Watches and Wonders Edit: Tag Heuer drops new Carrera Chronograph, Carrera Skipper and Carrera Date models, as well as an ultralight Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph

Apr 22 , 2024

At Watches and Wonders 2024, Tag Heuer dropped new Carrera Chronograph (shown), Carrera Skipper and Carrera Date models, as well as an ultralight Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph

Former CEO Jack Heuer worked on the Carrera – specifically the 7753 SN – which is inspired by the dashboards of racing cars and named after the Carrera Panamericana rally

The Carrera Skipper chronograph uses the Heuer 02 calibre and was originally inspired by the America’s Cup-winning yacht Intrepid, while the ultralight Monaco gets the new TH81-00 calibre

The all-action Carrera is perhaps the most loved of all the collections from storied Swiss luxury watchmaker Tag Heuer.

The Carrera made its debut back in 1963, and was the work of Jack Heuer, great-grandson of the company’s founder, a former CEO and still honorary chairman to this day. It’s most notable feature is its beautifully readable dial, which takes its inspiration from the dashboards of racing cars.

This classic is still motoring today – witness Watches and Wonders 2024, where Tag Heuer unveiled no fewer than three new iterations of the Carrera, plus one new model from another of Tag Heuer’s most coveted collections, the distinctive, square-cased Monaco.

Reverse of the new Tag Heuer Carrera Chronograph 39mm with the Heuer 02 in-house movement

One of those new Carreras appears in the main Carrera Chronograph line. Here the racing heritage of the collection – which takes its name from the Carrera Panamericana rally – is most evident with the dial all about legibility, allowing lap times to be easily noted. Specifically, inspiration for the new watch came from the 7753 SN model from the late 1960s, with its “panda” design with black subdials at 3 and 9 o’clock contrasting with the silver dial. The new Carrera Chronograph duplicates this look, while at its heart ticks the Heuer 02 in-house chronograph movement.

The new Chronograph models take inspiration from the 7753 SN model from the late 1960s, retaining its ultra-legible “panda” design

Like the new Carrera Chronograph, the latest version of the Carrera Skipper is based on the “glassbox” design of the Carrera’s 60th anniversary edition from 2023, in this case offering a 39mm case in rose gold.

The new 39mm Carrera Skipper comes with a rose gold case

The sea blue dial showcases the collection’s characteristic contrasting subdials – a 12-hour counter in teal at 9 o’clock and a 15-minute regatta counter in green, teal and orange at 3 o’clock. The colours echo the first Skipper chronograph as well as the America’s Cup-winning yacht Intrepid, whose victory that watch was created to celebrate. Powering the new watch is a version of the Heuer 02 calibre adapted for regatta timing.