TAG Heuer is a watchmaker with a long history in motorsports, sponsoring racing events, drivers and teams for many years. Even Steve McQueen wore one. Now the Swiss watchmaker has unveiled the “TAG Heuer SLR for Mercedes-Benz”, the third timepiece made in collaboration with the German automaker. The automatic chronograph features the TAG Heuer Calibre 17 movement enclosed in a uniquely-designed case that takes its styling cues from the SLR McLaren and boasts a number of unique features.
While conventional chronographs have the function buttons mounted on the side of the case, TAG Heuer patented a mechanism placing the buttons next to the bezel, like on the previous SLR wristwatch, only angled at 45 degrees. TAG Heuer managed to eliminate the functional tradeoff between a diver’s watch and a chronograph by using two bezels: a black titanium bezel with markings against which the user can measure between mileposts to calculate the exact speed all the way up to 400 km/h (248 mph), and a unique second bezel for counting down, handy for qualifying sessions and rally-style timed stages. The designers avoided taking the easy way out: it’s the inner bezel that rotates, adjusted by a second crown positioned at 9 o’clock.
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