OLD MADE NEW

For 2023, TAG Heuer has redesigned its iconic Carrera Chronograph using beloved vintage elements

- JONATHAN HO

39 MM CARRERA CHRONOGRAPH

SPECS

Case 39 mm polished steel with 100 metres water resistance

Movement Automatic calibre TH20-00 with 80 hours power reserve 

TAG HEUER, a stalwart in the watch industry and one of the most prolific manufacturers of chronographs, has unveiled a new vision for the timing instrument inspired by vintage aesthetics. At Watches & Wonders Geneva 2023, TAG Heuer introduced two new Carrera chronographs in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the racing icon.

Since its introduction in 1963, the TAG Heuer Carrera has become a symbol of aspiration, achievement and good taste. Across six decades, it has appeared on the wrists of icons of cool – from Mick Jagger to James Hunt to Ryan Gosling; and though the Heuer Carrera chronograph was launched in 1963, the real story began even earlier in 1950 during the first Carrera Panamericana car race. The story of an open road border-to-border race in Mexico covering more than 3,500 km with minimal safety precautions in place is the stuff of legends, lending its namesake chronograph an even more masculine allure.