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Silver Arrow Concept Watch by Fabien Cacheux

A car like the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is all about time. The time it takes to get to 60. The time it traveled – with gullwing doors, no less – to bring the original SL's design from the past into the present. The time each customer will have to wait with baited breath to get ahold of one. You get the point. So it's only natural that the car itself should have be accompanied by an appropriate timepiece.

Unfortunately, while Mercedes has collaborated with a number of watchmakers in the past, it has yet to release a timepiece to go with its latest flagship. That's where independent French designer Fabien Cacheux comes in, designing the Silver Arrow concept watch you see here, complete with tourbillon movement, power reserve, titanium case, neoprene strap and, like Jaeger-LeCoultre's Aston Martin transponder, buttons incorporated to open and close the doors remotely. Will Mercedes or one of its watchmaking partners make it a reality? Only time will tell.

Gallery: Silver Arrow Concept Watch by Fabien Cacheux

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2009 Frankfurt Auto Show: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Mercedes-Benz and McLaren have a long-standing relationship. The two outfits have won Formula One championships together, and collaborated on the Mercedes SLR McLaren. But while the two continue their collaboration in F1, their road-car programs have gone separate ways. McLaren recently unveiled the new MP4-12C supercar online, and what you see above is Mercedes' answer.

Like arch-rival BMW's now-defunct Z8, the SLS AMG takes its retro cues from the company's history – in this case the iconic Gullwing 300 SL. The SLS has been developed entirely in-house by the German automaker's AMG performance division, and packs the company's ubiquitous 6.3-liter 563hp V8 engine mated to a dual-clutch transmission. Unveiled at the Frankfurt auto show for the first time, the SLS AMG sits atop the Mercedes range with a quarter-million-dollar price tag.

Gallery: Frankfurt 2009: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG