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Watchonista: Volume 05 Exclusive Preview – A Shared Attention to (Auto) Detail

Now that Watchonista: Volume 05 is officially available at Panerai boutiques all over North America and Bucherer stores across Europe, we wanted to give you another sneak peek of one of our magazine-only editorials direct from the thick and glossy pages of Volume 05’s The Lounge by Watchonista section.

Watch lovers and car lovers aren’t so different.

Perhaps the most important thing they have in common is that they both love to uncover small design details that somehow always manage to surprise and delight. However, despite the fact that watch lovers are just as obsessed with details as car lovers, people entrenched in the watch community tend to overlook small automotive design elements that gearheads could spend hours discussing.

That is why we would like you to join us as we apply some of our micro-hovering skills to highlight some of the finer details automotive designers work so hard to create.

The Range Rover Sport: Active Noise Cancellation

Engineers at the Land Rover-owned brand went to painstaking lengths to create a quiet driving experience in the redesigned 2023 Range Rover Sport (which starts from $83,000).
 

First, microphones and accelerometers had to be placed inside each wheel arch to monitor the sounds entering the vehicle. Then came the installation of digital processors capable of calculating the level of noise-canceling sound that the built-in speakers inside the headrests needed to emit to filter out this noise from the cabin. The result is an incredibly quiet driving experience (that is until you select the dynamic drive mode)…
 

To continue to micro-hover over details found in luxury cars from the likes of Aston Martin, Maserati, and more, pick up your copy of Watchonista: Volume 05 today!

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EV Enlightenment: A Guide to Understanding Electric Vehicle Tech Specs

Today, The Lounge by Watchonista brings you a cheat sheet for finding the kind of EV you might want to explore by giving you this easily digestible roadmap to the often-confusing electric vehicle world and its benchmarks.

Inside Story: The Porsche Macan GTS vs. The Jaguar F-PACE SVR

Like competing watch models, it can be a challenge to compare two very similar vehicles – close prices, similar intent and function, roughly equivalent prestige and performance, etc. And, like watches, the real differences often become more apparent on closer inspection. Take an inside look for yourself!

Fit To Defend: The 2023 Land Rover Defender Carpathian

Land Rover’s new Defender Carpathian combines unmatched off-road capabilities with menacing style and V8 performance, making it the ultimate getaway vehicle for any Bond villain or local hero.