Photo Report: The Watches, Cars, And Old World Charm Of Goodwood Revival 2024
The Goodwood Revival is one of the most spectacular motoring events on earth, and when the cars come out, so do the watches. You’ll see everything from unobtanium Swiss masterpieces worth more than the vintage Jags and Ferraris lapping the circuit to everyday enthusiast fare along the lines of what most of us are probably wearing right now. But what’s probably the most interesting of all are the sentimental heirlooms that come out the back of the watch boxes because of the period dress code.
If you’ve been with Hodinkee for a while now, you’ll remember Cole’s annual Goodwood Revival Photo Reports. I was lucky enough to capture a lot of the images that ran in those reports. Wandering the Goodwood Motor Circuit with Mr. Pennington was an education in horology, and it was massively influential on my still burgeoning participation in the watch world.
Watch spotting at the Revival with Cole had become a highlight of the event, so even when he couldn’t attend last year, I continued the hunt for cool watches; it felt like it was just muscle memory to look around at everyone’s wrist and look for any design cues that could hint at a watch with a story. The 2024 edition of Goodwood Revival just happened, and I did the watch spotting again. So here are some of my favorite photos from the last two years of watch spotting at the Goodwood Revival! Enjoy!
We started strong with the first spot of the year. Mark Gaunlett wasn’t double wristing, but the RO he’s owned since 1998 paired well with the late 19th Century Dent Quarter Repeater tucked in his breast pocket.
“Big Al” wearing a big James Cameron Sea Dweller Deepsea.
Stopping for a chat in front of the original Le Mans winning GT40, as you do.
“It’s a 2010 Tank. Nothing special about it in particular, it just felt right for today.”
I searched hard for an actual Horological Machine after I spotted the sponsored jacket, but sadly to no avail.
This Rolex Day-Date suits my personal all-brown-everything motto quite nicely.
What this BND lacks in provenance, it makes up for in charm. It fits right in at the Revival it was practically designed for.
Mr. Henrik explained, “I bought it in the ’90s from a friend who was a collector. It was a big watch at the time. Now it’s a small watch!”
Lyn Wynwood channels her inner Audrey Hepburn, dahling.
Jonny Lieberman’s Big Pilot Chrono doesn’t keep the best time, but the chunky IWC pairs well with his chunky Tatuaje cigar.
This Seamaster is not only perfectly period correct, but belonged to George Daniels and was his daily wear for some time.
“The watch was a present from my dad’s best friend to him. My dad never wore a watch, but because it was a present, he wore it all the time. My dad died in 2017 and gave it to me as a gift. The watch has been in our family for 30 years.”
This, for the record, is the correct way to do Revival.
As a wise man once said, always read the caseback.
You may recognize Dominik Infante from last year’s
report. And the year before. And the year before. His watch game is always impeccable, and he happens to be the host and reason for Hodinkee’s presence at Revival.
This year his 1955 Omega Trèsor Automatic Jumbo in 38 mm made its Goodwood debut.
Some argue that the parking lot at Revival is the best car show all year.
In 2015 the Breadvan made contact on the circuit and had the aluminum body panels bashed out with a wooden mallet to keep racing. Not many other options for the one-of-kind 250 GTO variant.
Signor Bianchi from northern Italy wears his grandfather’s Eberhard Extra Fort from the ’50s.
A little rain never hurt anyone. Well, maybe the Daytona a bit.
My personal Credor Phoenix, possibly the highlight of my modest collection.
A Piaget Upstream Chrono.
A Ferrari 250 GT SWB will never not be perfect.
Peak Hodinkee, maybe in more ways than you realize.
If watches could talk…
…this one would have to kill you.
Two years ago, we ran into Ikuzawa San with her buddy Daniel Arsham. This year they had a bit more presence on the field with their Team Arsham Porsche 904. The impossibly charming Mai was sporting her Team Ikuzawa and Bamford Carrera.
On day two, Jonny Lieberman swapped his IWC for this Sheffield 24 Hour: “I can’t read it, but the mid-century design felt perfect for the weekend.”
Motor Trend’s Senior Features Editor, Scott Evans, came heavy with the heritage pieces. The Vantage wristwatch (a more affordable sub-brand of Hamilton back in the day) and the proper Hamilton Pocket watch, both belonged to his late grandfather.
And now, for something a little different.
From Casio to Kurono. Japan doesn’t have a big presence at the Revival (for a few obvious reasons), so the Jade Dial Chronograph Hisui 3 stood out.
Jaaaaaaaags.
Is it really a Photo Report without at least one Nautilus? This one belongs to Max Chilton, literally the fastest person at Goodwood thanks to his record destroying run in the McMurtry Speirling at Goodwood’s other annual carfest, the Festival of Speed.
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