium, a green chronograph second hand in shades of silver hour and minute counters and a date window great day at 3 o'clock. The leather strap also has green stitching. This TAG Heuer Carrera Caliber 16 Chronograph Date Day was made in a limited edition of 250 pieces.

Last year, TAG's version of this watch, known as TAG Heuer Grand Carrera Caliber 8 and produced in 150 pieces sold out in nine days, with one of the watches to be auctioned for $ 45,000.

Tissot & NASCAR

Tissot, being a manufacturer of precision sports watches, since 2005, a partnership with NASCAR to be the Official Timekeeper and Official Watch for this car all the 'American Racing Series. Tissot has been involved with racing. As part of this partnership Tissot has created a series of seven special watches NASCAR, including the T-Touch Nascar T-Race Nascar, the T-Tracx NASCAR, and NASCAR PR 50 Chronograph among others.

Rolex Grand-Am &

Rolex has a long relationship with the Grand-Am, owned by NASCAR. One of the best Rolex Daytona is its sale. Hopefully the recent arrest of JC France, grandson of Bill France, who founded NASCAR and son of the founder of the Grand-Am Jim France, and a regular driver in Grand-Am Rolex Series not tarnish the image of NASCAR and sponsor of the Rolex . France was arrested for driving under the influence and charged with possession of cocaine. He was suspended from all competition.

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