PHOTOS
BY
FREDRIK
BRODÉN
PRODUCED BY
TOM BROWN
WITH
NEIL COHEN
The Mille Miglia was an open-road endurance race that took place in Italy between 1927 and 1957.
For the last 30 years, the revived event has been less a serious race than a rally for vintage car enthusiasts.
— Chopard Mille Miglia automatic, Frasca Jewelers
— Rolex Oyster
Perpetual with red grape dial, Leeds & Son Fine Jewelers
When Hans Wilsdorf founded his watch company in London in 1905, he dreamed of creating a reliable timepiece that could be worn on the wrist. He wanted a name that was short and that people would remember. The word itself is an invention.
— Rolex Yacht-Master 40 with blue dial, Leeds & Son Fine Jewelers
Internationally known as one of the finest purveyors of luxury goods from scarves to watches, Hermès was founded in Paris as a harness workshop.
— Hermès Cape Cod, Frasca Jeweler
— Patek Philippe Twenty~4, Leeds & Son Fine Jewelers
— Hermès Clipper, Frasca
Jewelers
Some are born to follow. Other are Born To Dare. In the early 1950s, the members of the British North Greenland Expedition wore Tudor watches on their wrists while carrying out experiments in the most hostile conditions on Earth. The reliability of their watches was crucial to life on-site and helped inspire the modern North Flag. With hybrid steel-ceramic components and a Manufacture Calibre, the Tudor North Flag continues to embody the spirit of a true scientific instrument.
— Tudor North Flag with manufacture calibre,
Leeds & Son Fine Jewelers
— Rolex Day-Date 40 Platinum watch,
Leeds & Son Fine Jewelers