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  • Friday, 17 September, 2021
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    Manufacturers are striving to create a high-performance machine to tempt owners away from convention

  • Wednesday, 15 September, 2021
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    As the carmaker launches the third generation of its GT Speed, we get a first taste of what it’s like to take the wheel

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    Watch Register helps to beat the timepiece thieves

    From the ‘Rolex Rippers’ to street thugs, crooks like an expensive watch because it is easy to pass on. Database is helping the trade to fight back

  • Friday, 3 September, 2021
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  • Wednesday, 14 July, 2021
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  • Wednesday, 26 May, 2021
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    The 186mph V12 Speedster is mad, bad – and utterly irresistible

  • Sunday, 16 May, 2021
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    Eco-racing drives greener relationships with luxury watch brands

    Climate-friendly motorsport breaks into the petrol-fuelled partnership space between watch and carmakers

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