Thirty years ago, in 1987, Brazilian Formula 1 racing driver Ayrton Senna won his first Monaco Grand Prix. Afterward, he would go on to become one of the greatest drivers the world had ever seen, winning 41 Grand Prix victories and three world championship titles before his untimely death in 1994. This year, to commemorate this racing milestone, TAG Heuer ? a brand long associated with motorsports ? launches three new limited-edition watches devoted to Senna.
Ayrton Senna at the Monaco Grand Prix
The first new timepiece is a TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-01 Chronograph that combines that model’s notable features ? its proprietary Heuer-01 movement and skeletonized dial layout ? with several Senna-inspired design elements. The 45-mm case is made of brushed steel with a black PVD coating and is topped by a domed sapphire crystal with nonreflective treatment on both sides. A sapphire exhibition caseback, adorned with a red Senna “S” logo, reveals the movement, which is self-winding and holds a power reserve of 50 hours. The crown at 3 o’clock is made of steel and black rubber, and the chronograph push-buttons at 2 and 4 o’clock are in PVD-coated steel. The opaline black, skeletonized dial, surrounded by a black ceramic bezel with a tachymeter scale, has subdials at 12, 6, and 9 o’clock for chronograph minutes, chronograph hours, and small seconds, respectively. Red highlights on the dial and bezel, distinguishing this watch as dedicated to Se...