The case has a polished finish, and this is one area where weвЂ™d like to see a change, as itвЂ™s hard to beat the (more expensive) brushed case finish with polished contrasts. When compared to the 39mm case used on the early 2000s models, the biggest change is the use of the thinner bezel, which gives the watch an elegant look and keeps your gaze firmly fixed to the dial. If youвЂ™re familiar with the heritage-styeled 41mm steel case used across the Carrera range over the last 8 years, then youвЂ™ll instantly recognise the new Calibre 16 case. Perhaps our only complaint is that there is an awful lot going on around the 3 oвЂ™clock register, with the вЂњ CarreraвЂќ and вЂњ Calibre 16вЂќ text, as well as the TAG Heuer logo and the date window with accompanying date window- leaving the Calibre text on the 9 oвЂ™clock register would have helped to even out the balance of the dial. Overall, the dial has a similar feel to the original Carrera 1887 вЂњV2вЂќ and we like the simpler finish relative to the Carrera 1887. The 9 oвЂ™clock sub-dial carries the same textured finish as that on the main dial. The black dial offers a contrasting finish- a textured dial with azurage finish on the sunken 12 and 6 oвЂ™clock registers. Kicking off the new range is the black dial watch, reference CBK2110, which we tested on a leather strap.

While there are elements of the 1887 that we prefer (pushers, tachy scale and date window), there are also aspects of the new Calibre 16 design that represent a step forward, for example the вЂњall-blackвЂќdial and Carrera CBK2110- Black Dial That may be true at a glance, but there are plenty of detailed differences as you can see below The easiest way to think of the new Carrera is that it is essentially a Carrera 1887with a different movement. LetвЂ™s see if the newest model is a worthy successor to the 1887 model and whether this style of Carrera still has relevance in the Skeletonised world of todayвЂ™s Carrera range. There are two dial options on offer with a blue and black dial on offer (the same colour options as offered on the other pair of sporty Carrera twins shown at Baselworld. That doesnвЂ™t mean that the classic Carrera has been forgotten (for example, the Calibre 18 Telemeter) but heritage themed watches have certainly taken a back seat to the bold, modern and bigger Carreras.ДЄnd perhaps thatвЂ™s why itвЂ™s so refreshing to see two new Calibre 16 models added for the 2018/ 19 range during the 55th Anniversary of the Carrera, models that effectively replace the much-loved Carrera 1887 which was discontinued over the last year or so.

The Carrera world has transformed significantly over the last three years, with the modular Carrera Heuer 01 ushering in an era of 43 and 45mm watches with rubber straps, squared-off lugs andВ skeleton-dials.

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