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Ferrari Scuderia watch engineered by Officine Panerai

Now that we have nearly a year of TT breakfast meets under our belts and a few years of running a monthly curry night, we know that you guys don’t just like to talk about cars when meeting up with fellow petrolheads. With the long dark winter keeping us indoors a bit more than we would like, conversation often turns to related pursuits – not just eating and drinking! One recurring theme is watches. While watches and motorsport have always had strong ties, there is also a connection with ordinary motoring enthusiasts. Like buying your first car can be just as much fun as buying your first supercar, finding that first Seiko can be just as enjoyable as getting your first Rolex (I’ve got a few years to go until my first supercar and Rolex, but you get the idea).

Since many of us enjoy reading the watch reviews in Evo and Top Gear, we’ve asked friend of TT and founder of Edinburgh Watch Company, Jonathan Gilbert to contribute a regular article reviewing some of the more interesting watches that pass across his desk:

Ferrari Scuderia watch engineered by Officine Panerai

To kick this off we bring you a feature on a limited edition Ferrari Scuderia Chronograph. This watch was built in partnership between the Italian watchmaker Officine Panerai and Ferrari.

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The synergy between the automobile and horology industry (the science of time, timekeeping and timekeepers) has been around for many years as the brand marketeers recognise the desire amongst their customers for fine engineering and design. Best known is Rolex for their multi-million dollar spend on F1 and the Daytona 500 Indycar event, which is based on their famous Daytona sports watch.

Like Rolex, Officine Panerai have since launched a range of this collectible sports watches including this distinctive automatic chronometer.

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Established in 1860, Panerai roots can be traced back to when it was the exclusive supplier of high-precision instruments to the Royal Italian Navy in the early nineteen hundreds. Riding on submersible torpedoes, the commandos were the protagonists of epic endeavours. On their wrists, they wore the precision and luminescence of Panerai Radiomir and Luminor models.

The featured watch would suit an active individual as it is manufactured in stainless steel and fitted with a choice of calf leather or rubber strap. It is one of a limited edition of 700 pieces that illustrates the prancing horse on the dial and on the strap, so quite subtle.

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Powered by a 27 jewel automatic movement and with a chronograph function housed in a 45mm case this enables users to record their track day times via a stopwatch function.

Its use is not just limited to the track day though as it is fully waterproof and once fitted with a rubber strap, which is included, it can be used for an active life in the water.

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While the watch is itself a stunning timepiece it is only fitting that it should travel in an equally desirable watch box. Made from wood, painted in yellow and enhanced with a black prancing horse it is a great stable to rest your Scuderia Chronograph in when not on your wrist.

Ferrari has since established a partnership with another premium Swiss watch brand Hublot. We can expect to see some further limited edition masterpieces in the years to come.

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To compliment this new theme of articles we’ve started a new section of the forum which will be dedicated to watches and watch chat. Please stop by and tell us about your first watch, latest watch or ask some questions about one you’re interested in buying. 

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