Behind the times

Retro car-inspired watches at pleasingly old-fashioned prices

THREE NEW motoring-inspired retro watches have arrived just in time for your heavy-handed Christmas hints. With the price of vintage drivers’ watches rising as fast as those of the vintage cars they’re inspired by, these new retro pieces are a good way to get the look without wincing too much at the bill. And they really do have the look: the Autodromo and Roue are from designers with their own collections of classic cars, and veteran Swiss brand Zodiac has gone to its back catalogue for inspiration.

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