Description:
In 2011, the anniversary of 150 years of history of an old watch brand, Tag Heuer , which has always been an inspiration with a sporting connection with the unprecedented world of motorsport.
For the occasion, the Swiss company launches a new version of the icon collection Carrera.
Chronographs and Solotempo the classic look, but with strong roots in the racing DNA of the Carrera series.
Values, goals, technology, aesthetics, materials are shared: absolute accuracy, reliability, total instinct for innovation.
TAG Heuer Carrera Automatic Chronograph Calibre 16 Heritage reinterprets the iconic model of the motor tradition TAG Heuer.
It appears from the lines but not retro vintage: the case of a 41mm brushed and shiny gloss, as well as monochrome TAG Heuer logo. On some versions of the hands are a deep blue. The dial is characterized by an effect flinqué, “the minutes on the flange and the counters are retro as well as the shape of the hand is faithful to the historical. The Arabic numerals embossed indices take inspiration from a model prior to the 1945 Heuer Carrera. Even the buttons chronograph, crown and counters are based on this ‘muse’ of the past.