TAG Heuer to reissue the Carrera for the 160th Anniversary of the brand

On The Dash said:

Carrera 160th Anniversary Silver Limited Edition
The photograph accompanying the article in the New York Times shows an interesting-looking Carrera, called the 160th Anniversary Silver Limited Edition. While no additional information is provided, we can assume that this Carrera will be issued to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the Heuer / TAG Heuer brand, which was founded in 1860. This new Carrera is presented as a re-edition, and so is branded “Heuer”, rather than TAG Heuer.

Interesting to see the super clean dial - only the words Carrera and Heuer, with no additional lines of text. Yes, just the way the Carrera was done in 1963. My best guess is that the movement is a Heuer 02 movement, with the date removed, although there is some possibility that the Heuer 02 has been modified to become a manual movement, to be used in such vintage re-issues. Perhaps the most distinctive accent of the new Carrera is the use of numerals on the hour recorder. Rather than the traditional 12-3-6-9 (four numbers) from the 1960s chronographs or the 1-through-12 (12 numbers) that we see in the 1970s, we have the numerals 12-4-8, which match the placement of the 30-10-20 on the chronograph minute recorder. The registers are relatively small, as on the original 1963 Carrera.

It is unclear from this one photo whether the case incorporates the glass-box construction, used previously for several Carreras, or a new design. It is also unclear whether the “Silver” in the name of the model refers to the dial (more likely) or the case (less likely). The use of a brushed silver dial would be consistent with the vintage models. The use of a silver case would be unique, and it’s difficult to remember the last Heuer chronograph issued in a silver case. Either way, the geometry of the case and the finish of the dial looks amazing. “Egg shell” is popular among the vintage Carrera collectors, but the brushed metallic finishes offer a fantastic look, and seems more fitting for an anniversary celebration.

CPRwatch

I had the original & sold it

Stufflers Mom

A moment of weakness or madness?

CPRwatch

Madness definitely , hadn't been wearing it much & thought it was a little small for me .

kov

Is it me or that index at 10 is not aligned to the outer scale and the index at 6 looks a bit off counter clockwise. 😕

I assume this pic is not a photograph but a digital rendering, they could have at least checked this kind of details... or does it have to do with that 30cm distance QC rule? 🥱

kov

What do you guys think?

abrod520

Have you tried on a Hodinkee Skipper, Fragment Carrera or the Telemetre model? It's that case