The Replica TAG Heuer Carrera Fragment By Hiroshi Fujiwara
Swiss watch manufacturing company, TAG Heuer includes a lengthy tradition of teaming track of influential cohorts, as well as their latest collaboration brings them into partnership with avant-garde Japanese streetwear guru, Hiroshi Fujiwara, founding father of fashion label Fragment. The 54-years old, former DJ and today music performer, producer, and designer is definitely an unabashed vintage watch geek, an interest he’s participated in in excess of 30 years.
Together, he and TAG have produced the Carrera Fragment, or allow it its official and far more difficult around the ear title: the replica TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 02 Fragment Limited Edition by Hiroshi Fujiwara (no it is not a typo, they've really got ‘Heuer’ in to the name two times).
But as the ‘Godfather of Harajuku’ might be most widely known for his experimental, dernier cri style, the model which has emerged is really a discreetly embellished entertainment from the original ref. 2447NT from 1963 - an appropriate celebration for that Carrera’s 55th birthday.
Together, he and TAG have produced the Carrera Fragment, or allow it its official and far more difficult around the ear title: the replica TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 02 Fragment Limited Edition by Hiroshi Fujiwara (no it is not a typo, they've really got ‘Heuer’ in to the name two times).
But as the ‘Godfather of Harajuku’ might be most widely known for his experimental, dernier cri style, the model which has emerged is really a discreetly embellished entertainment from the original ref. 2447NT from 1963 - an appropriate celebration for that Carrera’s 55th birthday.
The Carrera Fragment
Like a model to resurrect, the 2447NT is considered the most legendary vintage pieces of all of them. Launched exactly the same year like a certain Daytona, the 2 watches really shared several elements, for example their Singer-made dials and Valjoux-based movements. There is also the very same baton-style hour indexes and tri-compax layout for that sub-dials. However, as the Rolex model famously engraved its bezel having a tachymeter scale, the Heuer overlooked the surround altogether in support of a cleaner, dressier look.
May possibly not be as globally recognized, however the Carrera 2447NT is really a hugely important chapter within the good reputation for both TAG Heuer and sports watches generally. Wisely, with all of that legacy to utilize, Fujiwara has restricted his input to a number of flourishes, made to boost the retro benefit of his subject, instead of overpower it entirely.
Put alongside using the original, possibly probably the most apparent difference using the Carrera Fragment is the rise in size - from 36mm to some more twenty-first century friendly, 39mm situation diameter. Beyond that, things are pleasingly familiar, in the superbly sculpted and faceted lugs, towards the large unguarded crown between two simple pushers, ready into an stylishly-curved stainless situation.
The minimal adornment is really a obvious symbol of the esteem by which Fujiwara supports the inaugural Carrera, and follows on from the different reinterpretation captured, once the designer provided his input in another timepiece collaboration with Bamford to produce a limited edition from the Zenith El Primero.
Inside
As befits among the TAG Heuer flagship range, the Fragment Carrera is operated by the brand’s in-house manufactured, Caliber Heuer 02 movement. According to their first homegrown engine, the CH80 (also known as the Caliber 1969), the Heuer 02 is really a 33 jewel, 28,800vph, column-wheel operated chrono having a vertical clutch. It's a movement that's been broadly recognized because it was introduced just a few years back, along with a more difficult version stole the show at Baselworld 2016 within the Carrera Heuer-02T which, around $15,000, grew to become the most cost effective Swiss-made tourbillon chronograph available.
Within this latest release, a presentation caseback lets the wearer watch the mechanism at the office. One difference you may notice in the versions utilized in other TAG Heuer watches would be that the column wheel is colored an ordinary black, instead of red. Around the reverse, once again, branding is stored low, having a restrained Heuer emblem on among the plates and the specific caliber designed in yellow script around the rotor. Fragment’s twin lightning bolts are featured in the center of the azure very back, using the brand’s name around the periphery, mirroring its position around the dial.
Furthermore, the Caliber Heuer 02 includes a power reserve of roughly 80-hrs, meaning you are able to provide the watch the weekend off and become reasonably confident that it'll be ticking away come Monday morning.
Conclusion
Hiroshi Fujiwara isn't any stranger to lending his formidable talents with other entities, whether popular as well as other arena. In the time, he's became a member of forces with Nike, Stussy, Converse, and Beats by Dre (among many more), in addition to designed guitars for the kind of the legendary Eric Clapton.
Having a thorough knowledge of just just what makes vintage watches so alluring, Fujiwara is the best partner for any limited-edition Carrera, and TAG Heuer might have battled to locate anybody more appropriate for his or her latest venture. The artist’s passion for horology shines through within this faithful reproduction of the all-time classic, even lower to the option of incorporated strap. The (deep breath slowly) TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 02 Fragment Limited Edition by Hiroshi Fujiwara includes both a black and gray NATO strap along with a Newman-esque, ‘Bund-style’ leather cuff.
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