Since TAG Heuer was founded in 1860, the watchmaker has been driving the company forward with its commitment to precision and avant-garde designs. Today, the brand continues to be a leader in the watchmaking space with its merging of tradition and innovation, pushing the boundaries with its latest releases.
During this year’s Geneva Watch Days, TAG Heuer unveiled the TH-Carbonspring and the TAG Heuer Carrera Astronomer timepieces. Both releases mark significant milestones in both history and the legacy of watchmaking for the brand.
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Marking the 350th anniversary of Christiaan Huygens’ invention of the modern oscillator, the release of the TH-Carbonspring oscillator took TAG Heuer 10 years to perfect. The TAG Heuer Carrera Astronomer is a lunar reinterpretation of the watch with a moonphase complication — and nods to astronaut John Glenn, who wore a TAG Heuer stopwatch, the accomplishment of circling Earth three times in 1962.
Here, Fairchild Studio sits down with Carole Forestier-Kasapi, director of high-end watchmaking and movements strategy at TAG Heuer, to chat about the latest watchmaking innovations and releases, the brand’s evolution alongside historical moments and more.
Fairchild Studio: What are the latest TAG Heuer innovations in watchmaking?
Carole Forestier-Kasapi: TAG Heuer has always lived by the principle that if there is a boundary, it exists to be pushed. From the Mikrograph in 1916 to our modern oscillators, we have continually questioned what precision means in the mechanical age. That way of thinking is alive today in our latest achievement, the TH-Carbonspring oscillator, a new regulating organ developed entirely in-house that redefines mechanical stability and performance.
By harnessing carbon’s intrinsic properties — lightness, resilience and resistance to magnetism — we have created a platform for precision that is both scientifically advanced and fundamentally reliable. This is the natural evolution of TAG Heuer’s legacy of transforming technical mastery into meaningful progress. Innovation is about purpose and making mechanical timekeeping stronger, more stable and more relevant for the world we live in today.
Fairchild Studio: What are some of the newest releases from TAG Heuer?
C.F.K.: The TAG Heuer Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph of 2024 represented a significant evolution, resonating with us on both technical and emotional levels. It revisited one of TAG Heuer’s most iconic designs, infusing it with avant-garde horological principles. The Calibre TH81-00 movement, entirely crafted in titanium, is among the lightest automatic split-seconds chronograph movements ever created.
This “rattrapante” mechanism allows the measurement of two intervals simultaneously, an immensely complex feat that showcases both engineering mastery and TAG Heuer’s known precision. The design itself merged transparency and lightness, with a case half in titanium, half in sapphire, a sculptural approach to mechanical performance.
At Geneva Watch Days 2025, that energy evolved into the unveiling of the TH-Carbonspring, a breakthrough that redefines the regulating organ of mechanical watchmaking itself. Developed and produced entirely in-house by the TAG Heuer LAB after nearly a decade of research, the TH-Carbonspring is a carbon-based oscillator that delivers unprecedented resistance to magnetism, shocks and temperature variations — while offering greater long-term stability and precision.
By introducing this technology in the TAG Heuer Monaco Flyback Chronograph TH-Carbonspring and TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon Extreme Sport TH-Carbonspring, we have bridged centuries of horological tradition with a vision of the future. The TH-Carbonspring encapsulates the essence of TAG Heuer of bold experimentation, scientific ingenuity and the determination to keep mechanical timekeeping firmly at the forefront of innovation.
Fairchild Studio: How do these innovations tap into TAG Heuer’s heritage for the modern day?
C.F.K.: Our design language has always been anchored in performance and legibility. Every innovation serves functionality first. The TAG Heuer Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph echoes our motorsport DNA — where every fraction of a second counts — while its transparency and material experimentation show our drive toward modern expression.
The TH-Carbonspring represents the scientific core of that same philosophy with the mindset of continuously challenging limits. These are not isolated achievements, but part of a continuous story that merges our racing heritage, technical experimentation and aesthetic clarity. We are all about evolution while honoring the past that is always inspiring us.
Fairchild Studio: Who is the modern-day TAG Heuer watch wearer?
C.F.K.: Today’s TAG Heuer wearer is curious and dynamic, valuing precision and innovation but also authenticity. They might be collectors who appreciate the depth of our horological legacy, or younger enthusiasts drawn to the emotion of mechanical performance. We serve both audiences by ensuring that every watch, whether a connected timepiece or a hand-finished tourbillon, expresses the same DNA of avant-garde engineering with purpose.
At one end of the spectrum we continue to push the boundaries of high-end mechanical innovation with creations like the TAG Heuer Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph and our latest TH-Carbonspring-equipped models. At the other, we celebrate the spirit of racing and nostalgia through collections such as our latest TAG Heuer Formula 1 Solargraph, which has been reimagined with a refined 38mm design, upgraded materials and the Solargraph movement. This balance between bold innovation and timeless design ensures that TAG Heuer continues to speak to both new generations discovering the brand and longtime enthusiasts who have grown up with it.
Fairchild Studio: What’s next for TAG Heuer?
C.F.K.: For TAG Heuer, the TH-Carbonspring is a starting point. This breakthrough in material science opens entirely new avenues for how we conceive and construct mechanical movements and we are excited to explore it further. At the same time, we are continuously working on new complications and designs that express both technical mastery and emotional resonance. The future of TAG Heuer lies in uniting heritage, high engineering and storytelling to create timepieces that feel purposeful and relevant.
To learn more, visit tagheuer.com.