This year, TAG Heuer?s new release strategy has largely centered around a rethinking of the classic Carrera. The introduction of the new ?Glassbox? references at Watches & Wonders were a show favorite, and they?ve lingered with us in the months since as tasteful, wearable chronographs that make us think of all the things we like about vintage Carreras, but in a great contemporary package. Our meeting with TAG featured a bunch of Carreras that weren?t quite ready for mass consumption back in March, embargoed until later in the year. One was the Skipper that Blake reviewed here, and another is a new reference that dropped last week, made as part of the brand?s partnership with Porsche, that is among the most interesting (and strange) new chronographs I?ve encountered. It was perhaps the watch at Watches & Wonders that I wanted to talk about the most, but couldn?t, so I?m glad that it?s finally here, ready for its proverbial closeup. 
At first glance, the TAG Heuer Carrera Chronosprint x Porsche appears to be just another effort in co-branding. We?ve seen this before, of course – there was a very different Carrera introduced earlier this year with the Porsche treatment. But this isn?t your run of the mill Carrera – the movement has a party trick up its sleeve that I wasn?t expecting, and I don?t think has ever been done on a watch in quite this way. When you start the chronograph, the seconds hand jumps out of the gate very quickly, getting about...