Rowing Blazers teamed up with specialist watchmaker Bamford to create an exclusive version of the TAG Heuer Carrera. Inspired by the Heuer Yacht-Timer worn by competitive sailors in the ‘60s and ‘70s, the design is a riff on the Yacht-Timer’s iconic color scheme: a white dial, bright blue text, and hits of red, blue, green, and pale yellow. The TAG Heuer Rowing Blazers x Bamford Carrerra also adopts the Yacht-Timer’s use of cross-hatching on the colors — an effect reminiscent of the “Ben Day dots” used to great effect in the 1960s by American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. The Carrera features a 42mm stainless steel case and comes with both a matching steel bracelet and a red, white and blue NATO strap. Limited to 99 pieces, TAG’s 02 automatic chronograph movement powers the watch.
I’ve always loved the Heuer Yacht-Timer – both for its sporting origins and its very Rowing Blazers color scheme, but also because there’s something very Roy Lichtenstein about the way the colors are rendered.
Jack Carlson, Rowing Blazers
TAG Heuer Rowing Blazers x Bamford Carrerra ($8,900.00) – rowingblazers.com
