Drive Time: 5 Racing Watches From Tag Heuer, Hublot and More

Race cars and watches have a lot in common: performance, precise engineering, investment potential and most of all, eye-catching design You could argue that before the golden age of auto racing in the 1960s and '70s, some wristwatches were boring and conventional Once race car drivers got their hands on them and started using them to time laps and calculate speeds, watches got a lot sexier, reflecting the power and performance of the track.

Strap on one of these auto-inspired watches and you can easily imagine yourself navigating the asphalt at top speeds, or at least navigating the rat race in style Hublot Classic Fusion Ferrari GT Hublot and Ferrari began their partnership in 20ll, but this is the first Classic Fusion model in their series of co-designed watches.

In keeping with Ferrari's luxury Gran Turismo cars, built for long-distance driving at high speeds and in comfort, the new model is from the Classic Fusion collection which, despite its contemporary design, it is a touch more refined than previous Ferrari models in the sportier Big Bang collection The racing stripe down the center of the dial matches the colors of the French flag-the company was founded in France by the Italian-born Ettore Bugatti in 1909. . Source