Photo: Jaguar
Two British companies have announced they once again joined forces and unveiled one of the six unique wristwatches to be offered to customers of the six new Lightweight E-Type. The historic vehicles will be built by Jaguar Heritage ending the GT E-type project started back in 1963.
The British auto maker recently unveiled the first of the unique six time pieces through an official press release. According to Jaguar, the 43mm watch features a black dial based on the look of a Lightweight tachometer and features a subtle “red zone” quadrant. The chamfered hour and minute hands replciate the instrument’s tachometer needle, while the chassis number of the relevant car is printed at the six o’clock position.
In its innovative design, auto enthusiasts will find the new clock an extreme experience of great taste and subtle design. The central band of the white gold case is made from aluminum remaining from construction of the new Lightweight body panels and will have anodized to match the color of the car it is designed to complement.
The wristwatch has a winding crown engraved with the pattern of the period-correct racing tires used on the continuation Lightweights, and straps made from the same Connolly leather which is being used for the interior trim. Bremont and Jaguar have worked closely together in the past on the clocks for the C-X75 and XJ75 Platinum concept cars.
As to the actual cars, in case you heaven’t heard yet, Jaguar decided to end the line of the Special GT E-type project, which originally started in February 1963, by building the “missing” six vehicles. The objective was to build 18 cars, but only 12 of the aluminum-bodied Lightweight E-Type vehicles were eventually constructed. The remaining six designated chassis numbers will be now used to build six new cars. According to Jaguar, they will carry those original chassis numbers.
“Each of the six cars will be built to the exact specification of the last Lightweight E-Type produced in 1964 and will be hand-crafted at the original home of the E-Type, Browns Lane in Coventry, England. The cars will be sold as period competition vehicles and all will be suitable for FIA homologation for historic motorsport purposes,” Jaguar explained.
In its innovative design, auto enthusiasts will find the new clock an extreme experience of great taste and subtle design. The central band of the white gold case is made from aluminum remaining from construction of the new Lightweight body panels and will have anodized to match the color of the car it is designed to complement.
The wristwatch has a winding crown engraved with the pattern of the period-correct racing tires used on the continuation Lightweights, and straps made from the same Connolly leather which is being used for the interior trim. Bremont and Jaguar have worked closely together in the past on the clocks for the C-X75 and XJ75 Platinum concept cars.
As to the actual cars, in case you heaven’t heard yet, Jaguar decided to end the line of the Special GT E-type project, which originally started in February 1963, by building the “missing” six vehicles. The objective was to build 18 cars, but only 12 of the aluminum-bodied Lightweight E-Type vehicles were eventually constructed. The remaining six designated chassis numbers will be now used to build six new cars. According to Jaguar, they will carry those original chassis numbers.
“Each of the six cars will be built to the exact specification of the last Lightweight E-Type produced in 1964 and will be hand-crafted at the original home of the E-Type, Browns Lane in Coventry, England. The cars will be sold as period competition vehicles and all will be suitable for FIA homologation for historic motorsport purposes,” Jaguar explained.
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