Watch Your Car Files: Scuderia Ferrari One by Cabestan

June 17,2010

Since the co-branding exercise between Ferrari and Officine Panerai didn’t exactly pay off for either brand, the Prancing Horse is now collaborating with another watchmaker to create a very exclusive limited edition watch.

The new partner is Cabestan, reportedly a creator of exclusive Swiss timepieces. The product is the Scuderia Ferrari One, “8 cubic centimeters of pure mechanical perfection and exacting design.” The designer is Jean-François Ruchonnet, a man with 25 years of watchmaking experience. The intention was to capture the excitement, innovation, technology, style, and attention to detail of Ferrari. Ferrari Design Director Flavio Manzoni also provided input.

The Scuderia Ferrari One has a case of titanium alloy, with a single crystal surpassing the edges of the case. Magnesium alloy on the sides echo the shape of race car wheels and F1 car lug nuts. The watch features a vertical gear train, with aluminum rotary drums engraved with numbers, representing the instrument panels on the F1 cars. A block of carbon fiber resides in the middle of the watch. A vertical tourbillon incorporating a six-speed automatic transmission (!) contributes to an accuracy of ± 1 second per day.

How exclusive is this watch? It will only be made available to Ferrari owners.

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