TopGear 'watch' show!
Discussion
Seeing as TopGear is no longer about cars should we be discussing the watches of TopGear over the motoring content? More interesting these days than the drivel they force upon us car wise.
My 'subscribers' edition (I enjoy the factual content that lacks in the show) hit the doormat this morning and within only a few pages I'd been guided directly through the vision of an Omega PO (Clarkson) and a Rolex Submariner (Hammond). These images are clearly rigged so that the timepiece is the focal point and not the gimp at the wheel or the expensively fast yet unnamed car.
On top of that you get all the ads for CW, Breitling, Graham etc...... which is fine by me if it's a paid ad.
Even when watching the show I find myself drawn the shiny wrist wear of the presenters. Am I right in thinking that Clarkson is sponsored by Omega these days? Hammond I reckon changes his watches with every passing hour but normally its something as bold and and expensive as his ludicrous hair styling (although tamer than that of a few years back). James may seems to me to be the only one who abstains from wearing anything that might catch the eye. Maybe his Christmas jumper sleeves are too long to see the Hublot under the cuff??
In my mind TopGear is now right up there with James Martin and co on Saturday Kitchen / Sunday Brunch regarding the blatant posing of the wrist wear. It makes interesting viewing trying to work out what they have on that day but is it a bit too obvious that they are milking the manufacturer freebies (which they must be getting)?
Discuss.....
My 'subscribers' edition (I enjoy the factual content that lacks in the show) hit the doormat this morning and within only a few pages I'd been guided directly through the vision of an Omega PO (Clarkson) and a Rolex Submariner (Hammond). These images are clearly rigged so that the timepiece is the focal point and not the gimp at the wheel or the expensively fast yet unnamed car.
On top of that you get all the ads for CW, Breitling, Graham etc...... which is fine by me if it's a paid ad.
Even when watching the show I find myself drawn the shiny wrist wear of the presenters. Am I right in thinking that Clarkson is sponsored by Omega these days? Hammond I reckon changes his watches with every passing hour but normally its something as bold and and expensive as his ludicrous hair styling (although tamer than that of a few years back). James may seems to me to be the only one who abstains from wearing anything that might catch the eye. Maybe his Christmas jumper sleeves are too long to see the Hublot under the cuff??
In my mind TopGear is now right up there with James Martin and co on Saturday Kitchen / Sunday Brunch regarding the blatant posing of the wrist wear. It makes interesting viewing trying to work out what they have on that day but is it a bit too obvious that they are milking the manufacturer freebies (which they must be getting)?
Discuss.....
Yes I've noticed this. Clarkson often has an Omega PO but also seen him with a Breitling Superocean Heritage and a Panerai. James May occasionally sports one of those ceramic Rado things.
Harris isn't much better either, can't tell if he wears a Seadweller or a non-date Sub and Harry Metcalfe was always flashing his Panerai.
Harris isn't much better either, can't tell if he wears a Seadweller or a non-date Sub and Harry Metcalfe was always flashing his Panerai.
Who's likely to buy a needlessly expensive watch, apparently built to assist you whilst flying your fighter jet? Yep, a petrol head.
Though I enjoyed Clarkson's article on this.
Though I enjoyed Clarkson's article on this.
SVS said:
Who's likely to buy a needlessly expensive watch, apparently built to assist you whilst flying your fighter jet? Yep, a petrol head.
Though I enjoyed Clarkson's article on this.
He rather ruins his argument by recommending a Bell & Ross, though... Though I enjoyed Clarkson's article on this.
M.
shambolic said:
Jackie Stewart had his shirts tailored on purpose to shorten his sleeve where his watch was.
This was to give the sponsors better exposure.
One of the first drivers to think of this.!
He had them tailored such that the cuff was a little more generous on his watch-wearing wrist so as to allow the cuff to pass over the watch more easily both for comfort and to make the watch more visible.This was to give the sponsors better exposure.
One of the first drivers to think of this.!
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