{"id":24566,"date":"2024-04-23T11:12:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T15:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watchtime.com\/featured\/tag-heuer-releases-carrera-skipper-in-rose-gold-at-watches-and-wonders-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T11:12:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T15:12:39","slug":"tag-heuer-goes-rose-gold-with-carrera-skipper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/tag-heuer-goes-rose-gold-with-carrera-skipper\/","title":{"rendered":"TAG Heuer Goes Rose Gold with Carrera Skipper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following a welcome return to the world of yachting with last year\u2019s release of the Carrera Skipper Chronograph<\/strong><\/a> in steel, TAG Heuer<\/a><\/strong> unveils a new version of this maritime-inspired watch, this time setting sail in a 39mm rose gold case that is water tight to 100 meters. <\/p>\n

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Like the steel model, the gold Skipper benefits from the \u2018glassbox\u2019 design launched in early 2023 to mark the 60th<\/sup> anniversary of the celebrated Carrera chronograph. This clever design includes a \u2018curved flange\u2019 dial beneath its crystal to ensure exceptional legibility from all angles, especially when the watch is being used in a regatta situation for timing the vital 15-minute period before the starting gun is fired.<\/p>\n

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In terms of its color scheme, the Skipper in gold harks back to the historic Skipper Reference 7754 from 1968 by combining a sea-blue dial with two, sharply contrasting sub-dials \u2013 a 12-hour counter in \u2018Intrepid Teal\u2019 and a 15-minute regatta counter divided into three, five\u2013minute segments of different colors.<\/p>\n

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These colors replicate those used on the original Skipper chronograph of 1968, which was launched under the leadership of Jack Heuer<\/strong> to celebrate the victory of the New York Yacht Club\u2019s \u2018Intrepid\u2019<\/strong> over New Zealand\u2019s \u2018Dame Pattie\u2019 <\/strong>in the previous year\u2019s America\u2019s Cup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Heuer had equipped Intrepid\u2019s crew with hand-held yachting timers and Aquastar wrist watches for the event, the latter of which featured a countdown mechanism in the form of a red and white disc that rotated behind five holes.<\/p>\n

To mark the association with Intrepid, the Skipper\u2019s tri-colored 15-minute countdown sub-dial was divided in the following way: Lagoon Green<\/em> (inspired by Intrepid\u2019s rigging); Intrepid Teal<\/em> (the colour of her deck) and, for the final five-minute \u2018get ready\u2019 sector, Regatta Orange<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Like the steel model, the Skipper in 18K 5N rose gold also features triangular markers (a motif drawn from heritage Heuer models) at five-minute intervals around the outer curved flange, a lacquered \u2018regatta orange\u2019 central seconds hand and a discreet \u2018Skipper\u2019 writing at the bottom of the 12-hour sub-dial. <\/p>\n

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Turning the watch over reveals a transparent case back through which can be seen the in-house Heuer 02 (Ref. TH20-06) Skipper calibre \u2013 a column-wheel chronograph movement with vertical clutch and 80 hours of power reserve that is equipped with a new, bi-directional rotor in the shape of TAG Heuer\u2019s distinctive shield symbol. <\/p>\n

The TAG Heuer Skipper chronograph is attached to a blue fabric strap and has a price tag of $21,500.<\/p>\n

To learn more, visit TAG Heuer, here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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