Carroll Shelby won the prestigious FIA International Championship of GT Manufacturers back in 1965 and, in so doing, introduced the world to the Shelby Cobra. 50 years later, Beaume et Mercier teamed up with the Carroll Shelby Company to commemorate this milestone with the limited edition Capeland collection, consisting of the Capeland Shelby Cobra Steel Chronograph and the Capeland Shelby Cobra 18k Red Gold Flyback Chronograph.
Inspired by the vintage 1948 mono-push-piece chronograph in the Baume & Mercier museum, our Capeland Shelby® Cobra is distinguished by its retro accents, classic lines, chronograph and tachymeter functions, polished and satin finished case and specially crafted hands featuring the Cobra logo. It is unparalleled elegance injected with pure snake venom.
The Capeland Shelby Cobra Steel Chronograph is a 44mm chronograph with a stainless steel case and a Swiss-made self-winding movement. The dial is inspired by the Cobra’s iconic dashboard and finished in Shelby’s Guardsman Blue racing color with Superluminova blue emission “to provide a soft evening glow” and Shelby double racing stripes. The seconds hand sports the infamous Cobra logo.
The sapphire crystal back is engraved with the collection title, and Carroll Shelby’s personal signature. It also comes with a premium black alligator strap with red calfskin rubber-like lining, grey stitching and triple-folding clasp with security push-pieces.
More exclusive is the Capeland Shelby Cobra 18k Red Gold Flyback Chronograph. Sporting a similar Guardsman Blue dial, it trades in the stainless steel for a polished and satin-finished 18K red gold, gold hands in the shape of the iconic Cobra steering wheel along with a seconds hand sporting the Cobra logo.
The back sports a sapphire crystal framed by an 18K gold case back, with an engraving of the collection title and personal signature of Carroll Shelby. The strap is made of genuine black alligator leather offset by a 18K red gold buckle with Cobra blue round-scale alligator lining and red stitching.
The Capeland Shelby Cobra Steel Chronograph will be limited to 1,965 pieces while the Capeland Shelby Cobra 18k Red Gold Flyback Chronograph will be limited to only 98 numbered pieces. Both will come with special packaging with an exclusive miniature of the 427 Cobra, in addition to a custom brochure and card. A full history of the Cobra will also be included with the 18K Flyback Chronograph.
Source : Beaume et Mercier