Introducing: The TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph × Fragment Limited Edition — A New Collaborative Chronograph
The collaboration between TAG Heuer and Fragment continues with the new Carrera Chronograph × Fragment Limited Edition, bringing Hiroshi Fujiwara’s keen enthusiast’s eye to the modern Glassbox chronograph. This new release continues the ongoing connection between the streetwear brand and the Swiss watchmakers at TAG Heuer. Once again, we get a clean, monochrome iteration on a familiar theme.
This latest collaboration sees 500 pieces produced, each priced at €9,000 / US$9,050 / £7,600 / CHF 8,150. Let’s have a closer look!
The text to the right states “lightning bolt,” referring to Fragment’s logo
Fragment and TAG Heuer’s ongoing collaboration
Fragment sits at the crossroads of streetwear, design, and cultural influence. Hiroshi Fujiwara built the label around a strict visual code, often reducing shapes to their essential forms. It is the same attitude he brings to watches. His first collaboration with TAG Heuer in 2018 used the Carrera as a blank canvas, stripping it down until only the core remained. It was a surprising pairing at the time, but it set the tone for what Fragment could bring to Swiss watch design.
The second collaboration in 2020 moved to the Formula 1 line and took on a more graphic aesthetic. It pushed Fujiwara’s black-and-white contrast while adding bright red accents. Both releases became collector favorites. This showed how TAG Heuer benefited from this outside influence without abandoning its core identity. I will get back to this point later in this article.
With this new limited edition, the two brands return to the Carrera once more, now in its modern Glassbox form. The result is a restrained chronograph that fits naturally in both the Fragment universe and the evolving Carrera line.
TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph × Fragment Limited Edition specs
The TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph × Fragment LE is technically identical to the regular Glassbox Carrera. This means you get the familiar 39mm case with the highly domed sapphire crystal over the curved dial. The case has a 46mm lug-to-lug and a 13.9mm total thickness. TAG rates the watch’s water resistance at 100 meters. The bracelet is TAG Heuer’s seven-row beads-of-rice design, updated with black PVD-treated central links to match the monochrome theme.
Inside ticks the proprietary TH20-00 caliber. It offers an 80-hour power reserve, a column wheel, and a vertical clutch for smooth chronograph operation. The movement winds bidirectionally and comes with a five-year warranty. Fragment’s influence appears again in the shield-shaped rotor, finished with black graphics in Fujiwara’s style. The case back’s crystal also carries a printed Fragment logo.
The dial follows the strictest Fragment logic — black opaline surface, white curved flange, and silver markings kept deliberately consistent across the dial and sub-dial scales. The sub-dials at 3, 6, and 9 o’clock are all black opaline with rhodium-plated hands. The tachymeter on the outer flange uses a lighter gray selected by Fujiwara. Super-LumiNova appears in a muted gray tone. The date sits at 12 with Fragment lightning bolt numerals at 1 and 11.
Initial impressions of the TAG Heuer Chronograph × Fragment Limited Edition
I promised to revisit the beneficial effect Fragment has on TAG Heuer. This is subjective, of course, but I think Fujiwara gives TAG Heuer precisely what it needs in terms of style. Modern TAG Heuer watches can sometimes lean towards the overly technical, maybe even geeky territories. Fragment rinses all of that off and replaces it with a stark, direct, and vibey style. I wouldn’t mind seeing Fujiwara take a fixed creative role at TAG Heuer to push the brand in this direction more consistently. I am not picking on TAG Heuer; I actually love the Glassbox Carrera in many of its guises. Additionally, many other watch brands could benefit from similarly fashionable creative input.
I love the powdery texture on the dial. It reminds me of charcoal and snow. I doubt if this will be the most legible version of the Glassbox, but I will postpone that judgment until I see it in real life. What I appreciate about this TAG Heuer Carrera Fragment is the care with which the details are combined. It somehow looks supremely deliberate and refined, without any radical changes. So, no complaints? Well, I guess I could live without the black center links, and the price is intimidating. Otherwise, I like it!
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