{"id":850745,"date":"2026-08-10T22:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T22:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/850745\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T22:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T22:54:11","slug":"tag-heuers-classic-affordable-racing-watch-gets-a-striking-new-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/850745\/","title":{"rendered":"TAG Heuer\u2019s Classic Affordable Racing Watch Gets a Striking New Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearpatrol.com\/watches\/tag-heuer-carerra-chronograph-team-ikuzawa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TAG Heuer<\/a> Formula 1 Solargraph has been on a hot streak ever since it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearpatrol.com\/watches\/tag-heuer-formula-1-solargraph-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">debuted at Watches and Wonders last year<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A return of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearpatrol.com\/watches\/tag-heuers-once-maligned-formula-1-watch-returns-as-a-fan-favorite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TAG Heuer\u2019s original mid-\u201980s watch<\/a>, the new Formula 1 generation keeps the retro styling but updates the technology with TAG Heuer\u2019s excellent solar-powered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearpatrol.com\/watches\/tag-heuer-aquaracer-professional-200-solargraph-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Solargraph movement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearpatrol.com\/watches\/tag-heuer-formula-one-solargraph-gp100\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TAG Heuer\u2019s buzziest watch of 2025<\/a>, and the revived collection has only gotten more exciting in the year and change since, as TAG has used its position as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearpatrol.com\/watches\/tag-heuer-formula-1-solargraph-indy-500\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">official timekeeper of Formula One<\/a> to launch several special editions of the watch tied to specific races.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest pays homage to the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, Netherlands, with a very, very orange makeover.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"4365a1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WBY111HFT8128-5x4-Edited-4_4053b9.webp\" alt=\"TAG Heuer Formula 1 watch with orange bezel and strap, white dial, and date display on blue background.\" class=\"wp-image-1021561 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #4365a1; aspect-ratio:5\/4;object-fit:cover;object-position: 51% 33%\"  \/>A watch this orange could only have a Dutch inspiration.TAG Heuer<\/p>\n<p>Orange to the Max<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019ve ever watched the Netherlands compete in an international sporting event, like the Olympics, then you know the country has a thing for bright orange. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dutch flag is made up of equal parts orange, blue and white, but unlike the United States\u2019 equal-opportunity approach of using red, white and blue athletic uniforms, the Netherlands goes all in on orange.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The TAG Heuer Formula 1 Solargraph has been on a hot streak ever since it debuted at Watches&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":850746,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,813,816,85],"class_list":["post-850745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/850745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=850745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/850745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/850746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=850745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=850745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=850745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}