WATCHES & TIMEPIECES
MECCANICHE VELOCI QUATTROVALVOLE NARDI LIMITED EDITION
Meccaniche Veloci presents a unique timepiece from the QuattroValvole collection , the fruit of a collaboration with Nardi , the prestigious Italian firm that makes traditionally-crafted steering wheels . The result is QuattroValvole Nardi Edition , a limited-edition collection of 50 timepieces .
The watchmaking brand has enriched its beautiful creations with a new story of Italian excellence in celebration of a highly traditional company , Nardi : a legendary brand that has worked with the greatest names in the automobile industry for over ninety years .
The new Meccaniche Veloci Limited Edition continues the tradition of a partnership that has in the past allowed the brand to tell stories of fascinating engines and explore a wide range of materials in an expression of creative freedom applied to high watchmaking .
In the words of Cesare Cerrito , CEO of Meccaniche Veloci - Genève : “ The engineer Enrico Nardi was an extraordinary character , one of the men who made automotive history in Italy together with personalities of the calibre of Carlo Abarth , Vincenzo and Gianni Lancia , and Enzo Ferrari . The racing car driver , trainer and designer of everything car-related first became a test pilot for Ferrari in the 1940s , then Enzo Ferrari ’ s right hand man . For Ferrari , in the late 1950s he designed and produced his first steering wheel made of precious wood . Ever since , Nardi steering wheels have been fitted in the fastest , most beautiful and victorious vehicles in the motor racing world , including the legendary Ferrari 250 GTO . It is a great privilege for me to tell the story of this brand , which remains truly extraordinary to this day , through our watches . We share its entirely Italian passion for finding beauty in functional things , as well , of course , as its roots in the extraordinary world of engines .”
68 The Art of Luxury Issue 49 2021