But for a long time the TAG Heuer Carrera has been about more than just sports timers. It’s easy to think of the Carrera as purely a collection of chronographs, as that complication is where its roots and, indeed, heart lies.
But it’s precisely this steadfast design and supreme versatility that makes this watch such a winner … On the surface there’s nothing flashy or fancy about this watch. The TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 5 Day-Date is a perfect example of this. In fact, I find myself more and more drawn to simple, pure designs that just work. You may notice that the first movement rendering below has a rounded rotor without Côtes de Genève (Geneva stripes), but there arealso rounded versions with 8 vertical stripes (as seen in the photo below).I/trending 31279 The TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 5 Day-Date is a near-perfect daily wearer Time+TideĮditor’s note: The longer I spend around watches, the less I find myself in bells and whistles (Patek alarms and Jaquet Droz excepted).
Older models will have a solid rotor, while the newer versions have two triangle shapes cut out at the bottom. The Calibre 5 has been in production for quite some time and has undergone some updates in terms of style. If you find examples of watches that contain the Calibre 5 but with obvious differences in the appearance of the rotors (oscillating weight), do not be alarmed. “A number of TAG Heuer automatic movements are awarded an Official Swiss Chronometer Control (C.O.S.C.) Certificate, the ultimate recognition of precision and reliability.” Different Rotors However, keep in mind that not all Calibre 5 movements are COSC.
TAG also uses a high grade variation of the 2824 which is COSC certified. 25 jewels means you have an ETA, 26 jewels means you have the Sellita. The easiest way to tell which movement your watch has is to look at the jewel count engraved on the movement itself. Some of the topics covered in the caliber listing:Īs mentioned above, TAG Heuer watches powered by the Calibre 5 movement can contain either an ETA 2824-2 or Sellita SW200-1 base caliber.
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