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10 OTHER ways to spend $17,752,500
So….. Last week saw the sale of Paul Newman’s Paul Newman Daytona for a whopping $17,752,500. If I had that much money I would buy a couple other things instead. In some cases many other things. Here is my top ten list of things one could buy instead of that watch. 10 4 Ferrari Laferrari automobiles @ $4mil each 9 1 Gatsby’s Long Island Mansion at $17mil 8 1365 Late model Rolex Daytonas at $13K each 7 51,012 Artisinal Axes @ 384 each 6 99,175 David Wellington watches $179 each 5 993 2018 Ford Focus at $17860 each 4 425 1-KILO Gold Bars $41,733 each 3 17770 iPhone X model phones @999 each…
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Can we discuss Ferrari model names?
A car name can become an important part of the legacy for the model. Using letters and numbers instead of names has long been a pet peeve of mine. For some manufacturers I don’t see this as a problem. The more expensive the car, the more it needs a name. My parents had a 85′ Nissan 300ZX. Yawn. At the time I was aware of other more exciting car model names: Corvette, Mustang, Camero, Countach, etc. Ferrari used to be good with their car names: Testarossa, F40, Enzo! Which leads us to Ferrari. Today’s Ferraris: The 812 Superfast Always discovering new driving emotions. #Ferrari #812Superfast A post shared…
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Roger Dubuis’ Excalibur or Aventador S or Phantasia or Valerian Steel or Car watch from the Future
I’m not a fan. Car company/watch crossovers are mostly crap. I’m not a fan of this watch. it’s not for me, but let’s discuss. The deadbeat seconds is a cool “complication” I’ll admit- but no thanks. I like seeing the engine cover make an appearance on dial side. The yellow works well with the jewels. I like Lamborghini, in fact, I still have to snap a picture whenever I see one. While I am taking that picture which will languish on my phone until I upgrade it and dump the pics onto an external hard drive which will sit on a shelf for eternity, I ponder what it must…
