Auto Racing Watches

Speed Streamlined: TAG Heuer Expands Carrera Three Hands Collection with 13 New Models

Tracing its origins to 1963, TAG Heuer’s Carrera, a motorsport-inspired timepiece named for a treacherous road race, has become of the world’s most iconic and influential example of the modern chronograph wristwatch. In the early 21st Century, however, the Swiss watchmaker began dabbling in reductivist versions of the Carrera’s famous tricompax display to create a...

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Oct 7, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: CODE41 Unveils Latest NB24 with the Impressive Stratom Case

CODE41 has unveiled its latest iteration of the NB24, a chronograph watch that has become a legendary part of the brand’s history. This third edition of the NB24 brings with it not only a captivating new color, but also introduces a fresh case design known as the Stratom. The NB24 – A Growing Legacy The...

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Sep 20, 2023 by WatchTime

Breitling Takes a Spin Down Memory Lane with Top Time Classic Cars Collection

At the recent Geneva Watch Days event, Breitling introduced a trio of chronographs that pay tribute to classic American sports cars from the 1960s. Alongside the launch of the Top Time Classic Cars Capsule Collection came the announcement of the watchmaker’s “Classic Cars Squad,” which includes the Chevrolet Corvette, the Ford Mustang, and the Shelby...

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Sep 10, 2021 by WatchTime

Now Closed! A Review of the TAG Heuer Carrera Sport Chronograph

Carrera models encasing the manufacture Calibre Heuer 02 have been available since 2018, but the series lacked a classic version with a closed dial. Now TAG Heuer has closed that gap in the line in an attractive way. with the Carrera Sport Chronograph, which we review in this feature from our March-April 2021 issue. A...

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Aug 26, 2021 by Alexander Krupp

WatchTime Returns to South Coast Plaza on September 22

This September, WatchTime’s next collectors’ event returns to South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California. Taking place on September 22 from 4:30 to 8:30pm, the evening will include featured watchmaking events and opportunities to speak firsthand with brand VIPs. There is a collection of 13 brands participating that will also be showcasing some of the...

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Aug 31, 2023 by WatchTime

Chopard Celebrates “Supercar Country” With Mille Miglia Classic Chronograph Raticosa

Enzo Ferrari once remarked that “You win the 1000 Miglia race at the Raticosa Pass.” The legendary road, which rises almost 1,000 meters above sea level and winds through Italy’s Appenine mountains from Tuscany to Emilia-Romagna, represents the most challenging stage of the Mille Miglia road race and has earned the nickname “supercar country” for...

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Aug 21, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Richard Mille Earns More Racing Stripes With RM 029 Automatic Le Mans Classic

Richard Mille’s timekeeping partnership with the Le Mans Classic, the world’s most famous racing event for historic cars, began with its inception in 2002. The biennial event, like so many others, has had its schedule disrupted by Covid-19 pandemic restrictions: last held in 2018, it was canceled in July 2020 and recently pushed again from...

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Aug 3, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime New York 2023 Tickets on Sale Now

Following what was one of WatchTime New York’s biggest shows to-date in 2022, the esteemed collector’s event returns to Manhattan once again this year from October 20th to 22nd. WatchTime New York 2023 will bring together many of the world’s most impressive watchmakers and timepieces alongside countless enthusiasts, collectors, and industry experts. The multi-day event...

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Jun 16, 2023 by WatchTime

B.R.M Chronographes Teams With Montecristo Cigars on Limited-Edition Watch & Humidor

Since its founding in 2003 by French watchmaker and designer Bernard Richards, B.R.M (Bernard Richards Manufacture) has forged numerous partnerships in the world of motorsports and its highly automotive-influenced and customizable timepieces have made their way to the wrists of many racing drivers as well as other enthusiasts. For its latest collaboration, however, B.R.M looked...

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Jul 30, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

In the Racing Spirit, Roger Dubuis Launches the Excalibur Spider Pirelli

This month brings the latest innovative timepiece by Geneva-based Roger Dubuis, born from its partnership with Italian tire maker Pirelli. The new Excalibur Spider Pirelli, which the brand describes as a “fully versatile Hyper Horology timepiece,” is notable for its interchangeability, in the tradition of the tires and other parts that Pirelli supplies for motorsports...

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Jul 20, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Frederique Constant Takes Another Lap with Vintage Rally Healey Collection Automatic Small Seconds

Frederique Constant‘s ongoing collaboration with legendary British automaker Austin-Healey revs up again with the release of the Vintage Rally Healey Automatic Small Seconds, a collection of three watches in three distinct colorways, two in steel and another in gold, all channeling the racing spirit of the marque’s legendary vintage sports cars. The latest follow-ups to...

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Jul 14, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Continuing a Racing Tradition, Bell & Ross Launches the Alpine F1 A521 Collection

Bell & Ross has unveiled the Alpine F1 Team watch collection, produced in partnership with the Alpine Formula 1 racing team — the first such collaboration since the re-branding of the squad, formerly known as the Renault Formula 1 team, and it’s sixth overall in the co-branded series. Each of the new models — all...

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Jul 3, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

WATCH TEST

Back on Track: Testing the Tissot Heritage 1973

Watch collectors journey through time as soon as they lay their eyes on the new Tissot Heritage 1973, which references a decade when fearless drivers risked their lives on racetracks. We took it for a spin in this test from our September-October 2019 issue.

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Jun 22, 2021 by Alexander Krupp

Ready, Set, Go: Introducing the Chopard Mille Miglia 2021 Race Edition

Chopard has had a long relationship with the Mille Miglia race since its revival back in 1977. The brand has been the official timekeeper of the event since 1988 and has time and again released watches paying homage to the race. This year, Chopard dedicates the all new Mille Miglia 2021 Race Edition timepiece to...

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Jun 18, 2021 by WatchTime

Roads to Bridges: Girard-Perregaux Rolls Out its First Timepiece in Partnership with Aston Martin

Earlier this year, Girard-Perregaux joined the ranks of Swiss watchmakers partnering with luxury automobile marques, launching a new collaboration with Britain’s Aston Martin. This week, we discovered the first timepiece to emerge from the partnership, the Tourbillon with Three Flying Bridges – Aston Martin Edition, which merges a classical haute horlogerie innovation with avant-garde automotive...

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Jun 3, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Runway Meets Racetrack, Part II: IWC Joins Mercedes-AMG to Launch Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “AMG”

Following in the motorsport-inspired vein of the recently released Big Pilot’s Watch Constant Force Tourbillon Edition “IWC Racing,” IWC has once again melded its rich aviation-watch heritage with its more recent auto-racing collaborations — in particular, its partnership with German car manufacturer Mercedes-AMG, which began in 2004 — to produce another synergistic, performance-oriented timepiece, the...

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May 24, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Rolex Adds Meteorite to the Daytona for a Truly Cosmic Cosmograph

Among Rolex’s new releases at Watches & Wonders 2021, the vintage-look Explorer and updated Explorer II claimed most of the spotlight, but the Swiss mega-brand launched several other noteworthy timepieces alongside them. These include an all-new version of its iconic, motorsport-styled sport chronograph, the Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona, whose dial is literally out of this...

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Apr 23, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

TAG Heuer and Porsche Forge A New (Yet 50-Year-Old) Partnership With Carrera Chronograph Special Edition

Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer and German luxury automaker Porsche have much in common. Both were founded by self-taught entrepreneurs (Edouard Heuer and Ferdinand Porsche); both earned medals for inventions at Paris World Fairs, only 11 years apart; both contributed revolutionary designs to their respective fields in the 1960s (the Heuer Monaco and the Porsche 911);...

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Feb 4, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

TAG Heuer Carerra Sport Chronograph Special Edition Re-Imagines 1965’s Classic “DATO 45”

Highlighting a milestone year, TAG Heuer has released the first special edition of its recently launched Carerra Sport Chronograph. Available in two options, the timepieces are inspired by the 1965 “DATO 45” which was notable as the first Heuer wrist chronograph to feature a turning date disk. The historically influenced timepiece also features a date...

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Jan 10, 2021 by WatchTime

Sponsored: Porsche Design Revs Up with New Sport Chrono Collection

Porsche Design adds to its collection of timepieces — which launched in 1972 with the iconic Chronograph I inspired by a Porsche 911 dashboard — with the introduction of the new Sport Chrono wristwatch collection alongside a revolutionary dashboard clock for the Porsche Panamera. The new product line includes a chronograph and a trio of...

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Dec 21, 2020 by WatchTime

TAG Heuer Toasts Jack Heuer’s 88th Birthday with Carrera Chronograph Gold Limited Edition

Jack Heuer — great-grandson of TAG Heuer’s founder, its former CEO, and current Honorary Chairman — turns 88 years old today, and the watch company that still bears his surname is celebrating with a very special timepiece in rose gold, Jack’s favorite material, based on his favorite vintage watch, the Heuer Carrera Ref. 1158CHN. Here’s...

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Nov 19, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

TAG Heuer Unveils Two New Formula 1 Watches Inspired by Ayrton Senna

Few brands are as synonymous with auto racing as TAG Heuer. When one thinks of motorsports and the watches that have played a role in their history, one cannot help but conjure up several of the brand’s iconic models, like the Carrera, Monaco, and Autavia. Recently, TAG Heuer unveiled the latest additions to its racing...

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Nov 18, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

TAG Heuer Rolls Out New Monaco Models on 1970s-Inspired Steel Bracelets

TAG Heuer’s Monaco marked its 50th birthday in 2019, but the Swiss watchmaker is carrying on the celebration of its iconic square-cased chronograph into 2020 with the launch of three new models, two of them mounted on steel bracelets designed to evoke the ones used in the 1970s. The Monaco Chronograph Heuer 39 mm Calibre...

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Oct 28, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

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