Where the steel model went blue, the rose gold iteration has a Indischrot aka Guards Red color scheme. You’d be forgiven for not immediately recognizing that the framing around the chronograph sub-dial at 3 o’clock is designed to evoke rims while it’s nearly impossible not to note the Carrera text and stripe running down the left side of the case. There are subtle and also more overt Porsche references throughout the watch. Maybe I’m easy to please with certain color schemes and combinations but I just think this execution of the Glasurblau exudes a crispness and coolness that is so effortlessly appealing. On the dial-side, the hands are done in blue lacquer and lumed while the indices and seconds hand are rhodium-plated. I would likely keep this watch on the strap for a vast majority of the time considering the aesthetic cohesion but also just because it’s so supple and comfortable. The TAG Heuer Carrera x Porsche RS 2.7 in steel comes with both a matching steel bracelet and, more interestingly, a matching white and blue fabric strap with Porsche insignia. With the basics of the two watches out of the way, let’s take a look at each one beginning with the steel variant. Inside is the Calibre Heuer 02 movement that operates at 28,800 vph and has an 80-hour power reserve. By not giving the running seconds a full-fledged sub-dial, the dial manages to avoid that heaviness that can accrue with three sub-dials and a date window. These have a classic tri-compax layout with chronograph counters at 3 and 9 o’clock and a running seconds hand plus date window at 6 o’clock. The base watch here is the 42mm Carrera Chronograph that was released in 2020 with a design inspired by the original 1963 model. (Or is it watch collectors who are also Porsche enthusiasts?) And with total production numbers for each watch in the hundreds, these are limited editions that are actually limited. With a steel model in Glasurblau (Glazier Blue) and a red gold model in Indischrot (Guards Red), they present a pair of attractive and fun options for the many Porsche enthusiasts who are also watch collectors. These TAG Heuer Carrera x Porsche RS 2.7 limited edition watches come in colorways that pay tribute to two of the twenty-seven colors the original Porsche Carrera was produced in. As part of the partnership between the two brands, TAG Heuer has released a pair of new limited edition Carrera chronographs celebrating the 50th anniversary of the legendary Porsche 911 Carrera which debuted on October 5th, 1972 at the Paris motor show.

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