TRACK RECORD

Horology and motorsport have always had a tight relationship, harking back to the 1950s when watchmakers were also instrument-makers, who produced stopwatches and chronographs to time the early automobile racing events. While this rudimentary form of timekeeping has given way to more precise measures of time as technology improved, so too has the relationship between watchmakers and racing brands evolved.

These days, however, the partnerships fulfil a more marketing-centred role. The undeniable