British watch manufacturer Bremont is marking the 60th anniversary of Jaguar’siconic E-type with a boxed set including a chronograph and the company’s first ever Rally Timer.
The Rally Timer features two entirely separate mechanical instruments; on the left a stopwatch with tachymeter and on the right a clock with small seconds.
Both are mounted an engine-turned backplate which can be displayed on a desktop stand or fitted into a car. The set also includes a driving experience with Jaguar Classic, which will allow owners to get behind the wheel of three E-types at Jaguar Land Rover’s Fen End proving ground in Warwickshire, England.
Bremont is creating 120 sets, split between 60 including the 43mm limited-edition Bremont E-type featuring a ‘Drop Everything Green’ bezel and strap and the other 60 in ‘Flat Out Grey’.
The chronograph’s black dial is directly inspired by the E-type’s instrument gauges and its hour and minute hands replicate the car’s tachometer needle.
When it was revealed at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show, the 265bhp, 3.8 liter straight-six gave the Jaguar E-type a top speed of more than 150mph but at a price that was half of the equivalent Aston Martin or Ferrari, with Enzo Ferrari himself later describing it as ‘the most beautiful car ever made’.
The Bremont Jaguar E-type 60th limited edition boxed sets are available to order now via Bremont, priced £12,995 GBP ($18,095 USD).
Jaguar is celebrating the iconic E-Type‘s 60th anniversary in March 2021 by building six roadsters and six coupes, delivered as a commemorative pack to the half-dozen selection of lucky customers.
The E-Type is without a doubt the marque’s most famous sports car, and to this day is one of the most sought after period British sports cars around. Prices for original E-Types often fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars — take a look at this 1961 Series 1 offering that sold for $720,000 USD, for example.
Jaguar’s Classic Works facility will be behind the production of the 12 E-Types, and has chosen to pay homage to the “9600 HP” driven by public relations manager Bob Berry from Coventry to Switzerland and the “77 RW” driven on the same route by the engineer Norman Dewis in 1961.
The “9600 HP” is said to be the oldest E-Type in existence, and will now find new life in the pack thanks to the coupe sporting a “Flat Out Gray” paint job that pays homage to the classic model, as it was driven flat-out on its run.
The “77 RW” roadster will be painted in another custom hue, dubbed “Drop Everything Green.” Inside both, you’ll find a number of exclusive finishing touches designed in conjunction with Jaguar’s design director, Julian Thomson.
Both will be powered by a 3.8-liter straight-six engine, which is expected to push the car to its once incredible 150 MPH top speed. Given the rarity of the E-Type 60th Anniversary pack, pricing is slated to be around the $785,000 USD mark for the two. Prospective buyers wanting to get their hands on the Jaguar E-Type 60th Anniversary Collection can inquire by heading over to the Jaguar Classic website.
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