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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: TAG Heuer celebrate the Carrera in Chadstone and there’s a reason we love Rolex forums FRIDAY WIND DOWN: TAG Heuer celebrate the Carrera in Chadstone and there’s a reason we love Rolex forums

FRIDAY WIND DOWN: TAG Heuer celebrate the Carrera in Chadstone and there’s a reason we love Rolex forums

Nick Kenyon

Yet another regrettable effect of COVID is that, over the last twelve months, it’s stopped most of the watch community from experiencing timepieces in the metal. Thankfully, that’s starting to change in Australia as, with the pandemic increasingly under control, watch events are starting to happen once again.

Friday wind down 5-3-21

One of the first public events is the TAG Heuer x Porsche pop-up in Chadstone, Melbourne this week. The pop-up will be there until March 14 and is celebrating the recently announced partnership between the two brands, which are united by their respective Carrera products. As well as a very nice Porsche 911 Carrera on display, TAG Heuer are also showing a great range of vintage and modern Carrera references in the space, documenting the history of the collection as a racing chronograph for the gentleman driver.

TAG Heuer x Porsche pop-up

So if you’re in Melbourne and have some spare time this weekend, it’s definitely worth checking out. As a sweetener, TAG Heuer are also offering a free gift to Time+Tide readers at their Chadstone boutique for the duration of the pop-up with every watch purchased. Just mention “Time+Tide” to the boutique staff in order to receive your mystery gift.

TAG Heuer x Porsche pop-up

Have a great weekend and here’s to the arrival of more watch events very soon (fingers crossed).

Nick

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TAG Heuer x Porsche pop-up

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