Favorite Watch and Automobile of the Design Addicts  

And all of the proceeds went to charity!
Wow!

Car: Bugatti Type 57SC from...
Car: Bugatti Type 57SC from 1938.
Watch: David Wellington.

Dino
Dino...

Being a watch collector as...
Being a watch collector as well as a dealer, it's hard to pick out a favorite. The most unusual watch I own, and one I don't think I'll ever sell, looks just like this one pictured. It is all mechanical, and has fly-back minutes and hours.

That
Wittnauer watch is too cool.. Like an old thermometer. I would love to have that exact watch in a polished silver finish, with a matching bracelet. Same face though. That's really stylin..
That Bugatti Type 57SC is insane! I've been reading about it for 10 minutes, and just looked on ebay to see if any were for sale. Nope. One sold private party for $40,000,000. Looks like what they based the batmobile off of in all the movies.

That Bugatti is killer.
Has anyone ever driven/rode shotgun in a car with a split front windshield? Might be an interesting experience.
ps . those last few watches smoke.
Old Mark.

Split windshield
car? I don't remember. Certainly never drove one; might have been a passenger.
But van, truck, RV, boat, and aircraft -- yes. In those applications, I guess the central pillar was always much narrower than my pupillary distance, because I don't remember it causing any "interesting" visibility issues.
Maybe one of the Saab fans here is familiar with this one:

It looks
like the sidecar to the 57SC...

a lot of these cars are overworked and farfetched
in short, they have nothing to do with design (in my opinion) in wich the point is to come to a form where nothing can be subtracted or added to improve.

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For once a thread not dominated by American design!! Pretty shaky ground huh?
For me just about any pre 1980 Lancia, or maybe a Facel Vega or Citroen SM
Too many nice watches out there to choose, I'm a bit sick of all those flash modern Rolexes and Breitling chronos with all the useless dials. Save 'em for the footballers (soccer players). Much prefer a nice Max Bill Junghans.

I might be bias, but the...
I might be bias, but the Porsche 911 and Audemars Piguet Royal Oak for me. I am a fan of most Gerald Genta designs, and the Royal Oak for me is a real classic. As for the 911, I utterly love the sound of a flat six and the way they drive.

I currently go with a basic...
I currently go with a basic 45mm Panerai Luminor and a red '68 Volvo 1800S. I've had the Volvo for 22 years

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I love your 1800, Jesgord. I have a friend with a pale blue model..but I think that it is more of a small station wagon. Did they make two models? And I have an elderly aunt that drives an equally elderly Citroen, paulanna...sort of an olive green 4 door from the mid '60's.
Don't be blue, write haiku,
Aunt Mark

Thanks Mark. There is 1800ES...
Thanks Mark. There is 1800ES sportswagon. Also a very cool car-that must be what she drives.

That's it.
I like both models.
Best,
Aunt Mark