When streetwear royalty decides to meddle with Swiss horology, you get the TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph x FRGMT. And by meddle, I mean strip everything down until the watch looks like it was built by someone who deleted half the design file and called it intention. But that’s the charm. Hiroshi Fujiwara’s “less, but not empty” philosophy returns, and you know what? It kinda works. At least, in my books, it does.
This third collaboration brings back the black-and-white treatment but now applied to the glassbox Carrera platform—clean dial, controlled contrast, and zero unnecessary flex. The dial is black opalin, with silver markings kept tight and unfussy. The fragment lightning bolt hides in the details—not obnoxious, not screaming for attention—just sitting there like a signature only the initiated notice.
The 39 mm stainless steel case feels like someone resized a vintage Carrera to modern proportions without disturbing anything. On the back, the oscillating weight is redrawn into a shield form, again with fragment styling. It is subtle enough until you flip the watch and realize it’s a limited edition of 500 units—meaning most of us will never own it, which somehow is exactly on brand.
Power comes from TAG’s TH20-00 automatic movement, with 80 hours of reserve and smooth chronograph engagement through a column wheel setup. The bracelet is the revived beads-of-rice design, now partially darkened—not loud, just correctly moody.
This is the kind of watch that never needs to announce itself. People who know will nod. People who don’t will think you’re wearing a minimalist watch and move on. That’s the point. It’s collectible, understated, well-executed, and frustratingly limited. It’s kind of my thing. Oh, wait… hold on. My bank account disagrees. So I guess that’s one more piece for everyone? You’re welcome.
Price: US$9,050.
Images: TAG Heuer.
