tag heuer grand carrera calibre 17 leather strap

The markers are applied, and there is a nicely executed date display at 6. While this Carrera is larger than the vintage pieces that inspired it, at 39mm, it still manages to feel small enough to elicit a very specific vintage charm that mixes beautifully with the dial design and the boxed crystal.

The dial changes color between a warm silver and a near gold-tone depending on light and the entire character of the watch is changed by the pronounced boxed crystal, which manages to play with available light in a very pleasing manner while remaining remarkably glare-free. Legibility is preserved by the presence of luminous tips on the chronograph hands. The minute and hour hands are done in polished steel while the sub dial hands and seconds hand are finished in what TAG Heuer calls “black gold,” which is not gold but rather a polished dark grey plating that matches the tone of the sub dial coloring.

The dial is a silver sunray finish that looks excellent with the boxed anti-reflective sapphire crystal and muted anthracite sub dials with azurage finishing. This new TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 18, dubbed the “Calibre 18 Telemeter” in various online posts, uses a 39mm polished steel case and a nicely balanced two register layout, offering a 30-minute chronograph with central seconds.

Tag heuer grand carrera calibre 17 leather strap