FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAG Heuer Monza 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Chronograph

According to the information on the TAG Heuer website, the Monza was originally positioned as a budget alternative to the Carrera, costing just $219 compared with the Carrera, Jarama and Cortina models, which were in the $345 to $365 range. $219 in 1977 equates to about $1200 today. So of course this latest carbon cased Monza costs a frankly hilarious £11300... because what are you, poor?

Okay, so leaving aside the comical price tag, is this a nice watch? Well, kind of. My first positive is that I really like the white hands and markers. One of my biggest criticisms of the otherwise very lovely 40th Anniversary Monza was the 'fauxtina' and I haven't changed my mind on that. Frankly it's abominable and shouldn't be allowed, but some people do like it and I must admit sometimes it works (my friend Rich has an LHD Pelagos and it works there because the white on the black and blue models is so white that it desperately needs toning down) but on the Monza 40th red, white and black became red, black and... pale brown. 😞

So that's a good start, right! Yes, and while the perforated strap looks oddly shiny and cheap, and like it somehow doesn't quite go with the rest of the watch at least it doesn't have dirty great holes cut out of it, so that's another plus. I also like the dial, on the whole... but I HATE the date window, Not only do I hate the shape of it but it also looks squashed up against the minute track.

And while we're on the subject of the date. You might notice something a little strange about it... this watch has a skeleton date wheel. As far as I know this is the first time TAG Heuer have ever used a skeleton date wheel on a solid dialed watch, and maybe it's their intention to do this with every watch in the future, after all, what could be more avant garde? But actually you can't help feeling that all this really is is a Monza skeleton with a solid dial. Which probably explains the poor positioning of the date window. If it had a date wheel they could have moved it 0.5mm to the right and it would have looked much better.

Which then begs the question why is it so much cheaper? Both carbon, both the same movement, I can't see the actual costs being that much different really. And then when you take into account that Watchfinder currently have a Monza skeleton for £7500, you start to wonder where this one will land from it's £11,300 starting point. £6000? At that price it would make a much more appealing package.

Some have taken issue with the three lines of text next to the date window, but it honestly doesn't bother me. Better something's filling that empty space than nothing and it doesn't annoy me anything like as much as that weird date window. But still it didn't take long for the THF Forum to come up with alternative designs, which of course switched out the TAG Heuer logo for the classic Heuer one, dispensed with the text, added a red cap to the top pusher and corrected the shape of the date window.

A future Bamford Special?

Honestly they looked pretty great, and switching out the marbled carbon case for a DLC titanium one was a pretty dramatic improvement. Those guys should be doing consulting work for TAG Heuer if you ask me (although I'm not entirely sure about that red date wheel).

The other thing that bothers me about this watch, at least in the renders, is that it looks like you could drive a bus between the end of the strap and the case. I really don't like that at all. I think I'm so used to nicely fitting straps with shaped ends now that that just looks really crappy. A bit like the 'printed' hour markers on an £11k watch... hmm.

So yeah, it's not bad, but I really don't like the case at all and the price is just way off. Sure it's a flyback, but we had a flyback Autavia for like £6k not that long ago. It just seems like they're plucking prices out of thin air at this point. I guess it makes a lot more sense than the prices for the Rattrapante Monacos at least.

Oh well, I'm sure the more classically minded Council of Considered Opinion will give this a more positive review and I wouldn't be surprised if this didn't feature in the conversation when it comes to the C.O.C.O. Watch of the Year. 

 

7.5/10: "Anniversary editions are important so I'm glad TAG Heuer issued this Monza for its 50th."

7/10: "Too thick and too expensive for me to seriously consider buying one. It's a nice looking Monza, but I'd get the vintage original or the 40th anniversary over this one. I think TAG Heuer has had a better track record with all their 40th anniversary heritage pieces vs 50th. I.e. 40th Carrera > 50th Carrera, 40th Monaco > any of the five 50th Monacos, and 40th Monza > 50th Monza."

7/10: "It's ok, nice looking watch. I'm not a fan of carbon cases though. Since it harks back to the 70's, I'd have preferred something a bit different and historically more relevant like a magnesium alloy case. Price is... what we expect these days."

8/10: "I’m not a huge fan of carbon cases either. That said, looking back it’s worth remembering that the original 1976 Monza was also black. So in a way this limited carbon version continues that dark look in a modern form. I particularly like the red accents and the red column wheel visible through the caseback. Overall, this combination of black and red gives the watch a strong character. If I already owned an original 1976 or the 2016 anniversary model, I’d definitely want to be one of the 500 people who get this new piece."

5/10: "At first glance, it looks nice; however, the more I examine it, the more things I do not like stick out to me. The skeleton date wheel looks like a leftover part, and I'm indifferent to the carbon case. The price, as is often the case, is ambitious."

8/10: "Little disappointed with with the unnecessary text near rhe date window. But all in all its a lovely watch. One of the best so far in 2026."

8/10: "Not a huge fan of cushion cases, but this is a nice, cohesive design and the forged carbon is an interesting touch. A bit on the expensive side, though."

6/10: "WOTY? Well it’s been a shitty year so far. This is the most I have dialed back a rating after initially falling for a release. I quite like this, the combination of carbon and the retro inspiration makes a great blend, much more so than the skeleton Monza that I just couldn’t fall for. But as with everything released in the last couple of years, it’s hard to see past the pricing. Initially it was a seven, but I just deducted a point for the skeleton date!"

9.5/10: "Wow - Home run 9.5/10 - I like the whole package!"

7/10: "I quite like it, and it's nice to see Tag honour their heritage well and at the same time introduce something new. But I'd rather save the £11k and purchase a lovely original 70s Monza. I'd have plenty of spare change I suspect."

6.5/10: "Viewed as a standalone watch, I like this Monza 50th Anniversary CR5092… the problem arises when comparing it to its predecessor, the 40th Anniversary CR2080 (a winner at the 2016 GPHG), which is an unavoidable comparison. While both have the same diameter and case design, I prefer the 40th Anniversary's look (black titanium grade 5 with a double finish: polished and brushed), its Heuer logo, the layout and sunray finish of its dial, its strap, its reduced thickness (13.5mm vs. 15.2mm), its launch price (€4,950 in 2016 vs. €13,350 for the new model)… and although I don’t like to see in the new CR5092 the same skeleton date wheel as in the 2023 Monza Flyback Skeleton CR5090 (with which it also shares the carbon case) the truth is that I like the 50th Anniversary version much more than the Monza Flyback Skeleton (I gave a 3/10 to that one), so the CR5092 is a 6.5/10 for me."

7/10: "It’s ok but I’d prefer a uniform titanium finished case, price is more than I would really pay for a TH, if in the market for a Monza I’d just buy a standard model."

6/10: "I love the Monza and I want to love this one but it's hard. I'm not overly keen on the date window on the left hand side, let alone the window itself. The carbon case feels forced to justify the high price and yes okay it's a flyback movement, but still the price to me feels a little bit over the top, but maybe its just me. Give me the 40th anniversary Monza over this any day of the week."

5/10: "I don't get excited about the exotic carbon. The nod to the present with this choice does not work for me. It is to dominant."

6/10: "That is very cool! As always, pricing is a joke but kudos to LVMH if they can find 500 idiots willing to pay what is being asked here. Strap looks a bit cheap too or like it doesn't really match the watch style."

9/10: "I’m ignoring the price! This watch is absolutely awesome!!! Fantastic movement: chronometer-certified, flyback. The design is top-notch. Pulsometer and tachymeter scales. Beautiful carbon case. Proper individual numbering. The downsides for me are the printed indices. Sure, they fit the vintage look, but at this price point they could have added some nice applied indices. Also, only 100m of water resistance - that almost makes me afraid to wear the watch in the rain. 😅 What I really love is that they’re keeping the Monza design alive, with only a very limited number of variations. That’s a refreshing contrast to the countless “limited” editions in some of the other collections."

6/10: "I'm not keen on the 'marbling / textured' effect on the case as I think it would have been better as just black. Apart from that it's OK."

9/10: "I do love a Monza, I just don’t like the price tag."

7/10: "Big fan of Carbon and a big fan of the Monza too…but this sadly lacking as it’s just too safe after the great Flyback Monza skeleton. Not terrible but not standing out either, which is a shame at this price point."

FEATURE: The Watch I Will Never Sell (Part 2)

Welcome to the second part of this interesting two part series, it's always nice to read about other people's watch experiences, especially when they are so personal and meaningful. Thank you to everyone who took the time to contribute, it is, as always, much appreciated. 

Aqua-G / Rob

I’m going to have to pick two watches sorry, the first is my McQueen Monaco, I wanted a Monaco from the time I first saw the square watch in a jewellers window, I tried on a few times, if memory serves it was black faced version, and then later whilst trying on a McQueen in a local dealer they offered me a deal that was very good, I slipped out and called my friendly AD who had a cancelled order sitting and beat the offered price by a lot, deal done over the phone. That was two of my must haves scored, the watch and my Honda S2000, both still in my possession now.

The second is my Disney Tigger watch, my daughter bought it for me on a trip with friends to Euro Disney, first thing she bought me solely by herself without help from mum or granny, it wasn’t for a special occasion just a “love you dad” moment, I’ll treasure that forever.

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FEATURE: The Watch I Will Never Sell (Part 1)

A few weeks ago I saw a post on the 'WatchUWant' forum on this very topic. I didn't actually read the post but it sparked an idea in my head and by the end of the day I had fired off a message to several members of the THF Forum. Here we have the first nine replies to those messages, with more to follow...

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAG Heuer Carrera 'Glassbox' Rattrapante Chronograph

I guess this was inevitable wasn't it? Having engineered a new Rattrapante movement for the Monaco a couple of years ago it was an obvious move to slide it into a Carrera case at some point and here it is. Are you excited? Does it make your balls tingle? What if I tell you that it costs in excess of £100,000? No, I don't understand why either... but we'll gloss over that, because what's the point of moaning about it. It wouldn't make any difference if it was half that, I still couldn't afford to buy it and given there's no real reason a split seconds chronograph should cost this kind of money given that you can get them for a fraction of the cost from other manufacturers, we have to kind of treat these watches as TAG Heuer's 'Richard Mille' models. Strategically overpriced to appeal to the kind of people that will only buy a watch if they know other people can't afford them...

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAG Heuer Carrera 'Seafarer'

 

Predictably, when TAG Heuer launched their black dial limited edition Seafarer in 2024, I wasn't much of a fan. Aside from the 'retro' aesthetic, it looked way too blingy and the 'Tide' button looked way too big to me. Also, at 42mm it didn't really seem to make a lot of sense, given that it was most likely aimed at trying to attract attention from vintage Heuer enthusiasts (who naturally prefer 'vintage' sizing). Perhaps that's why it's still available to this day, despite being a limited edition collaboration with Hodinkee? And that also tells you something pertinent about Hodinkee's 'pulling power' in the mid 2020s... 

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAG Heuer Carrera 41mm Glassbox Chronographs

 

As you probably know by now, I'm not a huge fan of the second generation of glassbox Carreras, especially the 39mm ones which look tiny on my 7.5" wrist. I actually don't mind some of the 42mm models and it's a shame they don't offer the purple dial, for example, in the larger case as that one is rather nice. So it's not that I'm completely 'anti-glassbox' and I do have some 37mm watches in my collection (so it's not purely the size). I think it's a combination of the diameter, the glass dome and the thin 'not-a-bezel' visible under the crystal conspiring to make it feel a bit dinky and a wee bit feminine (honestly). 

But perhaps I'm not the only one with reservations? Perhaps TAG Heuer themselves realise that maybe they went a little bit small, because at LVMH Watch Week they released three new glassbox chronographs in a larger (41mm) diameter. Yay, for common sense!

FEATURE: The C.O.C.O. Council Watch of the Year 2025

 

Hello readers and welcome back to the most important post of the year; the results of the 'Council of Considered Opinion's Watch of the Year' vote (hereafter referred to as C.O.C.O.W.O.T.Y.)! 

As I said before, for the most part I haven't been overly enthused by this year's releases and it seems I'm not alone. I've noticed that the average scores have fallen again this year and I'm sure part of the reason for that is the rising prices. It's hard to really root for something and give it a big score if you don't really feel it's worth the money. As such you probably won't be surprised to learn that none of this year's watches managed to break into the 8s (albeit three watches did scramble their way to a top scoring 7.8/10). 

In the end only two of those three watches made it onto the podium and bizarrely the watch which finished in third place already had it's score revealed on the 24th! And as we will see soon, that score proved very important indeed!

We will of course come to that in good time, but first let's now take a look at the scores for the watches which scored at least a 7/10...

FEATURE: The TAG Heuer Releases of 2025

 

At the start of the year I confidently (some might say foolishly) stated that this year things would be different and that I would write more about older watches, do more feature posts and generally write less about every single new release. Well.... that didn't exactly pan out like I hoped did it? I did avoid writing about a number of new watches, but TAG Heuer released so many watches this year (and so many limited editions) that it became almost impossible to keep things to a sensible balance. 

So once again I will have to have a long hard think over Christmas about exactly how I'm going to manage the blog in 2026. If TAG Heuer are going to continue to release 80, 90, 100 watches a year then I need to find a way to include more of them without giving each one a 'First Impressions' post and score. It's just not sustainable, especially as next year I want to focus (at least a little) on the 40th birthday of the Formula 1 - and as it happens I already have plans for that.

Maybe next year I will do a 'release round up' every month or two (which was an idea I pondered last year), I don't know... but I will come back to this soon. For now it's time to focus on the work that's already been done and the watches that have already been released...

Generally speaking it's been a bit of a 'meh' year from my perspective and there's been very few watches that have really caught my attention. In fact the only watches that I would really like to own have all been Monacos and sadly all three of those are too expensive for me to consider at present. Ah well, there's always next year - thank God TAG Heuer keep on moving, at least you know there's always the possibility of something exciting just around the corner!

But if the watches of 2025 have been a little disappointing, the blog itself has gone from strength to strength. I know I can't really trust the page view statistics (1.46m views over the last 12 months... for a single brand blog?) but I have seen a dramatic increase in comments left, so I know that more and more people are visiting, and that's really nice to see. Honestly this blog is a lot of work to keep up to date, maintain and improve and there's so much more I'd like to do if only I had the time... so thank you all for your comments and I hope I've helped people where I could.

Okay let's take a look at the 2025 watches and as you probably guessed there were no new Autavias or Links again this year. Honestly I don't know why they don't just dump the existing Links in the outlets and knock it on the head (or start again?), it's getting a little bit embarrassing at this point!

As usual, I've given you the scores for most of the watches but I've held back the top scorers for the big reveal on the 27th when this year's 'Council of Considered Opinion's Watch of the Year' will be announced.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAG Heuer Carrera MEIA & UK Limited Edition Chronographs

 

As you may have noticed, I recently revamped the 'Part Number' index page with photo banners for each model instead of text. This not only makes the page look much nicer but is also easier to click on if you are viewing the blog on a phone (which I know a lot of you do). I also tidied up the text on the individual pages and increased the font size to make it easier to read. 

As I was doing this it occurred to me that I could write some posts about region specific 'Limited Editions' and the first one that I thought of was 'Middle East' L/Es. You might be surprised how many there have been, starting way back in the 1990s with a 'Saudi Arabian Equestrian Foundation' Formula 1 chronograph and most recently with these new glassbox Carreras. I will most likely post this in January, so look out for that, but for now let's investigate these new models further.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAG Heuer Monaco Rattrapante 'Air 1' Limited Edition

 

I'll admit I haven't exactly been complimentary about the previous Monaco Rattrapantes. Obviously I haven't seen one in person and it's entirely possible that they are one of those watches that just doesn't photograph well (much like the Grand Carrera), but until now I've found them spectacularly unappealing, despite several different colour combinations being released. But now TAG Heuer have given us this new $150,000 limited edition (30pcs) and if nothing else they've certainly improved it's kerb appeal.

But it's more than just a new colour combo (and black and gold is almost always a winner), because this one has been redesigned to mimic the look of an imaginary supercar, taking design cues from said car including all the grilles and shapes you'd expect to find on a Lamborghini cum Ferrari cum Aston Martin.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAG Heuer Monaco & Carrera Extreme Sports 'Las Vegas' Limited Edition Chronographs

 

Believe it or not we're pretty much set for 'First Impressions' posts all the way up to Christmas now. As you can see from the TAG Heuer Enthusiast Gallery we still have a ton of new watches to look at and I keep hearing there's still more to come. Quite why they've decided to release like TWENTY watches in November and December is beyond me! Anyway, we'll do what we can, and if I have to post more frequently to get through them all then that's what I'll do. So long as the Council get their fingers out and send me their scores fast enough of course! 🤣

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAG Heuer Carrera 'Chinese Zodiac' Limited Edition Chronograph

I don't really understand these watches, or rather the release logic of these watches. Why did we have a 'Year of the Rat' Autavia for 2020, a 'Year of the Tiger' Carrera for 2022, a 'Year of the Rabbit' Carrera for 2023 and 'Year of the Dragon' Carreras (one steel and one solid gold) for 2024 but we missed out the Ox (2021, well okay, maybe Covid killed that one) and the Snake (2025)? 

In a way I can understand the Ox, because after all there's nothing sexy about an 'Ox', but then there's nothing particularly sexy about a rat either, and 2027 is the year of the goat (or sheep). I just can't imagine a Carrera with a goat on the back, can you? Oh I do hope they prove me wrong... a Carrera Tourbillon with a goat skull (and maybe a candle) on the back would probably sell well to affluent members of the Metal community at least. 🤣

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAG Heuer Carrera 'Porsche 1964' Limited Edition Chronosprint

 

Way back at the start of the year TAG Heuer dropped two new Porsche Chronosprint models celebrating some race where Porsche came 2nd (or 5th, depending on how you read it) which I found very difficult to understand honestly. These watches were very popular though and the gold version sold out very quickly (albeit only 11 were made... because '911') so I suppose it's no great surprise to see this slightly different take on the same model coming out now. And it's surely indicative of the level of demand that this new rose gold version is limited to a slightly more accessible sixty four pieces (because 1964, of course.... do keep up).

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAG Heuer Formula 1 'Senna' Quartz & Calibre 16 Chronographs

TAG Heuer Boutique / Milton Keynes, 10th November 2025

A few years ago I did a post about all the Ayrton Senna watches that TAG Heuer had produced, which included a poll of the C.O.C.O. and pronounced the Ayrton Senna designed (WH1114) 6000 Series the pick of the bunch. Since then we've seen last year's (oddly) predominantly blue tourbillon version... and now these slightly more accessible 'Formula 1' models (for those of us operating on slightly more real-world budgets). As luck would have it I visited the TAG Heuer boutique in Milton Keynes a few days ago and these two both happened to be in the store; as such this post is really not so much of a 'First Impression's' post for me, but since we all love to read what the Council's first impressions are I didn't want to skip to a full 'On the Wrist' post either.   

I must admit, despite the fact that I personally own a 'Senna' branded Formula 1 (the 2nd placed WAZ1014), every time I hear about a new watch coming out I roll my eyes. There's been so many of them (these are the twenty fourth and twenty fifth models in fact), which I suppose is quite incredible really and if nothing else illustrates the enduing power of the Senna brand. 

I know, I know... 'celebrity' endorsements are best treated with a degree of scepticism, but Ayrton did have a genuine connection to TAG Heuer, having driven for the McLaren F1 team (owned by then TAG Heuer shareholder Ron Dennis) and he continued to wear the brand even when he left to drive for Williams in the ill-fated 1994 season. Sure, if he'd lived and continued to drive for Williams it's possible that he could have switched to another watch brand (if say Williams had attracted a watch sponsor), but given that he did work with TAG Heuer to design the first 'Senna' 6000 Series, we can at least attribute a little more authenticity to the collaboration than say the ones with Chris Hemsworth, Bella Hadid or indeed Steve McQueen.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon Extreme Sport I F1® 75th Anniversary Limited Edition

TAG Heuer are really doubling down on the Extreme Carreras aren't they? Clearly, someone, somewhere must be buying them... and so after the splendidly exotic 'Lucha Libre' limited edition launched a couple of weeks ago, we now have this 'F1 75 Anniversary' tourbillon. Oddly, my first thought was, doesn't it look like a Connected? And my second thought...? It looks way better than that terrible white ceramic Monaco Ratrapante with 'Lights Out and Away We Go' on the dial.

Surely there's no arguing with that, is there?

And yet, true to form the Council of Considered Opinion are laying into this one as well. It's funny, it seems that they are prepared to accept a certain amount of tomfoolery when it comes to Monacos; they might not really like it, but they'll let it slide a bit, but when it comes to Carreras... that's a different story. Because after all, Jack Heuer's original idea was to make a chronograph that was supremely legible on the wrist even when fishtailing through the Parabolica, and that's as relevant today as it was in 1963. Suuuuuuuuuuuure it is. 🤣

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Extreme Sport Tourbillon 'Lucha Libre' Edition

 

Wow, well... this was unexpected (if four new Extreme Carrera skeletons in a row can be called 'unexpected') and rather refreshing if I'm truly honest. But look, I can tell you right now, before I even get the scores back from the 'Council of Conservative Opinions', that this is not going to score well. Why? Because look at it... it's wonderfully bonkers and colourful and fun and everything that watch collecting is supposed to be about, but actually isn't because what everyone actually wants is a boring, black dial, no date Submariner. There I said it! 🤣

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAG Heuer Carrera Extreme Sports Calibre TH20-02 Twin Time Chronograph

Hey did you hear there's a new TAG Heuer skeleton dial Twin Time available? Guess what colour it is? Go on guess. Bet you can't guess. You'll never guess in a million years. Is it teal green? Of course it is! Sigh... 

I really liked that new Shanghai limited edition Extreme Sports Carrera we looked at last time and this one is 'okay' too (certainly better than some of the Extreme Sports models we've seen), but we already have a teal themed 'Twin Time' Carrera, why do we need another one? Yeah okay the 41mm Carrera Twin Time is green and white and this one is green and black, which IS better, but it still isn't really that cool a combination of colours in my opinion. Okay, they wanted to change because the last one had been around forever and just making a new blue/black (or 'Batman') GMT/Twin Time wasn't really going to inspire owners to upgrade, but this is pretty meh from where I'm sitting and I'm so done with green now, and especially this bloody teal colour.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAG Heuer Carrera Extreme Sports Calibre TH20-00 'Shanghai' Limited Edition Tourbillon

 

This year I've been fairly vocal about the fact that a lot of TAG Heuer's new releases are leaving me cold, but with the recent carbon Monaco and now this new ten piece limited edition for Shanghai I'd have to say things are looking up! Now, obviously both of these watches are out of my reach and it's also very unusual for me to find a tourbillon appealing, never mind an Extreme Sports Carrera... but it's nice to know that TAG Heuer can still excite me in unusual ways when they put their mind to it.

Now I get that this one is probably not going to be to everyone's taste, indeed when I was told that there was a new limited edition Extreme Sports Carrera that was red and blue (rather than red or blue) I imagined something fairly horrific. But that's because I (wrongly) assumed that the red and blue would be between the dial spokes like on the standard models. Thankfully the dial of this one has been kept black and grey and all the better for that, with the colours kept to a 'tasteful' band around the edge, the chrono second hand*, the crown and the tourbillon cage. 

*I hope the second hand red matches the red around the dial otherwise it will be minus at least one point for me!

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAG Heuer Carrera and Monaco TH-Carbonspring Limited Editions

Hello dear reader! As you can see from the blog header above we are about to celebrate nine years of the TAG Heuer Enthusiast. Quite an achievement you might think, but as the late, great Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister once said when asked how he managed to keep Motorhead going for forty years, the key to keeping going is simple - don't stop. Wise words indeed. And as it happens, I may well be paying homage to the great man as you read this as I intend to visit Stoke on Trent this week to see the statue they've erected there for him. Not that most of you are Motorhead fans I'm sure, but my very first gig ever was Motorhead in 1983, so Lemmy will always have a special place in my heart. 

Anyway, you didn't come here to read about my teenage exploits did you? So let's turn our attention to the matter in hand, namely carbon hairsprings. Now, I'm sure some of you will remember about seven years ago TAG Heuer launched the Carrera Nanograph, a funky looking thing that was covered in hexagons and topped with lime green accents... I loved it, but unfortunately at £26000 it was definitely out of my reach (currently there's one on Watchfinder though for about half that, if you're interested).

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TAG Heuer Carrera Astronomer Calibre 7 Limited Editions

Sure enough, and just as I predicted, the Carrera 'Astronomer' sent to the GPHG for appraisal wasn't a stand alone model and so now we have two more 'Astronomers' to add to the 2025 'Council of Considered Opinion: Watch of the Year' entry list. Unlike the initial piece though these two are limited editions (both made in runs of 500), but with one of them carrying quite a hefty price premium over the other... well, they don't call 'em precious metals for nothing you know!