Bloodhound supersonic car goes old school with Rolex analog instruments

Digital electronic displays are a tremendous asset until they give out, then you end up staring at a blank screen having no idea what’s going on. That’s bad enough sitting at a desk, but in a supersonic car blasting across the South African desert, it’s brown trousers time. To avoid this, watch manufacturer Rolex has developed a pair of bespoke analog instruments as backups for the Bloodhound SSC, the jet-powered car being built for an attempt to set a new world land speed record of 1,000 mph (1,609 km/h)... Continue Reading Bloodhound supersonic car goes old school with Rolex analog instruments




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Tags: Bloodhound SSC, Instrument, Rolex, South Africa, Time




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