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Equipe Big Block Watch For 100 Years Of Chevrolet

Equipe watches has produced a special edition watch to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Chevrolet. It makes sense that this is celebrated via a watch as Chevrolet was started by a man who was Swiss. Both out of Detroit, Equipe and Chevrolet come together for this unique version of the "Big Block" watch. The 12 o'clock indicator is the special 100 Years of Chevrolet logo, which the automobile brand's logo plated in gold.

The watch itself is in steel, in a rectangular shape is 42mm wide (49mm wide with the pushers). It has a Japanese Miyota quartz chronograph movement and attractive looking dial meant to please car-loving gear heads. The case itself is actually meant to evoke the look of an engine block, with the crown and pushers being pistons. The watch is attached to a rubber strap that looks like tire tread. Not sure on the pricing, but this watch was just released and should be available soon where Equipe watches are sold.

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Big Block Winder by OriginTimes

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Luxury Cars & Autos

They say that the man with two watches is never sure exactly what time it is. If you have sixteen, though, your problem probably comes closer to keeping them all wound up all the time and ready to wear. Solution: you could get sixteen individual watch winders. Or you could get this.

Starting with the engine block from the Bugatti Veyron, German manufacturer OriginTimes has created a sixteen-cylinder watch winder. Each combustion chamber has been fitted with an individual winder, each calibrated individually according to each timepiece's needs and lined in goatskin to keep them in pristine condition. The price? A cool €75,000 (nearly $100k before taxes), but if you've got sixteen automatic timepieces, we have a feeling the cost won't be an issue.

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