Time to Race, Watches and Speed, Other new Stories of Men and Machines, Part II (book)

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Time to Race, Watches and Speed, Other New Stories of Men and Machines, Part II (book) by John Goldberger and Cesare Maria Mannucci. 550 pages in English. 2022. Publisher: Nuova Esperia. Very good condition. Ships within 15 days.

The journey of Cesare Maria Mannucci and John Goldberger continues into the world of racing drivers and watches. Two and a half years after the release of the book “Time to Race,” here is “Time to Race Part II”: 550 pages, including four chapters devoted to the great personalities of the world of motor racing and their watches, to circuits and major road races, a chapter devoted to the watches worn by actors during the filming of films set in the world of motor racing, and finally a chapter devoted to other watch manufacturers involved in the world of racing. With authoritative prefaces by Mario Andretti and Richard Mille.

“Time to Race Part 2” is another book, completely different from “Time to Race.” Because this journey through history that unites racing, drivers, and watches had to be completed. An intense work, an obsessive research, which this time involved all types of watches. From the pocket watches of long-forgotten champions, such as Ugo Sivocci or Joe Dawson, to the chronographs used in the Gordon Bennet Cup, objects that now date back more than a century. Or the chronometers, often caressed by the feminine hands of the drivers’ companions, when Sally Stokes, Margherita Bandini, or Alice Caracciola were the benchmarks for teams such as Lotus, Ferrari, and Mercedes. Over a hundred personalities, including watches belonging to Juan Manuel Fangio, Henri Pescarolo, Hans Hermann, Prince Bira, Jean Todt, Bernd Rosemeyer, and many other champions who have left their mark on the history of motor racing, spanning over a century of history and sport.

Mannucci and Goldberger have this time decided to expand the range of possibilities as much as possible, from repeating pocket watches from the early 1900s, with their gold cases and enameled ceramic dials, to the most modern and lightweight tourbillons produced by Richard Mille, always keeping the common denominator of motor racing as a reference.

In 2021, the sales figures achieved by watches belonging to Paul Newman and Steve McQueen caused a sensation at major international auctions. Inspired by this interest, relayed by the world’s media, the idea was born to create a special chapter dedicated to the watches worn by actors in films set in the world of motor racing. Not only Grand Prix or Le Mans, Steve McQueen or James Garner, but also many film productions from the 1930s to the 1970s, as even superstars like Kirk Douglas, James Cagney, Clark Gable or Al Pacino played racing drivers.

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