TAG Heuer Grand Carrera Calibre 17 RS automatic 43 mm Full Set 2011

The story

Jack Heuer was a businessman who led the family business to profitability after taking it over in 1962, at the age of 30. The models produced by Heuer during his first decade at the helm of the brand are now regarded as the greatest triumphs in chronograph history: Monaco, Autavia and Monza. And if there's one collection that best illustrates Heuer's approach to watchmaking, it's the Carrera collection.

First introduced in 1963, the Carrera model served as the basis for a new generation of Heuer wristwatches. Its rapid success gave the company the financial footing to continue experimenting with design and engineering. In 2007, TAG Heuer launched the Grand Carrera, a prestigious new avant-garde series inspired by its unique racing heritage and characterized by unprecedented sophistication, performance and precision: the chronographs are now powered by Calibre RS movements distinguished by a unique display: the chronograph counters feature indicators with a rotating system. One of a kind!

A collection born of a passion!

TAG Heuer's Grand Carrera was a prestigious collection of extremely sophisticated watches inspired by the spirit of modern GT cars. This watch line, launched in 2007, was innovative and contemporary when it came out. It embodied the brand's unique link with the world of motor racing and its passion for avant-garde design and technology. Among its many outstanding features is the ingenious rotation system inspired by GT car engines, which replaces the traditional hands with a disc displaying functional information even more clearly on the dial. TAG Heuer's award-winning Research & Development team had been working on the Grand Carrera project since 2005. The aim was not to replace the legendary Carrera, but to adapt new watchmaking fields and technologies to it, bringing it closer to the style and performance of contemporary motorsport in general, and GT cars in particular.

A unique design

This reference CAV511B features a 43mm-diameter polished-brushed steel case with faceted curved lugs on both sides of the case. The screw-down crown is oversized, and the tachometric bezel is slim, leaving a large dial aperture. The white dial features a guilloché finish with a hand-applied TAG Heuer logo and double-finished faceted curved hour markers. The chronograph counters feature the rotation system with Côtes de Genève decoration, screws and polished beveling, as usually found on watch movements. The whole is protected by a curved sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective treatment.

Finally, this watch is powered by the Calibre 17 RS automatic caliber, visible through the sapphire caseback secured by 6 screws. This COSC-certified "Chronometer" movement offers around 40 hours of power reserve and features a date aperture at 6 o'clock, a small seconds at 3 o'clock and chronograph minutes at 9 o'clock.

The package

This 2011 Grand Carrera Calibre 17 RS will be delivered to you Full Set with its case, warranty card and all its papers. This watch is in very good condition, like all watches offered on Lepage 10h10, this model has been authenticated and checked by our watchmakers, and therefore benefits from the Lepage Vintage one-year warranty.