WHEN IT COMES TO motorsport tie-ins, most watches are as subtle as a train wreck. There's always some automaker's logo clumsily stamped onto the dial or a cloying tagline engraved on the caseback. It's all a bit too on the nose.
Even if the name gives it away, Autodromo's Group C connects with racing as few watches do: with vibes. Evoking the top-tier Eighties prototypes that screamed down the Mulsanne straight at 250 mph, the Group C offers fans a less obvious take on the racing chronograph. No sponsor logos here.
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