TAG Heuer, a watch brand arguably more synonymous with the sport of automobile racing than any other, marks its 16th year as Official Timekeeper for both the NTT IndyCar Series as well as its signature event, the Indianapolis 500 race, in 2020. As per its tradition, the Swiss watchmaker celebrates another year of the motorsports partnership with a special edition of its stylishly designed and accessibly priced Formula 1 timepiece ? this one paying clever visual tribute to the legendary strip of bricks near the finish line of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

TAG Heuer Formula 1 Indy 500 2020 Special Edition

One of the oldest auto races in the world and part of the sport’s “Triple Crown,” the Indy 500 is a 500-mile competition held each year at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana; this year’s 104th running is on August 23, postponed from its original May 24 date due to the pandemic. The Speedway has been known affectionately as “The Brickyard” since the early 20th century, when its racetrack was made of bricks. Now paved over with asphalt, the track still has a single 1-yard strip of the old brick track exposed near the finish line; victorious drivers “kissing the bricks” has become a longstanding Indy tradition.
The famous strip of bricks near the Indy 500 finish line

The black tricompax dial of the Formula 1 43 mm Indy 500 2020 is distinguished by its asphalt-like pattern and brick-motif red stripe on the right...