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New Post- 2020 TAG Heuer Carrera Elegant Chronograph 42mm
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kappa_md
·Yes!
Haha great then! 😜 I think this Carrera will be out for a while and the design language will continue for several years.
2010 - Calibre 1887.
2015 - JC Biver Carrera.
2020 - Calibre H02.
2025 - ???
I think I’ll give TAG Heuer a tap at the back! 👍 It might not be perfect (depending on who looks & critiques it) but I think as a flagship model, the Carrera is safe and in the right direction 😉
All good sir @Mr_Orange 😁
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·I’m a big fan of the 39mm Carrera glassbox 👍👍
Am I the only one who likes the text “Heuer02 / 80 Hours” ?? 😲😲
It’s a testament of the Calibre H02 movement and “normal” people will not understand it if they don’t see it 🙄🙄
It doesn't bother me either way. Looks busy with it, empty without it... needs something, but maybe smaller
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·I’m a big fan of the 39mm Carrera glassbox 👍👍
Am I the only one who likes the text “Heuer02 / 80 Hours” ?? 😲😲
It’s a testament of the Calibre H02 movement and “normal” people will not understand it if they don’t see it 🙄🙄
It's useless. Imagine car manufacturers stating miles to the gallon on the front or back of a car. I don't even like engine specs, always deleted on new cars I bought.
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·Well if you ask me, I wouldn’t want it either in the first place, but to be honest, since it’s already there and we probably won’t be able to do something about it, I don’t entirely hate it. I think the new Carrera (Sports or Elegant) will still be a good seller for TAG Heuer even with the text on it. So it’s a NOT an issue for me.
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·People who will read “Heuer02” will not actually understand it, but the “80 Hours” is elementary my dear 😁
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·Nobody talking about the golden rotor of these Carrera yet ? Yay or Nay ? or prefer the black rotor like before ?
Only thing I genuinely like about it.
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·I was doing a little photo editing and I think with some minor tweaks, this could have been even more elegant. "Less is More" works here.
I would remove the seconds subdial completely - crosshair AND hand - before I'd remove the text.
If I've got some downtime this weekend, maybe I'll re-download GIMP and try my hand again
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·Would need a rotating bezel possibly
Agreed, but my intention was to show just how easy it would be to create a whole new line of distinct watches by just adding contrasting subdials and a new name - no different engineering needed. Instead we further dilute the Carrera name... modern-day TAG Heuer is really just "Carrera and Some Other Models"
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·They could have just re-launched the Autavias with the Compressor case!
If TAG Heuer had done what you suggested, then the Autavia would be a racing watch, a pilot's watch (2019 3-hander), and a diver's watch.
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·If TAG Heuer had done what you suggested, then the Autavia would be a racing watch, a pilot's watch (2019 3-hander), and a diver's watch.
Well, to be fair the compressor Autavias were that, in 1969. (Never 3-handers though.)
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·Similarities between the new Carrera Sports and the previous Autavias are truly outstanding (esp in panda / reverse panda dial) 👍
The Carrera now carries the design language of both the 60/70s motorsports Carrera & Autavia in distinct models 😎 (probably that was the plan all along) 😲 But the Autavia “recall” name was just ressurected for an entirely different purpose (Air / Pilot / Adventure)
The Carrera now carries the design language of both the 60/70s motorsports Carrera & Autavia in distinct models 😎 (probably that was the plan all along) 😲 But the Autavia “recall” name was just ressurected for an entirely different purpose (Air / Pilot / Adventure)
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·This post follows up my previous one regarding the 2020 Carrera Sport Chronograph.
Of the chronographs with black dial and black subdials released since 2017, I think this new 42mm Carrera is the best.
Of the chronographs with black dial and black subdials released since 2017, I think this new 42mm Carrera is the best.
