Inside TAG Heuer’s Newest Carrera Tourbillon for Formula One’s Seventy-Fifth Season

Formula One is where bold ideas grow up. TAG Heuer’s latest Carrera takes that spirit and turns it into a statement for the wrist.

The Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon Extreme Sport F1 Seventy Fifth Anniversary Limited Edition is a thoroughbred with the manners to suit a black tie paddock. Titanium keeps it light. Yellow gold brings presence. A tourbillon at six o’clock declares the brand’s intent without a raised voice.

Only seventy-five pieces will be made, each paired to a single championship year from nineteen fifty through to twenty twenty four. A golden victory wreath appears on the sapphire and again on the case back, a refined salute to champions rather than a shout. It is a clear and elegant way to mark the sport’s seventy-five seasons.

From timing sheds to the starting grid

Since nineteen sixty three the Carrera has been TAG Heuer’s purest expression of racing clarity. Jack Heuer designed it so a driver could read the time at a glance.

In the nineteen seventies, the brand moved from stopwatches to systems that shaped team strategy and helped deliver titles. That history informs the modern Carrera ethos of precision first and theatre second.

Materials with intent

The case measures forty-four millimetres and is cut from fine brushed and sandblasted grade two titanium. It wears large yet remains easy on the wrist. A solid eighteen-carat yellow gold fixed bezel adds warmth and frames the dial with a quiet glow.

The crown and pushers are black DLC grade five titanium for a crisp technical contrast. An integrated black rubber strap with a DLC titanium folding clasp completes a comfortable and secure fit. Water resistance is rated to one hundred metres, an uncommon and welcome figure for a tourbillon chronograph.

The view under the bonnet

An open-worked dial reveals the mechanical architecture. Yellow gold-plated accents add depth. Rhodium-plated indexes and hands filled with white Super LumiNova keep legibility high in all light.

Silver counters with azurage finishing sit at three and nine o’clock. A black tachymeter ring encircles the display. The Formula One crest sits at twelve, and an F1 seventy-five mark lands at the seventy-five position on the minute track.

Look closely and a transparent chequered flag pattern shimmers beneath the surface, a subtle nod to the finish line.

Movement for the modern paddock

Calibre TH20 09 is TAG Heuer’s in-house tourbillon chronograph. A column wheel governs the functions, and a vertical clutch ensures smooth engagement. Power reserve is sixty-five hours, so the watch can be set down on Friday and picked up on Monday with time to spare.

The tourbillon at six o’clock provides a natural focal point without clutter. Turn the watch over to find a sapphire back that continues the story with the golden wreath and a clear view of the finishing.

A numbered idea with real collector appeal

Each watch corresponds to a specific championship season and carries that year on the case back. It is a museum-grade concept scaled for daily life. The presentation box echoes the anniversary visuals and extends the narrative without fuss. The whole project feels considered rather than contrived.

Reference CBU5051.FT6272 arrives in December twenty twenty five at a retail price of thirty-nine thousand Swiss francs. Global production is capped at seventy-five pieces.

For collectors, the value lies in balance. This Carrera blends modern materials and genuine motor sport provenance with an easy-wearing profile.

Titanium and yellow gold give presence without weight. The skeletonised display and the tourbillon deliver theatre while preserving the Carrera promise of clear reading at speed.

Tying each example to a single season adds emotional gravity. It is a limited edition with substance, not just a badge.