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August 2nd, 2015

Born to Race: The Tag Heuer Carrera

There are plenty of watches out there that prompt admiration and reverence among watch lovers around the world. Watches such as Omega’s Speedmaster, Cartier’s Tank and perhaps the most important of all, Tag Heuer’s Carrera range.

Inspired by one of the greatest road races in the world, this range of watches is almost the dictionary definition of style and capability. As with so many other great watches, the entire Carrera range was made with racing drivers in mind.

The Carrera Panamericana Road Race

Ran for only 5 years as a competitive race the Carrera Panamericana was first run in 1950 as a celebration of the newly launched Panamerican highway which connected central and southern America.

The race consisted of a wide variety of cars and drivers competing through nine stages over five days for a cumulative distance of 2,178 miles. Whilst the race took place on public roads, it was anything but safe and the Panamericana claimed the ego of hundreds of drivers and even the lives of some.

Due to this danger, the race ran for only 5 years and was called off in 1954, recently though, similar to the Mille Miglia, the race has been run as a classics race.

The Original Tag Heuer Carrera

Inspired by this incredible race, none other than Jack Heuer himself (grandson of the founder of Tag Heuer) began working on his tribute to the race, the original Tag Heuer Carrera. Designed specifically with racing in mind, the original Carrera was launched in 1963 and was a perfect fit for racing drivers of all disciplines.

Jack Heuer became obsessed with the need for legibility of timepieces and this really shows in the design of the Carrera. A large and clear dial is complimented by 3 interior dials allowing racers to keep time to the second. The watch was an immediate success and found favour inside and outside the racing world as its simplicity of design made it an incredibly stylish watch.

Carrera Today

Throughout the last more-than-half-a-century the Carrera range has been developed and expanded in order to make it more effective and applicable to the modern age. These constant developments such as upgraded movements, use of new materials and has culminated in the current flagship of this range, the Tag Heuer Carrera Calibre Heuer 01.

With its skeletonised version of the 1887 movement and clean, clear design, the Carrera Calibre Heuer 01 is every bit the modern timepiece. Despite this clear design, the Heuer 01 is far from plain and as you can see from the pictures, it is a visually fascinating timepiece. A rubber ventilated band and a large 45m case design ensures that the watch is still the perfect fit whether it be on the racetrack or a dinner party.

Tag Heuer Carrera at Banks Lyon

Here at Banks Lyon we are proud stockist of Tag Heuer watches and have for several years seen these incredible watches evolve and adapt to meet the needs of the latest generation of horologists. Whether you are a keen racer, or a keen collector, we are sure to have the perfect Tag watch for you.

For more information on our range of Tag Heuer watches simply pop in and see us in store or get in contact with us today and our experienced team will be more than happy to help.

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