The Carrera Calibre 5 Day-Date is a good-looking unit.20,000+ bought this. It’s a watch with some great, storied names on the dial, powered by a reliable engine (the Calibre 5 is TAG Heuer’s in-house name for the 2824 or its Sellita version) and finished to a solid degree, with its brushed flanks and polished front.įrom all accounts this is a popular model for TAG Heuer, a brand that has smartly positioned itself at the more accessible end of the Swiss watchmaking spectrum, and, really, even though it might lack some of the pizzazz and excitement that people who ‘follow’ watches have come to expect, it’s easy to see why. It feels comfortable and solid on the wrist, is handsome yet unobtrusive. It’s also a watch built for the everyday. This Carrera is a classical beauty, and the day-date doesn’t detract in the slightest.

They cop a lot of flak when they’re done in a haphazard, last-minute manner, but that is most definitely not the situation here, where the supremely practical calendar info is king, standing out from the matt black dial in a good way. Honestly, I really like this sort of execution of dates. What’s new, though, is the day-date apertures: large, legible and neatly framed. But the heritage is there in the dial - the simple baton markers and matchstick hands aren’t too far off those of the earliest Carreras. The Carrera look is still there, of course, notably in the 41mm steel case, with those proud lugs and polished bezel.

This is the spirit with which the Carrera Calibre 5 Day-Date shines. It’s evolved into something more, a shorthand for sports pedigree and precision. But for a long time the TAG Heuer Carrera has been about more than just sports timers. It’s easy to think of the Carrera as purely a collection of chronographs, as that complication is where its roots and, indeed, heart lies. I/trending 23780 HANDS-ON: The TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 5 Day-Date Felix Scholz

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