TAG Heuerโ€™s Newest Formula 1 Chronographs Are Built For Speed
โ€” 22 January 2025

TAG Heuerโ€™s Newest Formula 1 Chronographs Are Built For Speed

โ€” 22 January 2025
Randy Lai
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Randy Lai
  • Earlier today, TAG Heuer revealed a selection of five new timepieces in its motorsport-themed Formula 1 collection.
  • The new chronographs include a collaboration with Oracle Red Bull Racing (5,300 CHF) alongside three regular production models in blue, lime, and red โ€” uniformly priced at 4,600 CHF.
  • Be sure to check out coverage of all our favourite new releases at LVMH Watch Week 2025 here.

When the original Formula 1 watches arrived in 1986, they were โ€” famously โ€” the first products to bear the signature of the then-newly-merged TAG Group and Heuer companies.

Combining the latterโ€™s horological prowess with avant-garde TAG design, the Formula 1 collection has gone on to become a lynchpin of the contemporary TAG Heuer label.

Embedded deeply in the sport and culture of F1, the current Formula 1 range is getting a significant update this year; with a reveal of five new interpretations. At a glance: all are titanium, 44mm in size and powered by TAGโ€™s self-winding Calibre 16 movement.

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Four of the five new Formula 1 models are inspired by the imagery of F1 night racing; with the case and peripheral elements akin to race car chasses, illuminated by accents in vivid lime-green, blue or red.

At 44mm, the form factor on all these chronographs is intentionally significant: echoed across tactile elements like the crown, pushers, and tachymeter bezel.

According to TAG spokespeople, the key to nailing these watchesโ€™ โ€œGrand Prix by nightโ€ aesthetic was to introduce โ€œa sense of animation and movementโ€ into the design.

No matter the particular colourway youโ€™re tackling, the effect is achieved via strategic deployment of colour (e.g. the contrast-colour ring that sits between each watchโ€™s case and bezel).

Of course, considering the name and reputation of the overarching Formula 1 collection, TAG didnโ€™t miss the chance to gild this launch with the arrival of a new special edition โ€” made in collaboration with Oracle Red Bull Racing.

This release is far and away the most colourful of the new Formula 1s: incorporating a poppy yellow chronograph hand, red bezel ring, and blue chequerboard motif that cribs from the iconography of F1.

Pictured: Highlights of the โ€˜Oracle Red Bull Racingโ€™ Formula 1 include a colour palette that is matched to the livery of the eponymous RBR team, plus a genuine forged carbon bezel.

Additionally, unlike every other new release, this RBR-themed special edition is fitted with a bezel that is carbon-forged โ€” as direct a reference as we can fathom to racecar engineering.

Expect the new Formula 1 chronographs to begin arriving in TAG Heuer boutiques this March. At time of writing we donโ€™t have confirmed AUD pricing, but expect more

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Pictured: The new TAG Heuer Formula 1 models, including the โ€˜Oracle Red Bull Racingโ€™ version (second from left) which will be arriving in-store this April.

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Following 6 years in the trenches covering consumer luxury across East Asia, Randy joins Boss Hunting as the team's Commercial Editor. His work has been featured in A Collected Man, M.J. Bale, Soho Home, and the BurdaLuxury portfolio of lifestyle media titles. An ardent watch enthusiast, boozehound and sometimes-menswear dork, drop Randy a line at [email protected].

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