R8 Spyder vs Graham Tourbillograph

R8 Spyder vs Graham Tourbillograph

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Arun_D

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Friday 16th April 2010
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Thought that this might be worth a post in here. Autoexpress have done a series of articles pitting the new Audi R8 Spyder against 'super-rich thrills'.....namely a stunt plane, a powerboat, and most oddly, a watch. Not your usual car mag article, I must say (though it's almost like they're describing the automatic movement's rotor as some sort of new black magic!)....

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews/grouptests...

Edited by Arun_D on Friday 16th April 19:46

Adrian W

14,376 posts

234 months

Friday 16th April 2010
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Of all the great watches available why the hell did they choose that thing?

glazbagun

14,452 posts

203 months

Saturday 17th April 2010
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Remind me never to ask Autoexpress anything about watches. Must be an advertorial, surely?

andy tims

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252 months

Saturday 17th April 2010
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Stupid article featuring a stupid watch.

Stuart

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257 months

Saturday 17th April 2010
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I must declare an interest - I publish Autocar, which is in some ways a competitor to Auto Express.

That said, we sat around the office laughing out loud at that absolutely appalling piece of journalism. Couldn't understand why on earth they saw fit to compare a boat, a plane and a watch with a car, and couldn't see fit to see why, of all the watches they chose, it was the Graham. I can only assume that they were (quite appropriately) laughed at by every other watch PR when the request went in. Either that or the scribbler concerned knows less about watches than he does about cars.

Arun_D

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Sunday 18th April 2010
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You must have a regular laugh in your office thanks to their weekly 'scoops' which are usually nothing more than them flexing their Photoshop licence, Stuart!

Mr MoJo

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Sunday 18th April 2010
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hehe