TAG Heuer - Carrera Chronograph Glassbox 39 mm

At Watches and Wonders 2023 TAG Heuer is launching the Carrera Chronograph Glassbox 39mm in black (CBS2210) or blue (CBS2212) with a price of €6,300

For the 60th anniversary of its iconic Carrera timepiece, TAG Heuer is launching the Carrera Chronograph Glassbox 39 mm, a brand new interpretation that makes the sporty chronograph better than ever as it enters its seventh decade of service.

The redesign starts with the 39 mm stainless steel case whose lines, highlighted by the alternation of brushed and polished finishes, have been streamlined to make it even more comfortable on the wrist.

The case is topped with a sapphire crystal shaped liked the domed hesalite crystals found on Carrera models from the 1970s. Only now, the crystal has been redeveloped to have a curve that flows seamlessly over the tachymeter scale that runs around the dial edge and into the case. In the same way, the flange and indexes have been curved, too, for a seamless integration in the structure. This development is is not merely aesthetic as it also makes the tachymeter readable from a wider range of angles. Both sides of the sapphire crystal have an anti-reflective treatment.

The new pushers have been shaped and positioned to make them as efficient for the user as possible. Water resistance is guaranteed up to a pressure of 10 bar (100 metres / 330 feet).

At launch, there are two models, one with a signature blue dial on a blue calfskin leather strap; and a second with a racier, black and silver ‘reverse panda’ dial, the nickname given to black watch dials with high-contrast white or silver subdials. This version comes on a black perforated calfskin leather strap. Both straps are secured to the wrist by a steel folding clasp with double safety push buttons.

The two models have other subtle differences in the application of the subdial scales as well as in the position of the date: at 6 o’clock on the blue, and pushed up to 12 o’clock on the black and silver to make the chronograph readout as clean as possible.

The hours/minutes hands and the indexes are treated with Super-LumiNova that glows in green in the dark.

The new models are driven by an evolved version of TAG Heuer’s in-house automatic chronograph calibre, the 4 Hz (28,800 vph) Heuer 02. Named TH20-00 and visible through the watch’s sapphire crystal case back, the new-generation movement now features an oscillating weight offering bi-directional winding, where previous versions only charged the movement’s mainspring if the rotor moved in an anti-clockwise direction.

In daily use, it delivers faster and more reliable winding, ensuring the watch is running closer to its maximum 80-hour power reserve and improving precision for more of the time it is in use. 

The new TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Glassbox 39 mm, either in black (ref. CBS2210.FC6534) or in blue (ref. CBS2212.FC6535), has a suggested retail price of CHF 6,300 / Euro 6,500 / US$ 6,450. tagheuer.com

Suggested reading:

- The history of TAG Heuer

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