Luxury watch designer TAG Heuer has joined forces with Japanese gaming giant Nintendo to launch a pair of special edition watches, the Formula 1 Chronograph and Formula 1 Chronograph Tourbillon that celebrate one of the best racing games of all time: Mario Kart.

The first Chronograph is limited to 3000 pieces and will be encased in a 44-mm steel case, with black polished ceramic tachymeter bezel adorned by tiny Mario Kart references and the Mario Kart logo. The date window will also include traditional Mario Kart items such as the banana and bullet bill in addition to the date number, as a fun little Easter egg.

The TAG Heuer Formula 1 X Mario Kart Limited Edition (Chronograph) will cost $4,300 / £3,550.

The next model is the Chronograph Tourbillon, of which only 250 will be made. It features a slightly larger 45-mm case crafted from high-performance grade 5 titanium, and has a screwed sapphire case back with a Mario kart engraving. Each piece is numbered 'XXX/250'. The mechanism includes Mario himself, a blue shell, and a bullet bill moving around in rhythm.

The TAG Heuer Formula 1 X Mario Kart Limited Edition (Chronograph Tourbillon) will cost $25,600 / £21,250.

Both watches come with a black calf leather strap with contrasting red stitching and lining and a custom embossed pattern. The folding buckle also comes personalised with Mario 'M' symbol. The watches will come presented in specially developed black watch boxes with matching travel pouches.

You can register for early access to the Chronograph model right now on the official website until October 17th; early access sales go live on October 20th.

Although the Chronograph Tourbillon model isn't out yet, you can sign up to be alerted when it is.

Source: Nintendo Life