"If the Eichi presents a modern, minimalist interpretation of movement finishing, Dufour spins an eloquent story of fine traditional watchmaking and Laurent Ferrier builds upon it an architectural vision with cleaner lines. In automobile analogies, perhap
Very true! On the surface, it presents a fact that is probably very surprising to most people because 99% of people probably don't know how aerodynamics work and how Cd is measured. Take for instance: tire width is a significant contributor of coefficient
If I were forced to return to the Porsche Welt, I would return to a GT3 vehicle, which have improved tremendously and have recently become a double-wishbone suspension car. A more gentlemanly GT3 variant is the "GT3 Touring" variant which eliminates the b
No offense to Porsche fanatics - I used to be one. But the 911 and the Boxster/Cayman are the only very-expensive cars that still use a MacPherson strut suspension (aka single wishbone suspension). Rolls Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, McLaren, Lamborghini,
You can still buy them new from many brands. The larger issue is that modern cars - especially expressive performance and niche cars - have been adopting ever larger wheels and lower profile tires for 40 years. That doesn't leave much surface area for whi
(I really do) for me… I never felt that OMEGA was chasing Rolex in the sense that yes Rolex has a great deal of provenance with submariner / sea dweller but omega has a lot of provenance with Speedmaster and its movements. It may be said that Rolex is the
The great thing is, there are so many options from inexpensive Chinese to British small producers, to some of the best hand crafted watchmakers. We have more choices than we ever had for timepieces. And if you want to follow the Ferrari crowd, go for it.
Of the Murcielago, and its replacement the Aventador. To my eyes, the newer vehicle is clearly more modernist/minimalist in its overall shape and lines, but the Murcielago is more elegant and sophisticated - the details are subtler and 'richer'.... In oth