The Bulova SHELBY® Racer Chronograph 96K118 is a men's limited-edition chronograph — one of just 7,500 produced worldwide — built as a wrist-worn tribute to the 50th Anniversary Aluminum Daytona Coupe. Everything about it is drawn from the car. The 40.5mm high-polish stainless steel case and mirror-polished silver-tone dial echo the Coupe's bare aluminium bodywork, catching light the way brushed metal never could.
The chronograph subdials take their cue from the car's dash gauges, while the split-finish stainless steel bracelet mirrors the twin racing stripes running the length of the bonnet. Luminous hands and white dial accents keep it legible, an anti-reflective sapphire crystal keeps the view clean and scratch-free, and a glass caseback insert carrying the Bulova and Daytona Coupe logos turns the reverse side into part of the story. At 100m water resistant and 173g on a 22mm lug, it wears with genuine substance.
Inside is Bulova's proprietary NP20 high-precision quartz movement, resonating at 262 kHz — eight times the frequency of a standard quartz calibre — which is what allows the smooth sweeping chronograph hand and continuously running seconds hand rather than the familiar one-second tick. It's a six-hand chronograph layout, so you get stopwatch timing without the servicing overhead of a mechanical chronograph, and accuracy that holds without fuss.
The watch arrives as a full box set: a dedicated SHELBY® presentation box housing a 1/24-scale silver-plated Shelby Daytona Coupe model, plus an additional padded brown leather strap for a softer, more vintage look. It's aimed squarely at the automotive enthusiast — a 40.5mm men's sapphire-crystal chronograph that works with a suit, an open collar, or a weekend at the track.
What we love about this watch: The 96K118 is one of the few licensed collaboration watches where the design brief actually shows up in the metal — the mirror dial genuinely reads as polished aluminium, and the split-finish bracelet is a clever, subtle nod to the racing stripes rather than a printed logo. Add the die-cast Daytona Coupe, the spare leather strap and a production run capped at 7,500 pieces worldwide, and it stops being just a watch purchase; it's a collector's piece with two distinct looks in one box. For anyone who has ever loved a Shelby, this is an easy yes.
Ships in 1-3 Business Days from Sydney with Australia Post Express. Sydney customers can pick up on the same day from our Alexandria showroom an hour after placing the order by choosing Click & Collect as the delivery option.
3 Year warranty from Bulova Watches(Australia). StarBuy are Authorised distributors of Bulova Watches. All Bulova Watches are shipped in Bulova original packaging released for Australia. All Bulova warranties are registered online on the Bulova Warranty Portal directly by StarBuy on behalf of the customer. After purchase and shipping by StarBuy, an email is sent by Bulova registering the warranty directly to the buyer. A link to the online instructions manual is also sent within the email. Bulova no longer supply any hard copies of the warranty booklet or the instructions manual.
