What happens when luxury car marques join hands with luxury watch brands? The result is unique timepieces that are the perfect amalgamation of exemplary automobile excellence and outstanding watchmaking expertise. Presenting Girard-Perregaux Tourbillon with Three Flying Bridges – Aston Martin Edition and Richard Mille RM 40-01 Automatic Tourbillon McLaren Speedtail.
Girard-Perregaux Tourbillon with Three Flying Bridges – Aston Martin Edition
This is the first timepiece to have born out of marriage between watchmaker Girard-Perregaux and automaker Aston Martin. A spectacular timepiece, it has the genes of exemplary watchmaking expertise and Aston Martin’s unique knowledge of luxury and performance.
This latest model celebrates the iconic Three Bridges pocket watch from the 19th century in a decidedly contemporary way, down to the smallest details. The 44mm case is Grade 5 titanium, a strong, hypoallergenic alloy selected by Aston Martin for its lightweight properties. It is suffused with black DLC, bestowing the watch with a stealthy appearance.
Three bridges, an iconic signature of Girard-Perregaux, span the dial and are formed of titanium with black PVD treatment and polished angles.
The strap of this limited-edition masterpiece (only 18 pieces available) is a world premiere, presented in black calf leather and featuring Girard-Perregaux Rubber Alloy, an innovative rubber insert injected with white gold. The design of the strap is intended to evoke thoughts of Aston Martin racing cars of the past.
Richard Mille RM 40-01 Automatic Tourbillon McLaren Speedtail
McLaren Automotive and Richard Mille have cemented their fifth year of partnership with their most ambitious collaboration to date – the RM 40-01 Automatic Tourbillon McLaren Speedtail. The timepiece is an ode to the futuristic looking Speedtail and embodies its philosophy in all its aspects, including MacLaren’s relentless pursuit of aerodynamic efficiency, which provided the starting point for the design of the RM 40-01 Automatic Tourbillon McLaren Speedtail.
Like the Speedtail, the watch’s lines mimic the form of a water droplet while bezel indentations evoke the bonnet openings, and pushers that recall the air outlets behind the front wheels.
The centrepiece of this horological ‘engine’ is its movement that took 8,600 hours of development. Grade 5 titanium has been used for key components such as the bridges, the bridge screws, the baseplate and the rotor core. The CRMT4 calibre that drives the RM 40-01 introduces the first in-house development for a power reserve display as well as the oversize date and function selector complications. All of which are firsts at Richard Mille on an in-house tourbillon.
Like the Speedtail, the watch’s lines mimic the form of a water droplet while bezel indentations evoke the bonnet openings, and pushers that recall the air outlets behind the front wheels.
