Celebrating the third season as the Official Timekeeper of Manchester United, Swiss watch brand TAG Heuer is launching two new models sporting the colours of this legendary football club. These two new models, with their contemporary design and cleverly contrasting use of red and anthracite grey, could be sported by players from the start of the forthcoming 2018/2019 season.
The first model released is the TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 01. This illustrious special edition features the club’s colours. With a large yet streamlined diameter of 43 mm, this sporty piece has a distinctly modern, contemporary design.
Of course, the striking red of Manchester United takes centre stage, featuring on the club’s logo positioned at 9 o’clock, the flange with 60-second scale, and the TAG Heuer shield on the bezel at 12 o’clock; the hour, minute and chronograph central seconds hands and, finally, the rubber strap, all also sport the club’s iconic signature colour.
The sapphire case-back highlights the famous Manchester United red devil decal logo. Its anthracite skeleton dial, set within a sporty red flange, allows the beautiful mechanism of the Heuer-01 Manufacture Chronograph to be admired.
The second model is a TAG Heuer Formula 1 chronograph. Made entirely from steel, this football-inspired quartz chronograph features a notched steel bezel with a tachymeter scale. The Arabic numeral 12, in red lacquer and located at 12 o’clock, contrasts with the opaline anthracite dial, echoing the colours of Manchester United. In striking red, the Manchester United logo positioned on the counter at 6 o’clock stands out particularly clearly. The date, meanwhile, is positioned at 4 o’clock on a black disc.
The screw-down case is engraved with the Manchester United logo. This model is available with a perforated black rubber strap, ensuring a more contemporary look than ever before. Thanks to the 1/10 second hand, which completes one revolution of the counter positioned at 6 o’clock every second, this chronograph is not just a pleasure to look at, it is also one of the best value watches on the market, with accomplished finishes to honour that most prestigious of clubs, Manchester United.
Technical details
Model: TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 01 Manchester United
Reference CAR201M.FT6156
Movement
Calibre Heuer 01 Automatic
Case
43 mm in steel
Steel bezel with tachymeter scale
Domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides
Polished steel and black rubber crown at 3 o’clock
Steel push-buttons at 2 o’clock and 4 o’clock
Steel screw-on case back with special Manchester United logo stamp
Steel lugs
Water resistance: 100 metres
Dial
Brushed and plated with black gold
Red flange with 60-second scale
3 counters: rhodium-plated and snailed chronograph minute counter at 12 o’clock and hour counter at 6 o’clock, and silver small seconds counter with red Manchester United logo at 9 o’clock
Rhodium-plated numerals with white SuperLuminova®
Rhodium-plated, polished and facetted hour and minute hands and indexes with red SuperLuminova®
Lacquered red central seconds hand
Rhodium-plated, polished TAG Heuer logo and inscription “Carrera Heuer 01 Chronograph Automatic”
Date window at 3:30
Strap
Perforated red rubber, steel folding buckle with dual safety push-buttons and TAG Heuer logo
Model: TAG Heuer Formula 1 Manchester United
Reference CAZ101M.FT8024
Movement
Quartz
Case
43 mm in brushed steel
Steel bezel with tachymeter scale
Sapphire crystal
Steel crown at 3 o’clock and push-buttons at 2 o’clock and 4 o’clock
Steel screw-on case back with special engraved Manchester United logo
Water resistance 200 metres
Dial
Opaline anthracite
Anthracite flange with 60-second scale 3 counters:
– Silver chronograph 1/10second counter and hour counter at 6 o’clock with red Manchester United logo
– Silver and snailed anthracite chronograph minute counter at 9 o’clock
– Silver, snailed anthracite small second counter at 3 o’clock
Rhodium-plated, polished and facetted hour and minute hands and indexes with red SuperLuminova®
Lacquered red central seconds hand
White TAG Heuer logo and TAG Heuer Formula 1 logo
Date window at 4 o’clock
Strap
Perforated black rubber, steel ardillon buckle with TAG Heuer logo
