Mr. Jack Heuer, great-grandson of the company's founder and its long-time president, recently celebrated his 88th birthday. In his honor, TAG Heuer has prepared a limited edition of 188 Carrera chronographs. You can view and purchase one of them at our TAG Heuer Boutique Eurovea store.
The story of the golden Carrera
The first Carrera chronographs came onto the market in 1963 and immediately became an integral part of the equipment of all top racers. In the early 1970s, as part of a partnership with the Ferrari team, Jack Heuer prepared a special collection of watches for the drivers of these single-seaters. It was the legendary 1158CHN model, made of 18K gold, which was Jack's favorite material. Each piece was customized for each racer, with their blood type engraved on the case back. All of these pieces became collector's items in the future.
Design
This historic model is the inspiration for the new special edition. The chronograph is made of gold, and its dial features two "eights" marking the anniversary of Jack Heuer's birth, which also symbolize infinite timelessness with their "lying eight" position.
Under the lower crystal on the oscillating weight, we find Jack Heuer's motto: "Time never stops, why should we?" and his signature is printed on the underside of the crocodile strap. The watch also retains the original chronograph layout on the dial: the original had only two counters, so the new version has a third counter at the bottom without a highlighting ring. They are equipped with the new H02 manufacture caliber with an 80-hour power reserve.
The watches are produced in an exclusive limited edition of 188 pieces.
