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January … they really were simpler times: no global pandemic and no lockdowns. The first month of 2020 also saw TAG Heuer completely and utterly steal the show at LVMH’s Dubai Watch Week with the limited edition, nigh-on faultless Carrera 160 Years Silver. In fact, it was such a good timepiece that T+T founder Andrew McUtchen said it “might be the perfect watch”. Sadly, however, it wasn’t perfect, because TAG only made 1860 of those beauties, and they sold out almost instantly. All hope is not lost though, because while you may no longer be able to purchase the Carrera 160 Years Silver, the legacy Swiss watchmaker has just unveiled this – the TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Montreal Limited Edition. Stylised to pay homage to the 1970s Heuer Montreal chronograph, this new Carrera just oozes retro chic, and arguably offers even greater visual appeal than its Silver sibling. The dial, for instance, has so much more going on. The stark white base is contrasted, and complemented, by splashes of all three primary colours – blue, red and yellow – and the resulting aesthetic is one that appears equal parts busy and beautiful. Starting at the outer edges and moving…

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Who says the sequel can’t be as good as the original? TAG Heuer have just dropped their second collaborative timepiece with Japanese outfit Fragment Design, and it looks fresh to death. Consider it the Empire Strikes Back to equal, or even exceed Star Wars. This watch is an absolute masterclass in masculine minimalism that is more of a case of what’s been left out, than included. Called the TAG Heuer x Fragment Design Chronograph Limited Edition, the sporty timepiece is the brainchild of Fragment’s founder, Hiroshi Fujiwara. To say Fujiwara is a pioneer of design and culture in Japan is somewhat of an understatement – the man is largely credited with not only introducing his mother country to hip-hop, but he is also considered by many to be the godfather of Ura-Harajuku fashion. He also co-created perhaps the coolest TAG Heuer collaboration since the Hodinkee Skipper, the TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 02 Fragment Limited Edition. Strongly recommend sound for this video too, put the headphones on… Based on a standard TAG Formula 1, the Fragment Design Chrono is meant to harken back to some of TAG’s most iconic, motorsport-inspired wristwatches of the ’60s and ’70s (think Autavia Jo Siffert or…

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