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Zenith chronomaster original 38mm lug to lug12/16/2023 But it wasn’t until wearing this watch every day for a while that I really appreciated Zenith and their design and attention to detail. I always liked the El Primero and had a soft spot for Zenith as a brand and where they fall in the pantheon of horology. I actually had to go back and write this a few times because as the days went on with this watch, I really have fallen in love with it and found new things to admire. The steel model retails at £5,500 while the 18ct rose gold model comes in at £19,650.I have spent over a week with the Zenith El Primero Chronomaster Sport and I would like to share some information on it and a quick review to help people who potentially may be looking to purchase one in the future. Each TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Year of the Dragon watch is limited to 50 pieces and arrives in a special red gift box. Completing the novelties is a red alligator leather strap with a folding buckle in their respective case material. It has as power reserve of 80 hours and beats at a frequency of 28,800vph. Flecks of deep red are also included on the chronograph seconds hand and lacquered onto the applied hour indexes.įuelling the TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Year of the Dragon Limited Edition watches is the familiar Heuer 02 automatic winding column-wheel and vertical clutch chronograph movement. The date window is cleverly integrated at below the seconds and the hours, minutes and markers are adorned in Superluminova. Both deliver the reverse-panda look with contrasting red snailed counters for the 30 minutes and 12 hours while the small seconds is displayed using two simple horizontal lines and a silvered hand at 6 o’clock. The steel model nominates a sunray-brushed silver dial while the rose gold reference has a sunray-brushed 18ct rose gold-plated display. The dials of the TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Year of the Dragon watches match their case. The cases have polished finishing, bevelled sapphire crystal glass with anti-reflective treatment and a 100 metre water resistant rating. At 2 and 4 o’clock, matching metal piston-style chronograph pushers are utilised for manipulating the chronograph and flank a large, knurled crown. The new limited editions come in stainless steel or 18ct rose gold and measure to 42mm wide and 14.3mm tall. These designs bring back some of the traditionalism of the original 1960’s Carreras, such as the negation of a tachymeter scale on the bezel, but combine them with plenty of modern materials and technologies. For starters, a calligraphic dragon character is added just above the small seconds counter on the dial and a gorgeous shade of deep red is used on the chronograph counters and alligator leather strap as a nod to traditional Chinese festival colours.įor the rest of the specs, the TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Year of the Dragon Limited Editions follow suit to the Carrera Chronographs launched as part of the brand’s 160th anniversary. There are also some other design features included on the Carrera Chronograph to mark the Chinese festivities. The dragon is wonderfully detailed with a black body and gold scales and cleverly curls itself in the same direction as the oscillating rotor. The exhibition case back of both novelties provides an obstructed view of the automatic winding movement inside, partially blocked by the body of a dragon. Instead, they typically place the animal on the case back and that appears be the case again with the TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Year of the Dragon Limited Editions. For TAG however, they’re not typically in the business of creating métiers d'art dials to honour the zodiac sign. For 2023, which has been the Year of the Water Rabbit, we’ve seen watchmakers like Swatch, Ulysse Nardin, Chopard, Vacheron Constantin and of course TAG Heuer launch their own rabbit-inspired timepieces. It’s not unusual for luxury watch brands to join in the festivities of the Chinese New Year.
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