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Introducing the TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Jack Heuer Birthday Gold Limited Edition
You can read more about how the Carrera came about, here.
In the year 2020, as TAG Heuer is marking its 160th anniversary, the brand has made it a mission to place all focus on the Carrera. We’ve seen several impressive launches with this in mind, such as the TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Silver Limited Edition, which kicked things off for the brand earlier in the year at the LVMH Watch Week in Dubai.
The Heuer Carrera 1158CHN
The reference holds further significance for TAG Heuer and Jack Heuer himself because in the 1970s, when watchmaker was associated with the Ferrari Formula 1 team, Jack Heuer had developed a tradition of presenting these gold watches to the team’s driving roster — including Ronnie Peterson, Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni — for good luck. Jack Heuer would have the driver’s name and blood group engraved on the back of the watch, before he presented the watch to them. In collector’s circles today, these are best known as the “Ferrari Carrera.”
The Heuer Carrera 1158CHN was powered by the automatic Calibre 12, presenting hours and minutes on the central pinion, a date window at 6 o’clock; central chronograph seconds hand, paired with a 30-minute totalizer at 3 o’clock and 12-hour totalizer at 9 o’clock.
TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Jack Heuer Birthday Gold Limited Edition
Taking inspiration from the Heuer Carrera 1158CHN, TAG Heuer is announcing today the Carrera Chronograph Jack Heuer Birthday Gold Limited Edition. At 42mm, the 18K 5N rose gold watch is clearly of modern proportions taking on the case design of the Carrera Chronograph 42mm, announced earlier in September.
The dial on the watch is opaline with a silver flange. You have the running seconds and date window paired together at 6 o’clock. A 30-minute totalizer, at 3 o’clock, and a 12-hour totalizer, at 9 o’clock. The sideways marking of the number “88” just under the center pinion is a nod to Jack Heuer’s 88th birthday this year. On the same note, the watch will be limited to 188 pieces.
Movement
Calibre Heuer 02 Automatic; hour and minutes; small running seconds; date; chronograph with 30-minute totalizer, at 3 o’clock, and a 12-hour totalizer, at 9 o’clock; 80-hour power reserve
Case
42mm 18K 5N rose gold case; water resistant to 100m
Strap
Black alligator leather strap with black lining 18K 5N rose gold pin buckle; TAG Heuer logo
Price & Limitation
CHF 18,000; limited edition of 188 pieces available for pre-orders from 19 November 2020 and will be available in TAG Heuer boutiques and online in March 2021
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