The caseback on all models features a sapphire caseback, behind which sits the Sellita SW200 (Date) and SW220 (Day-Date) Calibre 5 movements, or the Sellita SW330-1 Calibre 7 in the Twin-Time Carrera. At this stage there is a single strap option (FC6484), a brown alligator strap on a folding clasp.
#TAG CALIBRE 5 SERIES#
The latest Carrera gains the same H-Link bracelet design as the Carrera Elegant series in two sizes- Ref. The design of the hands has been changed, the new design again being the same as the upgraded 2020 Carrera Chronographs, with a slim black in-fill on the base of the dial and on the tip of the hour and minute hands. The change makes sense to us, as anything that removes superfluous text from the dial is a win.
#TAG CALIBRE 5 WINDOWS#
The Day-Date and Date windows have been re-profiled and slimmed, with the Date only window at 6 o’clock and the Day-Date window at 3 o’clock.Ĭonsistent with the new Aquaracer range and other recent TAG Heuer releases, the movement name (Calibre 5 or Calibre 7) is no longer featured on the dial, replaced simply by the text “Automatic”. Many of the upgrades to the dial reflect those changes first seen on the 2020 Carrera Sport and Carrera Elegant Chronographs, with new serif-font “Carrera” and rectangular hour-markers helping bring the 3-hand collection in line with the rest of the Carrera family. While there is nothing wrong with the dial colours (the blue in particular is amazing), it does feel like a missed opportunity to highlight the new collection with a broader palette of options- maybe a sunray Green or some of the bold Pink/ Turquoise hues offered on the Rolex Oyster Perpetual series. There are three dial colours on offer across the new range- sunburst silver, sunburst blue and black with a radial pattern- out goes the anthracite dial and the radial-pattern white dial options from the previous collection. The case itself features a combination of polished and brushed surfaces, and overall offers a classic look that is very much a Carrera, thanks to its high legibility. It’s a harmonious design, with all of the Carrera family now sharing the same look.Īfter a period where seemingly each successive TAG Heuer release was larger and thicker than the model it replaced, collectors will be cheering the work done to make the case slimmer and maintaining case size with an unchanged 39mm option. What the tape measure doesn’t show is the re-profiled lugs that, just as with the revised 2020 Carrera Chronographs, are shorter than before, with the curve of the horns flowing visually around the side of the case. Let’s start by looking at the dimensions of the new collection relative to the outgoing series. Both the similarities and the differences are apparent. Even the movement has been a constant- a Calibre 5 automatic movement sitting behind a sapphire caseback.īut, as always, it’s the details that make all the difference, as demonstrated with the slider image above which shows the 2014 Carrera WAR201E and the new WBN2012. The building blocks of the Carrera 3-hand design haven’t changed since 2003/4- a 39mm steel case with the classic Carrera horns, an external steel bezel and an internal chapter ring with a minuterie scale. We’ve managed to get our hands on four newcomers from the updated range- two 39mm Carrera Date watches and two 41mm Day-Date models- to step through all the changes and upgrades.Ģ014 Carrera Day-Date (L) vs. 2021 TAG Heuer Carrera WBN2111 (L) and WBN2013 (R) There is also a 29mm Lady’s offering featuring the Calibre 9 automatic movement. The changes to the new collection bring the three hand Carreras into line with the upgraded design of the 2020 Carrera Sport and Carrera Elegant series and offers three distinct men’s models- a 39mm Calibre 5 date, a 41mm Calibre 5 Day-Date and a 41mm Twin-Time Calibre 7 (which technically speaking has a fourth hand if you want to be pedantic). The reason that these Carreras have such longevity is down to their timeless design- no outlandish dials, stripes or modular lugs to be found here.
In fact, since the arrival of the first 39mm Calibre 5 Carrera in 2003/4 (the “WV” series), the Carrera watch has remained fairly constant, with a refreshed collection (“WAR”) arriving in 2014 and now in 2021 the new WBN Carrera Three Hands series. It’s not all that often that TAG Heuer launches a new 3-hand or “non-Chronograph” Carrera series.
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