The history of Duckworth Prestex stems back to 1869 when brand founder Neil Duckworth’s family firm, Prestons, was started in Bolton, England. Prestons was making pocket watches under the Prestex name during the 1920s, and later expanded to dress watches and chronographs. By 1948, the family business had expanded to selling Swiss watches such as …
Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri “Jacky” Ickx (born January 1, 1945) is a Belgian former Formula One driver who has 25 podium finishes including eight wins. Racing Career Ickx made his Formula One debut in 1967 driving a Cooper T81B-Maserati at Monza, and took his first Grand Prix win in 1968 with Scuderia Ferrari at …
James Simon Wallis Hunt (August 29, 1947 – June 15 1993) was a British racing driver and the 1976 Formula One World Champion. F1 Career Hunt began his Grand Prix racing career in 1973 when he competed in several races with Hesketh Racing, with two podium finishes at the Dutch Grand Prix and United States …
Mika Pauli Häkkinen (born September 28, 1968) is a Finnish two-time Formula One World Champion. His titles came in 1998 and 1999 while driving for McLaren, and was considered by seven-time Formula One champion and rival Michael Schumacher as “the best opponent I’ve had”. F1 Career Häkkinen made his Formula One debut in 1991 testing …
Alain Prost (born February 24, 1955) is a French retired racing driver and four time Formula One World Champion. Nicknamed “The Profressor” for having an intellectual approach to racing, Prost tallied 51 wins and 106 podiums over the course of his Grand Prix career. In addition to his impressive statistics, Prost is also known …
Fernando Alonso Diaz (born July 29, 1981) is a Spanish two-time Formula One World Champion, and widely considered among the greatest drivers in the sport’s history. He first tested a Formula One car with Minardi in 1999, before spending a year as the reserve driver. F1 Career Alonso competed full time with Minardi in 2001. …
The Richard Mille brand was first developed in 1999 by Richard Mille in a partnership with Montres Valgine and Audemars Piguet, with the RM 001 Tourbillon introduced to the world at Baselworld in 2001. In addition to their distinctive design, lightweight construction, and shock resistance, Richard Mille is well known for their untraditional marketing. Mille …
TAG Heuer was originally founded in 1860 as Uhrenmanufaktur Heuer AG (Heuer Watchmaking Inc.) by Edouard Heuer in St-Imier, Switzerland. Building off a foundation of early innovations in dashboard instruments and chronographs, TAG Heuer is now synonymous with motorsports and enjoy a mainstream brand recognition matched by vanishingly few watch companies. In 1999 the Swiss …