The Bold, Racing-Oriented New TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Extreme Sport Collection
Each new member of the Carrera Chronograph Extreme Sport family is a powerful watch reinforcing the brand’s position in motorsport racing.
This year, TAG Heuer is expanding its lineup by introducing a new collection, the Carrera Extreme Sport series with 6 different models, blending the brand’s legendary racing heritage with advanced materials and innovative design. Earlier this year, the brand unveiled the Carrera Chronograph x Porsche 963 in time for the 24h of Le Mans, paying tribute to the car competing in this iconic endurance race. This watch, a bold and modern interpretation of the racing chronograph, hinted at what would come. The new Carrera Chronograph Extreme Sport collection builds on the openworked dial design, reminiscent of the ideas also seen in the Carrera Calibre Heuer 01 from 2015 and is a development of this bold, modular collection. Here’s our early hands-on with these new watches, which are presented in various colours and made with high-end materials.
The Carrera Chronograph Extreme Sport
The TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Extreme Sport is housed in a robust 44mm case, 15.1mm thick, with a water-resistance of up to 100 meters, and is available in a range of finishes, materials, and colours that distinguish each of the four new chronograph references. The standout model, featuring striking orange accents (ref. CBU2082.FT6275), is crafted from Grade 2 titanium with a fine brushed, sandblasted finish. It also has a black PVD-coated, finely textured hollowed side and a fixed black matte ceramic tachymeter bezel with grey markings. The crown and chronograph push-pieces are made from Grade 5 titanium, finely brushed and polished, with the crown featuring an orange lacquered ring that enhances the watch’s bold, sporty aesthetic. The dial is topped with a domed sapphire crystal treated with an anti-reflective coating, while the screwed exhibition caseback, crafted from titanium, showcases a circular brushed finish.
The openworked dial, featuring a fine brushed and rhodium-plated finish with bold orange accents, emphasizes the technical aspects of motor racing, showcasing the watch’s functions through an intricate design. Along the edge, the flange is presented in black with an orange outline, featuring a minutes/seconds track segmented by rhodium-plated, faceted, and polished applied indices with black centre detailing. The black openworked azuré subdials maintain a classic 3-6-9 chronograph layout while offering a contemporary look. The chronograph minute counter at 3 o’clock and hour counter at 9 o’clock are framed with rhodium-plated rings and have rhodium-plated, polished, openworked hands with orange lacquered tips for easy reading.
The running seconds subdial features a polished rhodium-plated hand with a black lacquered tip, and its ring is partially open to reveal an aperture where the orange openworked date disc displays a number against a contrasting black background. A speedometer-like orange lacquered needle serves as the chronograph’s seconds hand, while the rhodium-plated, faceted, and polished hour and minute hands with white Super-LumiNova provide clear timekeeping.
The two other titanium-cased TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Extreme Sport models are variations of the version described above, available in either a predominantly black, monochromatic design with DLC-coating (ref. CBU2080.FT6272) or with blue accents (ref. CBU2081.FT6274). While these models feature slight changes in appearance, they maintain the same functionality and overall aesthetic. Additionally, a rose gold-cased Carrera Chronograph Extreme Sport (ref. CBU2050.FT6273) incorporates numerous rose gold elements into the skeletonized dial. The minutes/seconds track outline, chronograph counters, hands, central seconds hand, applied indices, and date disc are all gold-plated, creating a striking contrast between the black and gold elements. This combination brings a luxurious touch to the otherwise technical and performance-driven collection.
All four models are powered by the in-house automatic calibre TH20-00 (base Heuer-02), featuring a column wheel and vertical clutch, with an 80-hour power reserve. The movement is visible through the sapphire caseback, where the TAG Heuer shield-shaped rotor is adorned with coloured engravings that match the orange or blue accents of the respective models, including on the column wheels.
Each watch comes with an integrated rubber strap in orange, blue, or black, paired with a titanium folding clasp with double safety push buttons. The titanium-cased versions are priced at CHF 8,000 or CHF 8,200 for the black DLC version, while the model with rose gold elements is available for CHF 12,000.
The Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon Extreme Sport
The collection also features two variations of the Extreme Sport model equipped with a tourbillon regulator. One variant is presented in an all-black design, closely mirroring the aesthetic of the black Carrera Chronograph Extreme Sport, and it is truly a striking one. It comes with a 44mm Grade 2 titanium sandblasted case with a black PVD-coated hollowed side and is complemented by a black forged carbon tachymeter bezel with grey markings. The chronograph pushers are made from Grade 5 titanium, finely brushed and polished, and flank a signed crown crafted from the same material, distinguished by a contrasting sandblasted Grade 2 titanium ring.
The skeleton dial retains the openworked chronograph minute and hour counters at 3 and 9 o’clock, now featuring NAC-coated rings and rhodium-plated polished openworked hands. A black flange with a 60-minute/seconds track and a grey outline encircles the dial. The hands and indices match those of the non-tourbillon Carrera Chronograph Extreme Sport, maintaining the sleek black aesthetic. However, the running seconds subdial is replaced with an aperture that reveals the rhodium-plated tourbillon escapement, adding a defining feature to the design while omitting the date indication.
The new Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon Extreme Sport is also offered in a rose gold case with a titanium container, featuring a brushed and polished rose gold tachymeter bezel with black markings. The openworked dial is adorned with several gold-plated elements, including the indices, hands, chronograph counter rings, and the tourbillon.
For timekeeping and chronograph functions, these two new Carrera Extreme Sport references rely on the calibre TH20-09, a self-winding column-wheel chronograph movement with a tourbillon regulator, introduced last year with the classic-looking Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon Glassbox. This calibre operates at 28,800 vibrations/hour and provides 65 hours of autonomy.
Both the black and rose gold versions have sapphire crystals on the front and back, are 100 meters water resistant, and come with a black integrated rubber strap secured by a titanium folding clasp. The black variant is priced at CHF 25,500, while the rose gold version is available for CHF 32,000.
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