TAG Heuer has re-teamed with Porsche for a follow up to one of their most popular collaborations of the last few years. The new TAG Heuer Carrera Chronosprint x Porsche Rallye builds on the success of 2023’s TAG Heuer Carrera Chronosprint x Porsche, evolving the watch with a new dial and a few other changes to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Porsche 911’s early success at the 1965 Monte Carlo Rally.
The big selling point of the Chronosprint, which is based on the visual format established by the ‘Glassbox’ Carrera introduced in 2023, is the unique implementation of its chronograph. Where a traditional chronograph’s sweep seconds hand will move around the dial at an even pace, the Chronosprint’s chronograph hand jumps off the starting line, sweeping across a third of the dial in 9(.1) seconds, before slowing down over the next 49.9 seconds to cross the minute mark at, well, a minute, before speeding up again. It’s one of the rare watches I’ve encountered in recent memory that feels like it offers a genuinely unique take on what is otherwise a pretty standard complication.
For the most part, this year’s Chronosprint is the same watch Zach introduced 18 months ago, save for a handful of aesthetic changes, inspired by the Porsche 911 “147” used for the 1965 Monte Carlo Rally. Foremost among these is that this year’s Chronosprint drops the silvered dial of the last model in favor of what TAG Heuer is calling a “Black Shimmery” dial. Basically, this is a glossy black dial with metallic flakes. The effect is highly reminiscent of old car paints and is inspired by the Heuer Dash-Timer used by Porsche during the 1965 Monte Carlo Rally, a race in which the now-iconic 911 made its racing debut.
Other visual accents from the original Chronosprint are still here, like the auto-tach–inspired running seconds display, though some have been updated, even if subtly. Notably, the red markings on the minute track, which previously displayed the original 911’s 9.1 second time to 100km/h now stop at 8.4 seconds — the time it took the Porsche 911 “147” to reach the same mark. Other accents are rendered here in a sandy color, drawn from the steering wheel of the 147. The storytelling of the watch is rounded out with a custom Porsche steering wheel–style rotor, visible through the display caseback.
Like the original Chronosprint, this year’s model is available in two configurations, each limited — though one drastically more so than the other. The steel Chronosprint, which for the first time comes on a matching H-Link bracelet, though it includes a black rally-style leather strap, will also be available in an edition of 911. The more limited option, of which just 11 pieces will be produced, is available in yellow gold, supplanting the rose gold option of the original release. Dial furniture for each model matches the case.
Dimensions here remain the same as last time, with a 42mm case, 48.6mm lug-to-lug, and 14.9mm thickness, and the Chronosprint remains powered by the TAG Heuer Calibre TH20-08, which uses snail-shaped wheels in the chronograph to achieve its unique accelerated effect. Both watches are available now, with the steel Chronosprint coming in at $10,250 and the gold Chronosprint priced at $24,600. TAG Heuer