Sixties, Meet Seventies: The TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Montreal Limited Edition (With Live Photos)
Following up the launch of its Carrera 160 Years Silver Dial Limited Edition earlier this year, TAG Heuer has introduced a second collector?s edition to celebrate the 160th anniversary of its legendary racing chronograph, the Carrera, this one with a vintage twist. The TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Montreal Limited Edition combines elements of the Carrera with those of another cult classic timepiece from the 1970s.
The new chronograph Ref. CBK221C.FC6488 is limited to 1,000 pieces.
The inspiration behind this limited-edition timepiece, TAG Heuer says, stems from “fusing the designs and DNA of” the Carrera ? introduced in 1962 by then-CEO Jack Heuer and named for the treacherous Carrera Panamericana road race ? and the White Heuer Montreal, Ref. 110503W (pictured below), a cushion-shaped, bicompax chrono with a colorfully luminous dial that launched in 1972.
The White Heuer Montreal, Ref. 110503W, from 1972
The anniversary model borrows the red, yellow, and blue color palette used on the original Montreal dial. The white opaline dial, sporting the vintage Heuer logo (sans “TAG”), features rhodium-plated hands and three blue ?azurage? subdial counters. The chronograph minute counter at 3 o?clock aligns with the brand?s 1970?s aesthetic, sporting three yellow Super-LumiNova-coated lines, curving from 1-to-5, 10-to-15, and 20-to-25. The same yellow accents are seen on the central minute and hour hands, while the central c...
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