Haute horology and motorsport have long been a match made in heaven. Collaborations between racing and the watch industry are everywhere. Some watches have even been in the car with the drivers during a race. Can you get any closer to the sport? How about a watch that’s built out of a recycled part of an LMP2 car? That’s exactly what motorsport racers Emeric Paraud, Clement Etienvre and Philippe Dumas had in mind when they founded the watch brand Lorige. Their first timepiece? A watch with a case built out of a used carbon brake pad.
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