Not based on looks but the fact that it's basically the same watch as the Aquaracer Caliber 5 with a different design. They're both 42-43mm 3-handers with rotating 60min dive bezels. Why are they two separate lines with separate names? Why not call the Autavia watch an Aquaracer, and the current AQR lineup the 1000?

 

I think these new Carreras are just fantastic. In particular, the black and rose gold model looks really great. So this new model appears to be what the 2014 Calibre 1969 titanium and rose gold model was supposed to be.












Maybe TAG Heuer leadership read my 2018 post.

 

Then it really would just be an F1 on steroids!

(And growth hormone...)

 

Nice Photoshop skills!

 

I agree with this sentiment.

 

Those thick markers always make me think "fashion watch."

 

Coming from the master that means a lot But I just hacked them together in a Google doc by pasting a cropped image of the new dials onto an image of the Montreal Carrera case.

Do feel free to perfect them by thinning the markers a bit

 

Aw, too kind. Wish I had time to teach myself CAD. Then we'd really have some fun.

 

Someone tell me if this sounds about right:

39mm Carrera (heritage inspired editions)
42mm Carrera (September 2020 mystery)
44mm Carrera (just released)

Just a guess, but maybe this potential 42mm Carrera is a design bridge between the 39mm heritage editions and the 44mm Carrera Sports announced today? Sharing cues from the 39mm heritage but not as modern as the 44mm?

Curious...

 

I’ll probably get banned for leaking this info and breaking the embargo, so I won’t share any photos.

You’ll all simply have to wait to see what the Carrera 600m diver looks like. And it does indeed have a rotating bezel.

it also has a new movement! They’re calling it the H20

 

Teach yourself CAD, then make some connections with components manufacturers, then contract for a number of manual-wind Sellita chronograph movements, then....

Meanwhile, I am downloading GIMP (a free open-source Photoshop alternative) as I type this because now I need to fix TAG's entire lineup.

 

Rumors are it's more like a Heuer-02 evolution of the 1887 models' design, so sort of?

 

Do you have insider information on the existence of a 42mm? Or did TAG Heuer make the announcement today? I searched for news on this topic but couldn't find anything.

 

TAG Heuer official video for the new 2020 Carrera.

 

Piggybacking on this: I thought the curved / tilted lugs of the new models would get more attention considering how beloved the lugs are on the 60s icons.

 

OTD article has some speculation about the september release and it's similar to the mock ups above, it mentions deleting the external bezel to get it within the 40mm range. You'd have to think he's well informed.