The ultimate gift for the car lover

IT COULD be the ultimate gift for the petrol head in your life – a hand made watch, lovingly crafted from components that in a previous existence were used in classic Ford Mustangs.

The idea is the brainchild of Christian Mygh and Jonathan Kamstrup, who together scour salvage yards around the world for models, each of which can be transformed into hundreds of unique timepieces, costing around €1,500.

For the true Mustang enthusiast, REC Watches, based in Denmark, will even create an entirely new watch from parts donated by customers, including World Champion Drifter and professional fun-haver Vaughn Gittin Jr., who wears a watch that includes carbon fibre bodywork from his 700-horsepower World Drift Series Ford Mustang RTR.

‘Most people would just see a pile of metal, a ghost of a Mustang. We see something completely different – the soul of a car and a story that needs to be told,’ said co-founder Mygh.

‘I’m not cutting up Mustangs. I’m bringing Mustangs that are beyond repair back to life as a watch.’

Each finished design incorporates the vehicle identification number, year of production and classic Mustang design cues.

A power dial designed to look like a fuel gauge shows remaining battery life, and the hands, date, and dial numbers are all influenced by the iconic car’s dashboard.