![]() The bezel is fixed with short, straight lugs. The Carrera is an icon in the watch world, and it’s more closely tied to racing than almost any other chronograph.Ī 3-part case in 316L stainless steel houses the movement and features a fully polished finish. An element that helps keep the dial clean, and easy to read. Inside the hour counter at 6 o’clock is an aperture that indicates the date. The top edge of the hour indexes also luminous material. ![]() ![]() The chapter ring has a printed minute scale and large applied hour indexes.Īt 9 o’clock is a blue small second subsidiary dial with no chapter ring, and in the same color as the dial, giving the appearance as though there are only two registers, even though it is really a three register chrono.īaton style hour and minute hands feature luminous material. On the outer edge is a sloped flange with a printed tachymeter scale. The two counters feature sloped silver rings, with circular guilloche in blue. The 12-hour chronograph counter sits directly below at 6 o’clock. In the center, at 12 o’clock, is a 30-minute chronograph counter. Jack Heuer’s father, Edouard Heuer, invented the oscillating pinion in 1887, and in 2010, TAG Heuer used the oscillating pinion to build the in-house manufactured, caliber 1887, which powers the Carrera today.įor this REVIEW, we selected TAG Heuer Carrera 1887 with a beautiful sunburst finish blue metallic dial. The Carrera ties racing and watchmaking together in a way few other brands have been able to do. Dating back to 1963, when Jack Heuer named it for the legendary “Carrera Panamericana” road race. The Carrera is one of the most famous chronographs ever produced.
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