Photo Report: The Cars And Watches Of The 2026 London Concours

Now in its 10th year, the London Concours has fast become an important stop on the global collector car concours scene. On one hand, it's a chance for owners to test their metal against others’, duking it out for bragging rights over original and best condition, yet on the other hand, it's the ultimate summer garden party surrounded by some incredibly rare metal.

Held on the cricket pitch of the Honourable Artillery Company in the centre of London, English cars naturally were out in force, from extraordinary Jaguar E-Types and Listers with racing pedigree all the way to brand new British creations like the latest special creations from Morgan, Aston Martin and Gordon Murray. The Concours also attracts a wide range of cars from pre-war racers all the way up to contemporary 200mph+ hypercars.

This year, the London Concours featured different categories that fanned cars out on display. You could choose your flavour of car, sip a glass of Pimms and mill between a flock of rare Alfa Romeos, some Sonderwunsche Porsches in unique specs or a section of rare, tuned classics like Koenig Ferraris, Alpina BMWs and some wickedly rare pre-merger AMGs.

When you gather this number of mechanically inclined petrolheads in one place, the watches you’ll see are going to be nearly as impressive as the cars. There was a varied selection with many driver-focused chronographs and sports watches soaking up the London sun alongside the cars.

My personal favourite was a vintage Seiko Pogue chronograph that turned out to have an incredible car connection. Chatting to the owner about it, he beamed with pride as he took it off his wrist and showed me the caseback. I realised this wasn’t just any Pogue: on the underside of each of the lugs were hand-engraved city initials, most prominently LA on one of them. The owner went on to tell me he’d bought this Seiko from none other than the famed Porsche tuner, fashion designer and urban outlaw himself, Magnus Walker.

That’s exactly the sort of thing you can expect to casually bump into at the London Concours, all whilst casually shooting the breeze next to a Lamborghini Diablo SV or Range Rover Classic Convertible.

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Upon entering the Concours, front and centre were 10 bright yellow supercars, including a healthy dose of Lamborghini and Ferrari flagships.

The quirky Citroën CX Turbo attracted a healthy crowd for most of the day as curious onlookers admired it. Peering into the cockpit, you can see how mad these super saloons are.

When was the last time you saw a BMW 2002 with the roof chopped off by Bauer Targa? The owner told me he's owned it for over 25 years and it's just come off the line of a ground-up restoration - perfect for Sydney cruising...

A young photographer's Safari-spec Seiko Arnie reissue.

Editor's Note: This is how I'd spec my 911's interior.

Dream 80s tuner two car garage? A Ferrari 308 by Koenig and a BMW B7S Alpina Turbo.

A fantastic Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox perpetual calendar in rose gold.

Dream picnic car.

A Wood & Pickett Range Rover chop-top.

A Girard-Perregaux 8020 made in collaboration with Ferrari to celebrate Schumacher's tenure with Scuderia Ferrari - look closely, and you'll notice the F300 text in red below the hand stack.

At first glance, just another Mercedes R129 SL - it's so much more than that. It's an SL 75, 1 of 85 made.

The heart of the monster: a 7.3 litre Mercedes V12 tuned by AMG. That engine lived on in the Pagani Zonda, meaning this SL could be the world's most expensive donor engine.

The aforementioned ex-Magnus Walker Seiko 6139 Pogue. It's a very early example with a proof-dial and notch-case.

The owner of this two-tone Rolex GMT-Master beamed with pride telling me about it. He'd acquired it in 2001 after a career milestone and wears it just for special occasions like the Concours.

Automotive Artisans brought along their R33, their modern homage to the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale.

Say what you want about the looks of the Alfa Romeo RZ, but that interior is perfection.

Two Concorde moments in cars separated by 20 years: the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 and the GMA T.50.

A less-common Omega Speedmaster reference, but one perfect for a Concours - a co-axial Speedmaster Racing.

Pure wedge car: the first Lamborghini Countach, the LP400 Periscopio. This won Best in Show.

The first Countach and one of the last Diablos, an SV - separated by 21 years.

It's hard to beat an Enzo Ferrari in Giallo Modena.

A Martini-liveried Porsche 918 Spyder.

This Lancia Delta S4 stopped many in their tracks... When was the last time you saw one of these with its skin peeled away, too?

Whale-tail 911s in their natural habitat of Central London.

One very under-the-radar neo-vintage Rolex GMT-Master, the ref. 16710.

Sonderwunsch Porsches (that's German for 'Special Request') - all these Porsches are one-off specs.

Eagle brought along their Low Drag GT Jaguar E-Type restomod.

Tuned Jaguar XJSes. The Lister Le Mans is a wild thing: manual + 7 litre V12 + twin-turbocharging = a recipe for insanity.

An exceptional linen dial Omega De Ville.

A ring of rare Alfa Romeos. Note the RZ, also known as Il Mostro, in the back.

Good luck getting within spitting distance of the Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 - it was buried behind a crowd three people deep for most of the day.

The naturally aspirated V12 in the T.50 was developed by Cosworth. Linked up to a manual transmission and revving to 12,000 RPM, you can see why there's such excitement around the GMA.

1 of the 20 Lamborghini Reventón coupes.

This author's 70s Rodania oval-shaped watch with a bark-finished solid silver case.

Morgan's latest creation, the Midsummer, built in collaboration with Pininfarina.

In the words of the Chris Harris Podcast: "Fuck Bitcoin, invest in 996."

The Ferrari F355 Evoluto restomod.

Inside the Evoluto F355 restomod, it's peak analogue. These interior switches have phosphorescent paint and cleverly hidden UV lights to charge them up.

The covers were pulled off the Boreham Motorworks Ford Escort at the London Concours. Inside are two Breitling dash timers made especially for the car.