5/15/09

Automotive-Inspired Gift Guide for Dads and Grads - Gear Box


Motorsport-inspired watches, Puma shoes, Craftsman tool sets, Redline coffee, C/D books, Sid Ramnarace hubcap-inspired bowls and coasters

The Tag Heuer SLR Calibre S Laptimer Chronograph has a hellishly long name, and a long memory. It can count up to 20 laps with 0.01-second precision and report the best lap. ($4500; 800-321-4832; www.tagheuer.com)

The BRM V12 is the exotic car of watches. The company produces just 2500 timepieces a year, and each is made by hand. The case on this watch, for instance, requires 300 assembly steps. ($5850; www.brm-manufacture.com)

Tissot is the official timekeeper of NASCAR, but the Swiss-made Tissot T-Trax probably has more technology inside it than a Sprint Cup car’s suspension. ($450; 877-839-5224;www.tissot.ch)

Made in 2008 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Route 66, the design of the Hamilton US 66 Power Reserve mimics the styling of a speedometer, a tachometer, and a fuel gauge. ($1395; 877-839-5224; www.hamiltonwatch.com)

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