2021 TAG Heuer Carrera Three Hands Calibre 5 and Calibre 7

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I find that ETA is often used even when it's a Sellita.

Pretty sure my Squale 1521 contains a Sellita (because all the new ones seem to), but in the description on the website I bought it from, it said ETA. I bet if you challenged on them, they'd just say it was an identical movement.
Just pop it open and show us the truth!
 
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Great photos from DC as always!
My 2014 WAR Carrera is one of my favourite watches. It's easy to wear and stunning from every angle. I think the new Carreras are an upgrade in many ways, although some design choices will hold me back from trading up.
I like the combination of polished and brushed surfaces, very handsome. The new cases is even slimmer than the previous one, well done.
I'm still not a fan of the new lugs. I tried the elegant Carrera chronograph at my AD. Head on it's stunning but from an angle they're just no Carrera lugs. They look a bit stumpy, although I might get used to that over time.
The hands and hour markers are no improvement. Retro Autavia hands on an elegant Carrera seem a mismatch, they're also quite fat. I love how the light catches the polished sides of the hour markers on my Carrera. The new hour markers seem to have too much going on, it's distracting.
Why increase the lug width on the 39mm from 19 to 20,5(!)mm? This has huge implications on wrist presence. It's a lot of bracelet.
I'm happy they deleted 'Calibre 5' on the dial but instead they increased the font size of Carrera and Automatic. I wonder why we still need to print automatic anyway, it's quite obvious and it's not like anyone will be able to read it off your wrist, despite the huge font size. The typewriter font is also pretty outdated. I'd be happy with no print at all.
Date window at 6 is fine, certainly when the date wheel matches the dial. The white wheel on the blue dials is an eyesore.
I prefer the concentric dial to the sunburst. The grey and silver aren't bad but the gold is my favourite from these. I like the Solunar inspired tension ring of the Twin Time (not GMT). I read a lot of positive things on the forum about the blue dial but the reason is beyond me. I figure they collected 5 of the most boring blues they could find and went with the most boring one of those. This blue is pitched towards the Tissot buyer who wants to splurge. So many great colours in the 90s F1, 2000 series etc. Let's have some exciting colours please.
So overall positive 馃槈
 
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Yes I know, I ask the question because the article of Calibre 11 specifies well "ETA" 馃槈
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I find that ETA is often used even when it's a Sellita.

Pretty sure my Squale 1521 contains a Sellita (because all the new ones seem to), but in the description on the website I bought it from, it said ETA. I bet if you challenged on them, they'd just say it was an identical movement.

Yes, for a while now the TAG "Calibre 5" has actually been either a 2892 or an SW200, used interchangeably even within the same model. So that might be the case now with the Calibre 7
 
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Anyone agree that there should have been a pastel set of colours for launch? Pink? Turquoise?

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Yes, but a couple years back. Too late now.
 
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Anyway, here are my in-person shots from the Boutique:
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I need that box!
 
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The Silver Dial is my favorite.
Amen brother! The silver seems to have a really nice personality to it. Looks killer with the white chapter ring.
 
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I need that box!

LOL it's funny you say that cause I was this close to asking if I could have it after the watches went on open display! 馃榿
 
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Anyone agree that there should have been a pastel set of colours for launch? Pink? Turquoise?
I was looking into that 36mm turquoise Oyster for my wife. Turns out this 5k list price watch is trading for at least 13k at dealers 馃槈
 
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I was looking into that 36mm turquoise Oyster for my wife. Turns out this 5k list price watch is trading for at least 13k at dealers 馃槈

Crazy they have a long wait list also. Fancy one myself!
 
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It's not a radial dial (in terms of numeral arrangement), but it's OK to describe it as a radial-pattern dial I think (which is what the article says). Concentric may have been a more appropriate term but I don't find the article confusing.
It's a fair comment. TAG Heuer use "Azurage" to describe the pattern..in the past they have used radial, but I bow to the dictionary that there may be a better way of describing the pattern 馃槑
 
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I find that ETA is often used even when it's a Sellita.

Pretty sure my Squale 1521 contains a Sellita (because all the new ones seem to), but in the description on the website I bought it from, it said ETA. I bet if you challenged on them, they'd just say it was an identical movement.
I've asked TAG Heuer for confirmation. Internal docs say that Calibre 7 is always ETA (but Calibre 5 could be ETA or Sellita), but that could be out of date.
 
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I've asked TAG Heuer for confirmation. Internal docs say that Calibre 7 is always ETA (but Calibre 5 could be ETA or Sellita), but that could be out of date.

Thank you for the update 馃槈

I'm interested but I think I'd prefer another GMT 3 hands that I'm waiting for, to be released next year by Tag Heuer in another range than the Carrera 馃槈
 
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Thank you for the update 馃槈

I'm interested but I think I'd prefer another GMT 3 hands that I'm waiting for, to be released next year by Tag Heuer in another range than the Carrera 馃槈
Which range are you waiting for?
 
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