TAG Heuer Carrera, and Porsche Carrera, are actually Carrera. They both originated from a legendary car race in the early last century, the Pan American road race Carrera Panamericana, which is known as the most dangerous road race in the world. Jack Heuer, then CEO of TAG Heuer, heard about this legendary car race and realized that Carrera would be the perfect name for a new timepiece, so TAG Heuer launched the Carrera chronograph. The Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7, known as the ducktail model by car fans, is the first 911 to use the name of Carrera. More TAG Heuer Carrera clone watches.
The two sides chose the 42mm TAG Heuer Carrera chronograph, that is, the Carrera watch with the tachymeter ring removed, as the basis for the design, and selected two colors from the 27 kinds of car paints that year, and made the steel model Create a blue and white theme, 18K5N rose gold is red and white. In fact, there were very few opportunities to come into contact with TAG Heuer’s precious metal models before, but this time we got the real ones, we can see that the effect is still very good, the shell is polished in a large area, which enhances the sense of luxury. This side of the case is also engraved to restore the classic racing garland of the 911 Carrera model.
The crown on the other side of the replica TAG Heuer Carrera x Porsche RS 2.7 watch and the upper and lower chronograph buttons are also made of 18K 5N rose gold. The brand logo is engraved on the top of the crown, and the watch is waterproof up to 100 meters, which meets the needs of daily use. In order to restore the original version of the watch, after removing the speed ring, the style presented is completely different. Compared with the more sporty style with the speed ring, it returns to the classic with another elegant attitude.
The red elements dotted on the white dial are very eye-catching. This red is taken from Porsche’s iconic car paint Guards Red. From the circular lines on the outer edge, to the chronograph second hand, small chronograph marks, and scales, this subtle color is used. red tint. The chronograph dial of the watch uses a layout of 3, 6, and 9, which is different from the three circular sub-dials of the original historical version. TAG Heuer has made a change, presenting the black travel time second hand indicator at 6 o’clock in a simple cross-hair style. A date display window with black background and white characters is left below. The two chronograph sub-dials are decorated with record patterns. The dial as a whole is in line with the design concept of the original watch, and it is specially designed for racers to easily and clearly distinguish the time when driving a vehicle.
TAG Heuer self-produced Heuer 02 movement, the thickness of the movement is 6.90 mm, equipped with a column wheel and vertical clutch, one-way winding, and a single barrel can provide 80 hours of power reserve. The watch comes with a luxurious red alligator leather strap with a solid rose gold pin buckle.
