TAG Heuer, Team Ikuzawa, and Bamford Watch Department reunite for a 150-piece Carrera Glassbox that brings the Roadmaster pit-lane stopwatch to the wrist, three years after their first joint project.
Three years after their first collaboration, TAG Heuer and Team Ikuzawa are back with a second Carrera, this time built on the 39mm Glassbox case the brand introduced in 2023 for the Carrera's 60th anniversary. The project comes out of the relationship between Mai Ikuzawa, creative director of the Japanese team founded by her father, racing driver Tetsu Ikuzawa, and George Bamford, the customization specialist who worked with TAG Heuer on the original 2023 edition. It is limited to 150 numbered pieces and became available in late July 2026 through select boutiques.
TECHNICAL SHEET: TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph x Team Ikuzawa (ref. CBS221M.EB0435)
| Case | Brushed and polished stainless steel, 39mm diameter, 13.9mm thick, 46mm lug-to-lug |
| Bezel | Bezel-free Glassbox construction; black flange |
| Crystal | Domed sapphire with double AR coating (front); sapphire caseback |
| Water resistance | 100 meters |
| Dial | White with Clou de Paris texture, printed black indices, bicompax layout |
| Strap/bracelet | Seven-row steel bracelet with folding clasp; includes white perforated leather strap with red stitching and white textile strap with red stripe |
| Caliber | Manufacture caliber TH20-10 |
| Type | Automatic, column wheel and vertical clutch |
| Power reserve | 80 hours |
| Frequency | 28,800 vph (4 Hz) |
| Complications | Bicompax chronograph (30-minute and 12-hour counters), date; drops the small seconds subdial to make room for the Team Ikuzawa logo at 6 o'clock |
| MSRP | $10,500 USD / €10,450 / CHF 9,900 / £8,850 |
| Estimated Latin America price with taxes | This is an approximate figure: roughly 220,000-250,000 MXN in Mexico once import duties and 16% VAT are factored in |
| Regional availability | Limited; 150 pieces worldwide, with no public confirmation of how many reach Latin America or Spain |
The design: a pit-lane instrument, not a dress watch with a logo slapped on
What sets this Carrera apart from other guest-brand limited editions is that the starting point is instrumental, not decorative. TAG Heuer and Bamford took the Roadmaster, the handheld stopwatch used in pit garages through the 1970s and 80s, and translated its graphic language (printed black numerals on white, high contrast, zero ornamentation) onto the Carrera's dial. That means the Carrera's traditional applied indices are gone, replaced by printed markings, a choice that trades some of the sense of fine manufacturing for pit-instrument legibility. The white Clou de Paris texture adds some depth to a dial that could otherwise read as flat. The real payoff is dropping the small seconds subdial to make room for the Team Ikuzawa logo at 6 o'clock, a direct nod to 1960s and 70s Heuer chronographs that reserved dial space for teams and sponsors. The Glassbox case, with no traditional bezel and a domed crystal that runs to the edge, remains one of the smartest case constructions in TAG Heuer's current catalog, and it works here just as well as it does on the standard version.
The movement: an in-house chronograph with one deliberate change
The TH20-10 caliber is TAG Heuer's newest manufacture chronograph architecture, with a column wheel and vertical clutch, two features that used to be reserved for high-end Swiss movements and that TAG Heuer now produces at scale in-house. Eighty hours of power reserve sits above the industry standard for an automatic chronograph, and 28,800 vph is the conventional frequency for this type of movement. The technically interesting part is the modification: TAG Heuer removed the small seconds wheel to print the Team Ikuzawa logo in that space, a minor mechanical change that nonetheless confirms this isn't a limited edition built from paint and engraving alone. There's no COSC certification, consistent with the rest of the Carrera Glassbox line and not something that should surprise anyone at this price point.
Latin America and Spain Perspective
TAG Heuer runs official boutiques in Bogotá (Centro Andino) and Buenos Aires (Alcorta Shopping), along with a presence in Mexico through Palacio de Hierro and several own-brand stores in Spain, including one in Madrid. No public source confirms how many of the 150 pieces are allocated to Latin America or Spain; on limited editions this small, regional allocation tends to be minimal, and it's worth contacting the boutique directly to ask about a waitlist. The Mexico price with import taxes above is our own estimate, not a figure confirmed by the brand; expect a real premium over the USD MSRP once duties and VAT are added.
The verdict from ORELO
This Carrera makes sense for anyone who already had the standard Carrera Glassbox on their radar and wants a version with more narrative weight without changing case architecture or movement. It doesn't make sense for someone looking for the most versatile watch in their collection: the themed dial and the 150-piece run make it a niche piece, built for motorsport collectors or Bamford followers rather than someone who wants a daily-wear TAG Heuer chronograph. At $10,500 USD, it's expensive relative to what it offers in purely technical terms over the regular Carrera Glassbox, but the Roadmaster story and the execution of the dial justify the difference if Japanese motorsport interests you as a narrative, not just as an aesthetic.
