Hennessey Venom F5 Will get Restricted-Version Watch That Prices $200,000

Hennessey Efficiency and Skeleton Idea have partnered to design a watch. The Hennessey Venom F5 Idea Chronograph is a brand new, limited-edition timepiece that’s tied to a person Venom F5 mannequin by way of the wristband and inscription.

The sapphire case goes by way of an intensive creation course of, starting it as aluminum oxide that’s heated till molten. It’s then cooled right into a crystalline block that’s inspected earlier than it’s machined 24 hours a day for over 30 days into the ultimate piece. One other cautious inspection and sharpening full it.

The chronograph has different touches from the automobile, that includes a carbon-fiber bezel engraved with a high-contrast tachymetric scale that may measure common speeds of as much as 248 miles per hour (400 kilometers per hour). Every watch is tied to a person Venom F5 with a chassis quantity inscription that’s surrounded by a “The American Dream By no means Sleeps” engraving. Skeleton Idea additional connects its watch with the particular Hennessey by color-matching the band to the automobile’s exterior coloration.

The super-exclusive Hennessey Venom F5 debuted in late 2020, with the corporate constructing simply 24 examples. Its restricted run actually added to its rarity, however the Hennessey has the ability to again up its seven-figure price ticket. The automobile encompasses a bespoke twin-turbocharged 6.6-liter V8 engine that produces 1,817 horsepower (1,345 kilowatts) and 1,193 pound-feet (1,617 Newton-meters) of torque, which is able to sending the automobile to 62 mph (100 kph) in lower than three seconds. It’ll allegedly go from 0-124 mph (200 kph) in 4.7 seconds.

“The automobile pushes the boundary of risk by way of superior engineering, a parallel we’ve delivered to the watch that heroes engineering with its distinctive and delightful sapphire case,” stated Hennessey COO Alex Roys.

The watch, just like the automobile, isn’t low cost, costing $200,000. Nevertheless, that could be a cut price in comparison with the $3 million Venom F5 Roadster that Hennessey launched earlier this yr, which noticed a large value enhance in comparison with the $2.1-million coupe. It packs the identical high-powered V8 engine, weighing lower than 3,100 kilos (1,406 kilograms). The coupe weighs 2,998 lbs (1,360 kg).