Brand: TAG Heuer
Ref. No.: WAR2A11.FC6337
Model: Carrera Calibre 5 Muhammad Ali Limited Edition Automatic Black Dial Men's Watc
Dial Color: Black
Movement: Automatic
Case Material: Steel
Bracelet Material: Leather
Gender: Men's watch/Unisex
Case Size: 43 mm
Warranty: 2 years international warranty
EVERYTHING AS PICTURED INCLUDED. WATCH IS BRAND NEW. ALL BOOKS, TAGS, CERTIFICATIONS, TOKEN ETC INCLUDED. WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
In October 2016 TAG Heuer launched a special edition Carrera in New York as a tribute to legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. The Ali edition draws its inspiration from the 1957 Heuer Ring Master, a stopwatch that featured seven interchangeable rings to allow different sports to be timed. Twelve months later, in October 2017, a second Ali Edition was launched (WAR2A13), this time with a blue dial.
There are two models of the original 2016 Ali Carrera- a stainless steel edition of 750 pieces and a solid gold model. If you fancy the gold edition youre too late- there was only one made and that watch was auctioned earlier tonight, with proceeds going to the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Centre.
The easiest way to think of the new model is that it combines the timing functionality of the Ring Master with the design of the popular Carrera Driver Timer Calibre 5 that was launched at Baselworld 2014. And as well show you shortly, the rotating inner-bezel of the Driver Timer plays an important part in offering flexibility in timing your next bout.
The Carrera Muhammad Ali edition shares much of its design with the Carrera Driver Timer you see below- meaning a 43mm stainless steel case and powered by the Calibre 5 (Sellita) automatic movement.
A nice touch on the dial is the circular base of the seconds hand- the same design at the 1957 Ring Master.
The watch has two crowns- at 3 oclock the usual crown for setting the time and at 10 oclock a crown that rotates an internal bezel.
The caseback is engraved with an image of Muhammad Ali and his signature.
So whats with the patterned colours on the dial? Heavyweight boxing bouts used to be 15 rounds of 3 minutes, with a one-minute break at the end of every round. This gives us 15 X 4 = 60 minutes on the dial. While bouts are now 12 rounds, TAG Heuer has kept the dial with the traditional layout.
The Calibre 5 Drive Timer (which this watch is based on) works by using the crown at 10 oclock. You move the internal bezel until the red triangle is lined up with the minute hand. This tells you the time that you depart and so to work out how long your journey took, just read the time indicated by the internal bezel that lines up to the minute hand.
But on the new Ali Edition we have two sets of markings- one set in cream and a second in red..why?
The reason is because some amateur boxing and womens boxing has two minute rounds instead of three- so this watch can do both. The markings in cream/ yellow have 2 minute segments with a one-minute break in black, while the red markings denote three minute rounds with a one-minute break also in black.
