# Race-Worthy Wristwatches The GP Race Watch Tells Time Using a Racetrack By Michael Hines | Published 2011-12-29 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gp-race-watch References: [designbuzz](http://www.designbuzz.com/innovative-motorsports-themed-wrist-watch.html) & [tokyoflash](http://www.tokyoflash.com/blog/2011/12/gp-race-watch-appeals-to-motor-sport-fans/) The GP Race watch is a conceptual wristwatch designed primarily for [motorsport enthusiasts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/richard-mille-rm-3001-le-mans-classic). The watch has a unique face that drops the numbers and hands of traditional watches in favor of a racetrack with time-telling "cars." Time is told on the GP Race watch by following the cars. The red car represents the hours, the blue car represents the minutes and the green car signals the seconds. The racetrack is designed in the shape of a clock's face and the cars move around it in a clockwise motion. The watch's face can be swapped out should you get tired of looking at time traveling around the same track. The GP Race watch was designed by a gent named Peter from the U.K. and was submitted to TokyoFlash's design blog; a place where [concept watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/type-8-daniel-engelberg) go to become reality. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 51% | Activity: 41% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/watches) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Conceptual Watches:** Opportunity for creating innovative and unconventional time-telling wristwatches. - **Personalized Watch Faces:** Potential to offer customizable watch faces to suit individual preferences and style. - **Motorsport-inspired Design:** Ability to create timepieces that cater specifically to motorsport enthusiasts. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Watch Manufacturing:** Innovative design concepts open up new possibilities for the watch manufacturing industry. - **Fashion and Accessories:** Offering personalized and unique watch faces can tap into the fashion and accessories industry. - **Motorsports:** Developing specialized watches for motorsport enthusiasts presents a disruptive opportunity within the motorsports industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sports Car-Branded Watch Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aston-martins-formula-one-team.md) - [Retro-Style Racer Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roue-tps-watch.md) - [Motorsport-Inspired Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ollech-wajs-rallychron.md) - [Racing-Inspired Chronographic Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/top-time-collection.md) - [70s-Style Motorsports Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seiko-prospex-speedtimers.md) - [Mechanical Motorsports Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/richard-mille-rm-3001-le-mans-classic.md) - [Classic Car-Inspired Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speedometer.md) - [Branded Racing Smartwatches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tag-heuer-timepiece.md) - [Collaborative Motorsport Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brm-x-honda.md)