Warning: This will be a weak-sauce post.
But I figure a fair bit of this Forum is about our desire to drive a unique and lovely beast that meets our tastes.
So we quibble over colors, carbon fiber and wheels.

I wanted to emphasis the more historical nature of Jaguar, so I decided to add some wood accents, and an analog clock.
Here is the before and after.... comments welcome.

 

Very creative. Tho I'm not a big fan of wood I can appreciate the concept.

 

I like the look, especially if you can carry it to some of the other trim areas, like the doors and console. Sort of dependent on colors, etc. but certainly tasteful. Sort of in line with the Maserati Grand Coupe.

 

Looks great and elegant!

 

How 'historical' is the clock? Do you need to wind it by hand?

I like the look (says the old fogey)!

 

I like the way your headed. I’ve always thought our British beauties needed a touch of wood trim to make the proper jaaags

 

Thanks guys.
the clock is quartz and runs on a small battery, and I liked the fact that it came with a backer shell that seemed to fit right in.
I just thought the clock would give the interior a hint of the timepieces of yore.

The light teak wood grain was selected to match the Camel leather trim and seats.
Although going with a rich burl wood would have been more classic Jag.... but a bit out of place in an F-type.

Herminator

 

Nicely done.. looks very clean. My old G35 had an analog clock (not sure why, Infiniti isn't exactly 'classic', lol) but it never made much difference to me. In my dads XJ, totally makes sense.

This reminds me, I literally have a friend with a computer science degree who has trouble reading an analog clock. Figured that out when she sat in my old car. Not sure how that one works

 

She obviously only does ones and zeroes!
But computer scientists aren't taught to read analogue clocks, that only requires a birt of common sense.

On sort-of a related note, when digital watches became the "norm" I found that if you asked someone the time immediately after they'd looked at their watch, those with digitals had to look again, whereas the analogue people could tell you without a second look. I guess you engage more brain with analogue.

 

Sorry, to me this wood looks out of place - too high contrast with darker dash around it. I would try dark wood stain or different wood.

 

If this is a convertible, is part of annual maintenance oiling the teak? I agree that a few other accents in the cabin would help it blend in. An alternate to the clock could be a growler or leaper routed or burned into the wood.

 

I once read that people don't look at their watch to tell the time, but to judge how long until something happens, or how long since something happened. For those purposes, an analog display of time seems much more intuitive, since you can do the math on the face itself. With a digital display, you have to do a mental math calculation. Always made sense to me.

 

HaaHaa,

We restored a Triumph Spitfire years ago and re-veneered the wood dash. So, every year after that, we used furniture polish/conditioner to protect that wood.

We condition our F's leather yearly, even though it is coated. Old habits die hard.

 

I like your thinking. Being a watch collector, I love the analog look. Would look better if it were more flush tho, and that burl look that someone else posted would be my choice. I went carbon fiber myself.

 

That wood would really pop if you applied about 10 coats of clear urethane lacquer.

 

I'd like to see some wide-angle shots that show the rest of the camel interior. I suspect it looks too high contrast in isolation but nice in the context of the whole cabin.