This Rolex watch stopped during Richard Hammond's Rimac crash

It was a crash that shook the world of entertainment back in 2017, and Richard Hammond has a momento sitting in his clubhouse that constantly reminds him just how big a shunt his Rimac crash was. In this video, Richard gives us a tour of his 'shelf of things', including numerous artefacts from his Top Gear and Grand Tour escapades, the pick of the bunch being a charred, broken Rolex watch.

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[ItsDanLatham]

The Rolex being sent back in that presentation box is so very on brand for Mate Rimac. What a guy.

[GamingGrenade]

"That's just another crash helmet, that's just something I like having around"

He may be accident prone but at least he's prepared

[abdulmiah]

I think what we'd all love to see is the three (May, Clarkson and Hammond) sat round a table going through their Top Gear/ Grand Tour memories and talking about the best bits!!

[MarkMeadows]

Richard is the fun uncle we all wanted right?

[wickednoreaster]

I kind of want the other two to do a video like this, of some of their memorabilia and trinkets

[lotusreplicachevron]

Richard seems like the type of guy I could happily sit down and have a beer with, and once we started talking you would lose a day but come away with a new friend

[rg]

Richard is a national treasure!
What a fantastic individual and presenter

[shoutout.kokain]

in a weird way, i feel as though this shelf holds memories of our own too. i mean, most of us have watched them our whole lives.

[mrmikemotors]

I love that you’re as proud of your past as we are. Thanks again for letting us into your personal life, if only just a little.

[car_pal]

the kid pic of Hammond at 2:54 had me on the floor

[JohnFromAccounting]

That Rolex is a part of automotive history. Richard utterly demolishing that Rimac concept was the moment where everything changed for the company, and now they own Bugatti, and make some of the most impressive and innovative vehicles in the world.

[richsackett]

Wow, Richard, that album your parents made for you of your childhood photos is wonderful. When I was in my mid-40s, my mom just shoved all the stuff from my childhood into my hands and told me to get it out of her house. She's been gone 7 years and I haven't missed her one second. You are a lucky man.

[theshadowman]

I can listen to this man for hours and not get bored

[paulcooper]

You, James May & Guy Martin ... I could watch/listen to the 3 of you ramble on about virtually anything!
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[paulobeckerrbdett]

"Made in Switzerland, carefully perfected on 10th June 2017 by the British"

I laughed quite a bit at that.

[CometSamurai]

So glad he remembers Brainiac that was the one show on Sky One I would watch EVERYDAY when it came on when I was younger. I basically grew up watching Richard Hammond and to this day he’s still one of my favourite presenters ever to grace British television

[rogerpritchard]

Nice chap. No swearing. Speaks well and articulate.

[astina]

I would just enjoy Hammond just talk about stuff that interest him if I were there. I would never leave.

[TrainMaster]

He is correct about the felt and straw rule in Texas. The general rule is to wear felt in autumn and winter but wear straw in summer and spring. Yet, I have seen people do whatever they want to do. Carol Shelby wore a black Stetson all year long!

[shoryuXE]

for anyone curious about the bass, i did a bit of researching on it. it appears to be a custom-spec Status Shark, based on the pickguard design and the headstock logo you can more easily see in TG S20E1. i can find pictures of a 4 string model with specs almost matching this one, but i couldn't find an exact match.