![]() In fact, Calibre 36 is just another name for “El Primero.” Produced by Zenith an used in timepiece produced by both Zenith and sister companies, the El Primero is a modern marvel of mechanical watch movement success, and has a good story to go with it. The Calibre 36 is not produced by TAG Heuer proper, but comes from the larger LVMH group that owns TAG Heuer. In fact, as of 2014, I can think of at least five different chronograph movements available in the Carrera, and those include movements both produced in-house by TAG Heuer (such as the Calibre 18), as well as those sourced outside the company. What has also come with that trend has been an incredibly diversity of movements available in the Carrera body. That means the collection as a whole has been increasing in average price. Over the last few years TAG Heuer has been steadily pushing the Carrera upmarket. Thankfully brands such as TAG Heuer are able to catch this before production, but many are not.Īside from the titanium case, what makes the Calibre 36 Racing watch different from most other Carrera watches is the movement. Yet again I fail to understand why designers continue to produce watches with hands that are too short. The piece I am reviewing has the correct size hands, but early pictures of the watch had it with hands that were too short. If you click on that above link you’ll see that between the design and production phase, TAG Heuer realized that the hands were too short. I just noticed something interesting actually. It was released as part of a collection of Calibre 36 movement-equipped watches and the “Racing” part of the name was an indication of its unique color theme, strap, and titanium case construction. The Carrera Calibre 36 Racing was originally introduced at Baselword 2013. ![]() This is the TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 36 Racing watch, and this article is actually the third piece we’ve done on it. ![]() Today, I am going to look at a rather unique version of the Carrera that certainly sits toward the higher-end of the collection. Developed as a lifestyle racing watch, the Carrera remains one of the most important timepiece families of the 20th century in regard to its importance as a collectible and how it has influenced timepiece design for over 50 years. Since the early 1960s, the Carrera has been a staple watch model of Heuer and later TAG Heuer. ![]()
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