Which watch goes better with a Ferrari?

Panerai with the Horse on it of course! Rolex, are great, love them, will own many over the years. Patek might be considered more subtle and elegant, but I don't particularly like them. I would be VERY LEERY of buying either of them off the net as both (but especially the Rolex) are being replicated widely, and some of them so good even a jeweler can't tell till they open them up. I like the style of the IWC and Panerai better than Patek, but I have always had a soft spot for Rolex. They are just the classic brand of well known classy watch. Prefer Daytona and Day-Date, but that is just me.

Good luck and be sure and post a pic when you get one of them. Prefer the pic of your wrist and hand holding the steering wheel of the F-car!

As you can see each one below is a replica! They are DAMN good ones as best I can tell. If someone showed them to me I would have NO IDEA they were not the REAL deal. Other Paneristi might know the difference but 99.99% of the people you will meet in your lifetime will have NO IDEA if it is real or if it is memorex. These are also supposed to be made with full on Swiss movement so in theory are quite impressive as replicas. These are the same types of Rolex Replicas that can fool a jeweler who does not open them up to check of authenticity (or call Rolex to check the S/N).

Best,
James
Austin, TX
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Rolex has the racing tradition.....

 

Depending on the year of the Ferrari, I'd say a matching model year Girard Perregaux or Panerai.

 

Any watch will go............it's what goes better with you. For me, Patek is definitely a more elegant choice. Which Patek and which Rolex are you considering?

 

I drive a 328, so Timex is the right match

 

Oh crap, I drive a 308 GT4. Maybe I shouldn't be wearing a watch

Dom

 

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Cool!, but don't the dials get hung up on the hairs?. Wait a second or minute, somethings missing..????

 

Cool!, but don't the dials get hung up on the hairs?. Wait, what dials?

 

Actually I think A Hublot Big Bang would be a nice accent. =)

Best Regards,

Thomas Carey

 

For me, the ultimate watch analogy for Ferrari is Breguet.

Breguet is probably the most famous watchmaker of all time and revolutionized the timekeeping industry. Breguet also was acquired by a large corporation (Swatch Group) and while still making a very fine product, trades off its history quite well.

Sound familiar

-dsd

 

dsd,

Never even heard of Breguet... Sorry... I know Rolex, Brietling (probably misspelled that badly), Hamilton, Seiko, Citizen. I have known all those watches for decades but never heard of your Breguet. Might be like F1 though where other parts of the world are plugged in to that company and we just are not here. It is not a household name like Ferrari is though. Rolex is that for watches. Probably Patek too. Ferrari has the most recognized brand of ANYTHING in the world! To me that is AMAZING! So, maybe you need a high end watch to match that level of recognition? That would of course be Rolex...

Fun topic. I look forward to the picture of the watch that makes the final cut!

James
Austin, TX

 

This is a very good point. However when I think of Ferrari I think of more bold designs. Like brands such as Breguet offers. Breguet (This really is one of my favorite brands.) is quite traditional in their designs. This is a brand that to me is more of a match to say a Rolls Royce, Bentley, Mercedes Benz, Morgan etc.

Now I do know it seems only natural to choose Panerai as it seems to be Italian and once was. However it is now owned by the Swiss group Richemont International SA. Thus while it's designs might be Italian inspired. It has a Swiss heart. Also if you look into the brand you will find those that have been critical of the direction the brand has taken in terms of it's products since the Swiss have taken over. Many claim it's really lost the flavor it once hand when it was in Italian hands.

So my point is this. I am sure some have picked this brand thinking it was Italian as is Ferrari. My point is that it's not actually Italian owned so you might want to keep that in mind. Though I will say clearly it's styles do seem to be a good fit.

Best Regards,

Thomas Carey

 

James,

Most will respond as you have. I have to say those that are folks who are very much into watches often shutter when this occurs. Fact is Rolex has spent more on marketing than any other brand out there. So it has the name recognition. They are also mass produced. Despite what many will have you believe. The other brands such as Breguet are in a higher tier. They are not mass produced. They produce in a whole year what Rolex does in just a few months. The differences can be readily seen when you examine the inner workings of both. Now Rolex is to be respected no doubt. They are one of the last of the independents. They have timeless designs. They also basically invented the method of watch case construction that most use today. The oyster style case. However Breguet brought us stem winding, stem setting, automatic winding, the Breguet overcoil mainspring (Which most brands still use.), the Tourbillion, Rose Turned dials (Which is basically guilloche dials. Most still don't know what that is though I am sure you have seen it. Look here and you will see some interesting things about that. http://www.rgmwatches.com/engine.html) My point is Breguet historically has Rolex out gunned.

To me Rolex vs. Breguet is akin to Covette vs. Ferrari. Now I know you all can appreciate the differences there. So I encourage all of you to check out the various watch discussion forums that are out there like TimeZone which has been mentioned before here on the forums and learn about what's really out there in watches. Just as you have in other fine things such as Ferrari.

There is a whole lot of fine watches to be had out there that make Rolex look cheap. Which believe a cheap Breguet cost more than probably 50% of the models Rolex offers.

Also if any of you fine folks are interested in fine American made watches you should look closely at companies like RGM.

Best Regards,

Thomas Carey

 

^^^^^^

Thomas,

Great info. Did not know all that history. I totally agree that Rolex has spent more on adverts than anyone else and that is a big part of the reason that everyone knows them. I guess I was thinking more about a watch that is very nice, well made, not "common" (like a Timex or something) and considered by 99% of people to be THE BEST and that would be Rolex or maybe Patek. All the rest of the makers out there that are better and more expensive will be known only to collectors and afficianados. That is why I picked the Rolex to go w/ the Ferrari.

Maybe a better comparison to your really high end watch would be to pair it with a Zonda or a McLaren F1...

Best to you all!
James
Austin, TX

 

I don't know sir that could be true though I have to say I really hold Ferrari in a high regard. Though there are many Rolex watches that are as expensive as any out there. Rolex is really a brand many love to hate. In my view it's very over rated and over priced. But to be fair Rolex watches do tend to hold their value over time better than many other brands do and have historically over longer periods of time steadily increased in value.

Main thing I would like to get across is there are so many wonderful brands out there just waiting for you folks to explore. After all do you really want to go somewhere and see 30 other people with a Rolex when you can dare to have something much more rare? =)


Best Regards,

Thomas Carey

 

I was very careful to say that Breguet was the most famous watchmaker, not brand as many non WIS types have never heard of them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breguet_%28watch%29

So many watches, so little money.

-dsd

 

Thomas,

You and I are on the same page. Though I wouldn't say Rolex is over rated... Maybe over priced. I TOTALLY agree that there are a BUNCH of other REALLY cool watches and watch makers out there that an enthusiast should check in to.

I was more looking at it from the perspective that the best known car marque should have a high end watch from the best known high end watch maker and that would be Rolex. Not that they ACTUALLY ARE the best, only that they are quite good, have a great history, hold their value, and always look good.

Best,
James
Austin, TX

 

James, sorry to inform you that Rolex is not the high end of watches..........Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, Breguet and Glasshütte and also a few other makes are the high end of watches. Rolex does not even manufacture it's own watch mechanism. Others do it for them. It's a very good watch nevertheless.

 

I will disagree with you here. Rolex has in-house movements. Most notably, they recently switched from Zenith movements in the Daytona Chrono's to an in-house.

Not that that detracts from your other points

-dsd

 

here is the one i bought.. arrives on April 29th


Panerai FER14
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PAM 127 or 217 or 233 are my choices.....
http://www.paneristi.com/reference/vendome/images/pam_121_140/pam_127_ache.jpg

http://www.paneristi.com/reference/vendome/images/pam_201_220/pam_217_paneristi.jpg

http://www.watches24seven.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=3221&g2_serialNumber=1

 

A fake watch is like having a woman that was a man......everyone else might not know...but I would and it would seriously bother me

 

I agree. I was just pointing out that if someone showed me that fake Pan, I would have NO IDEA if it was fake or not! I don't know how good it is as a replica. Maybe it is easy to tell, I just don't know my watches all that well. I do know (as I have been told by more than one jeweler) that the grade 1 Swiss Rolex replicas are so good that even an untrained jeweler can't tell the difference and some of them are so good even a trained jeweler can't tell till they open the watch up and take a look inside! That was my point...just be careful out there! Any watch can be replicated and some of them VERY WELL, so KNOW who you are buying from!

James
Austin, TX