TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph X Porsche Orange Racing

Recently back in 2021 marked the start of the TAG Heuer and Porsche partnership. In this brief span of time they’ve ushered out one release per year with the latest “TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph X Porsche Orange Racing”. It follows similar aesthetics as the previous models, but instead of red or yellow, it's gone orange. In a press release TAG Heuer explains the orange “was inspired by the colour of the heat sparks made by the car on the asphalt.” The 44 mm case is made of stainless-steel with a black DLC coating. Mounted by a fixed black ceramic bezel engraved with a white tachymeter scale and orange PORSCHE inscription. This case design is based on the updated “Carrera Chronograph” that came out in 2020, which still retained the trademark Carrera style lugs.On the flip-side is a transparent sapphire exhibition case back that allows a view into the inner workings of the mechanical movement. The screw-on steel portion has been engraved with the inscription “SPECIAL EDITION”. The winding rotor is also shaped as a Porsche steering wheel.It also comes equipped with two steel push-pieces to operate the chronograph functions, plus a knurled setting-crown engraved with the Heuer logo and an orange stripe. All topped by a domed beveled sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective treatment. Water-resistance can reach up to 100 meters (330 feet).Time is exhibited on an overall black dial with applied hour indices with white interiors, while circling a sloped flange is a white minute track. Each ring of counters is highlighted and separated by orange circumferences. The tri-compax layout is composed of two snailed chronograph counters: a 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock and a 12-hour counter at 9 o’clock, both with orange tipped hands. The small seconds appear at 6 o’clock with a contrasting plain interior that includes a black date aperture.The central steel hands and hour indices (expressed in a 60m scale) have all been fitted with a white luminescent coating, for an enhanced legibility. While the large orange seconds hand further reinforces the presence of this scattered theme hue throughout the dial.

TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph X Porsche Orange Racing

The “TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph X Porsche Orange Racing” (Ref#: CBN2A1M.FC6526) is powered by the in-house self-winding mechanical movement, caliber Heuer 02 with 33 jewels, 168 components and 28,800 Vph. It comes equipped with a column-wheel operated chronograph, plus a vertical clutch providing high-quality chronometric accuracy. Power reserve can last up to 80 hours, when fully wound.Mounted to the timepiece is a textured black calfskin strap with orange stitchings, secured to the wrist by a DLC steel folding clasp with double safety push-buttons. This is a special edition, but it isn’t limited. For more up to date information visit the official TAG Heuer website here.

 

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