The official partnership between the TAG Heuer replica watch brand and the Porsche sports car manufacturer was a natural choice. Over the years, the two companies have developed a deep friendship based on their shared history, story, and, above all, values. However, the news came as a shock. The reason was enough for the watchmaker to launch an exceptional model and for us to put it to the test immediately.
Compared to the current TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre Heuer 02 model, the new Porsche Chronograph is impressive for its closed dial. The admiring eye inevitably sticks to the asphalt like a hot tire. The seemingly ordinary anthracite-colored dial is not perforated, but it is very special. This unique texture, as rough as an asphalt track, was given to our test watch, the Carrera Special, symbolizing TAG Heuer’s affinity with motor sports and the new partnership between replica TAG Heuer and Porsche.
For the same reason, the shiny black scratch-resistant ceramic bezel, originally stamped with the word “tachymetre”, has also been engraved with the name “Porsche” in red, the same font as the original. Many details of the stopwatch function are also in red:
• The tips of all the chronograph hands
• Certain areas of the elapsed minutes and elapsed hours counters
• The 15-second markers on the edge of the dial past the seconds scale
Like the red brake calipers on a car, they are here to symbolize sportiness and highlight the stopwatch function. 
In addition to the characteristic color scheme of red, black and gray, the watch dial features numerals that reference Porsche design codes and recall the dashboard of a high-end racing car. The fact that the decals mark the minutes and seconds, rather than the hours as on other Carrera models, is logical for a special edition watch intended as a tribute to motorsport. These numerals glow bright green in the dark, as do the other triangular-shaped indexes and the bar hands that indicate the main time. But when the lights go out, the continuously running six seconds and the chronograph’s elapsed time indicator is unreadable.
The Carrera name is relatively unobtrusive below the 12, or rather below the 60, which indicates the 60-second position of the full minute. Carrera is the connecting element between these two brands, whose paths have crossed again and again in fascinating ways over the decades. Carrera means “race” in Spanish, and the car race first brought Porsche and TAG Heuer together.