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The Hublot & Ferrari Partnership Five Years In
Some watchmaker-and-carmaker collaborations are a great success; others fail miserably; most, of course, fall somewhere in the middle. Many of the variables, the partners obviously can't control - timing and luck, for example - but others, they can govern and refine. The now five-year-strong Hublot and Ferrari alliance proves a success story to learn from.Perhaps two of the most noteworthy modern car/watch partnerships are Breitling for Bentley and the recently concluded Jaeger-LeCoultre and Aston Martin (one could add the rather unattainable Parmigiani and Bugatti here). The Breitling/Bentley pairing, now a little long in the tooth, is defined by its good timing; the latter's AMVOX is the true embodiment of refinement, a collaboration that just worked. Ferrari watches are an entirely different animal, if for no reason other than the longevity of Ferrari's timepiece program.
Breguet No. 1646 Diver Watch: A Newly Discovered Vintage From 1965
This is an interesting story about a rare Breguet dive watch previously unknown to most collectors that was produced in 1965. It is known as the Breguet No. 1646, and apparently, only 60 pieces were ever produced. We don’t talk about vintage watches all that often on best watches, but this is a worthy exception and I will explain why. First of all, the fact that in 2014 we are still discovering “new” vintage watches says something important about the hunt for horological history. Second, this dive watch design is unique and good enough that, before long, we will start seeing modern interpretations of it. We see enough of the same vintage style regurgitation, so it is nice to see something new thrown into the mix.The story of the Breguet No. 1646 dive watch as I know it comes from a short report on a French watch website (linked to below) by a collector who acquired the watch and went through the laborious process of eventually having Breguet authenticate it. Upon firs