• Watches

    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…

  • cars

    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…

  • Watches

    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…