The late Sir Terence Conran collaborated with Brooklands Watch Company on the Triple-Four Chronograph, inspired by motoring history
The connection with car racing history – the watch brand is named after the historic Brooklands racing track in Surrey, now a museum – held a personal appeal for the designer, whose father attended the track and mother learnt to fly at the site’s flying club. When Brooklands Watch Company founder Simon Jeffs approached the designer with the project in 2018, it felt like a natural fit.
‘Sir Terence said it was just the sort of project he would love to be involved with. The model briefing we provided specified the mechanism and Sir Terence visited Brooklands Museum to meet the museum team and view the exhibits. He found the Napier Railton car to be particularly inspiring,’ says Jeffs on the beginning of the partnership.Inspired by the racing car built at Brooklands, the Triple-Four Chronograph intertwines automotive cues throughout its design.
The watch, limited to 500 pieces, encompasses both Jeffs’ experience as an aerospace engineer and Conran’s distinctive design codes. For Jeffs, Conran’s involvement was a dream come true. ‘I realised I needed a top British designer and called the Design Museum for suggestions. I decided to shoot for the stars and emailed Sir Terence. I didn’t expect a reply and at best [anticipated] a polite no. I was thrilled when he said he was keen to know more.
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