Photo Report: A Very Rare Opportunity Inside The Alpine Garage At The Montreal Grand Prix With H. Moser & Cie.

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to experience the Montreal Grand Prix from an insider's perspective, courtesy of H. Moser & Cie's partnership with the Alpine F1 team. The Swiss manufacturer has been sponsoring Alpine since last year, recently solidifying this relationship with the release of two striking new timepieces ahead of the Barcelona Grand Prix—the Streamliner Alpine Drivers Edition and the Streamliner Alpine Mechanics Edition. As a longtime Formula 1 fan attending my first Grand Prix, I arrived with sky-high expectations, and the Montreal Grand Prix exceeded them all.

Friday unfolded under sunny Montreal skies as we witnessed both practice sessions from an incredible vantage point in the paddock, which provided the best views on the circuit, sounds (note to self: bring earplugs next time), and smells (it turns out that you can actually smell rubber). On my wrist sat H. Moser's Streamliner Mechanics Edition. While I wasn't required to do any legitimate pit crew duties (though I maintain I could change a tire, just not in the required two (ish) seconds under Grand Prix pressure), the watch proved an ideal companion for a day of motorsport spectating.

The weekend's festivities continued on Saturday evening with Moser hosting a cocktail reception. To make things even better, Alpine's driver Pierre Gasly joined us for the evening. We discovered he is a huge watch guy, and his involvement in developing the skeleton variant of Moser's new F1 collection runs deeper than typical athlete partnerships—this is a genuine collaboration between an enthusiast and a manufacturer.

H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Alpine Mechanics Edition.

When Moser announced these two new releases two weeks ago , ahead of the Barcelona Grand Prix, it certainly got people talking, especially the ani-digi Mechanics Edition. However, I must say that after wearing it for a day on the track, I really loved the experience. The 42.6mm size wears nicely on the wrist, and while I normally consider this size a bit too large for my wrist, I didn't mind the extra couple of millimeters in exchange for vital information about the race. While I remained in the same time zone, I could see the GMT functionality coming in quite useful as well, especially with the hectic schedule that Formula 1 teams have.

The Drivers Edition is equally impressive. With Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan (who was on the team when the watch was being developed) having direct input with the team at Moser, the watch feels like a true collaboration between design, engineering, and functionality. When I spoke with Gasly briefly, I could sense his excitement about the watch, and it left me wondering what else they have in the works, as Moser and Alpine have already accomplished impressive things in their brief one year of collaboration. We're excited to see what develops as this collaboration deepens. Until then, scroll through the gallery below for photos from an action-packed weekend in Montreal.