Tag Heuer Carrera Chronograph x Festival of Speed in British Racing Green CBN2010-NS

This Tag Heuer Carrera Festival of Speed special edition brings together the heritage of the Goodwood Festival of Speed and more generally the history of British motorsport. As a chronograph, the Carrera is the ultimate racing timepiece, a wrist mounted stopwatch that serves the same function as the original dashboard stop watches that represented Tag Heuer’s first steps into motorsport back in the early 20^th century. It’s ideal for timing laps or splits in a rally or, specific to Goodwood, the iconic hillclimb competition.

The Tag Heuer Carrera Chronograph x Festival of Speed Limited Edition features a textured dial with a hobnail pattern and snailed chronograph subdials in British Racing Green. It’s specifically a shade known as Goodwood Green. The tradition of national racing colours dates back to 1902 and the Gordon Bennet cup – Britain was a late addition to the competition and so the national colours of red, white and blue had already been claimed by other countries and so we ended up with green.

Structurally, the watch measures 42mm in diameter and houses the calibre TH20-00, Tag Heuer’s top tier chronograph movement introduced in 2023. It has a whopping 80-hour power reserve with automatic winding. While the movement is very modern, the watch has a bit of a retro flair thanks to the 1970s style perforated racing leather strap.