Have a need for speed? You may have one of the world's fastest superyacht tenders for thrills on the waves but back on land it's the racetrack that calls to most speed freaks - and that means investing in one of the best motorsport-inspired watches. Here are the best driving watches for men to invest in now.
Breitling for Bentley B06 Midnight Carbon
The B06 Midnight Carbon combines a DLC- treated steel case with a dark mother-of-pearl dial. The B06 movement features a 30 second chronograph, while the rotating inner bezel serves as a circular slide rule. Bentley nods include a “radiator grille” dial pattern. Just 500 are available.
Case: Steel, 49mm
Strap: Leather
Movement: Calibre B06
Waterproof: 100 metres
Limited edition: 500
Price: £10,260, breitling.com
Zenith El Primero Chronomaster 1969 HERO Cup edition
Zenith has teamed up with the UK-based Historic Endurance Rallying Organisation (HERO) to be of cial timekeeper of the HERO Cup. To mark the partnership, Zenith has released 100 examples of this special chronograph incorporating the HERO logo into the 12 hour counter at six o’clock.
Case: Steel, 42mm
Strap: Alligator
Movement: El Primero 4061 automatic
Waterproof: 100 metres
Limited edition: 100
Price: £7,000 (approx), zenith-watches.com
REC P-51-02
REC is a young Danish brand that recycles fragments of classic cars into its designs. The P-51 has a dial made from a piece of a 1966 Ford Mustang and time and power reserve displays based on the car’s instruments. There’s a Miyota automatic movement inside and each watch links to a video of the car it was created from.
Case: Steel, 44mm
Strap: Calf leather
Movement: Miyota 9130
Waterproof: 30 metres
Price: £1,250, recwatches.com
Bremont Jaguar MKI
British brand Bremont has paid tribute to Jaguar’s E-Type with a range of watches. The MKI features a 43mm hardened steel case containing Bremont’s proprietary BWC/01 self-winding movement. The dial layout is inspired by an E-Type rev counter and the winding rotor is in the form of an exquisite miniaturisation of the car’s steering wheel.
Case: Steel, 43mm
Strap: Calf leather
Movement: BWC/01 self-winding
Waterproof: 100 metres
Price: £8,395, bremont.com
Omega Seamaster Bullhead
If groovy 70s watches are your bag, you’ll love this reincarnation of Omega’s famous Seamaster Bullhead. Unveiled in 1969, the chronograph got its name from its distinctive case, in which the winding crown and push pieces are positioned at 12 o’clock. The new version is almost identical, even down to the secondary crown for adjusting the inner bezel.
Case: Steel, 43mm
Strap: Leather
Movement: Omega 3113 self-winding chronograph
Waterproof: 150 metres
Limited edition: 669
Price: £6,400, omegawatches.com
Drive de Cartier
Since its launch in 2016, the Drive de Cartier range has been a smash hit for the French design house. This popular time and date model is an undeniably handsome watch with a 40mm by 41mm cushion-shaped steel case containing the maker’s 1904 MC self-winding movement, which can be seen through a sapphire crystal back.
Case: Steel, 40x41mm
Strap: Leather
Movement: 1904 MC self-winding
Waterproof: 30 metres
Price: £5,000, cartier.co.uk