TAG Heuer · Carrera Chronograph 42 · TH20-00 / Heuer 02 · black · bracelet · on Amazon
The clean Carrera. Two counters, 42mm, the in-house calibre.
This is the Carrera closest to the 1963 original in TAG Heuer’s current line: reference CBN2010.BA0642, a 42mm fine-brushed and polished steel case with a slim fixed bezel, a black dial with two counters, the 30-minute counter at three and the 12-hour counter at nine, a date at six and HEUER 02 80 HOURS printed at the bottom, on the steel bracelet with a push-button folding clasp. Inside is the TH20-00, TAG Heuer’s in-house column-wheel automatic chronograph sold as the Heuer 02, with about 80 hours of reserve; 100 metres. One left when we read it, listed under TAG Heuer’s own price, from a marketplace dealer.
Case
42mm, fine-brushed and polished steel, slim fixed steel bezel, sapphire caseback, 100m; the dealer’s row says 14.48mm thick
Listing: 42mm, 100m, 14.48mm; TAG Heuer CBN2010.BA0642
Movement
TAG Heuer in-house calibre TH20-00 (Heuer 02), automatic column-wheel chronograph, 28,800 vph, about 80 h
TAG Heuer
Dial
Black, two counters (30 minutes at 3, 12 hours at 9), applied markers, date at 6
Listing: black dial; photograph
Bracelet
Fine-brushed and polished steel bracelet, folding clasp with push-buttons
Listing: steel bracelet; TAG Heuer
Reference
CBN2010.BA0642
Listing model row
Seller
World Of Watches, marketplace dealer; in stock; 30-day returns; only 1 left; condition not stated
Amazon buy box, 2026-09-14
Two counters and a slim bezel
The Carrera is Heuer’s racing chronograph of 1963, designed by Jack Heuer for drivers who needed to read a chronograph at a glance: a clean dial, big counters and the minute track pushed out to the flange so nothing gets in the way. TAG Heuer has made it in every size and movement since, and the current line splits into the 44mm sport chronographs with the tachymeter bezel and the smaller glassbox watches that look back at the 1960s.
Jack Heuer’s 1963 Carrera had two counters and no bezel, and this 42mm reference is the one in the current line that keeps that idea while using the in-house calibre: the TH20-00, a column-wheel, vertical-clutch automatic chronograph with about 80 hours of reserve, visible through the sapphire caseback. Without the tachymeter bezel the dial reads bigger and the watch sits lower under a cuff than the 44mm sport versions on this page; the steel bracelet and push-button clasp are the same.
Reading the listing
The listing carries the reference CBN2010.BA0642 in the model row and calls it a 42mm Swiss automatic with 100 metres, a black dial and a steel bracelet, 14.48mm thick per the dealer. The photograph shows the slim bezel, the two counters, the date at six and the bracelet. The calibre, reserve, bezel, dial, bracelet, clasp and list price are TAG Heuer’s published specifications for the reference.
The dealer is World Of Watches, a marketplace dealer, and the rows we read do not state whether the watch is new with TAG Heuer’s warranty; ask, and ask for the box and card. Nothing here was measured on the watch.
Buying it on Amazon
This is a regular Amazon listing from a marketplace seller with Amazon’s 30-day return window; it is not a Luxury Stores pre-owned unit and the seller has not published a condition. The second button opens the live search for Carreras in case this one has sold.
Carreras have resold for under new and close to what pre-owned buyers paid, sometimes more, sometimes less; that is a pattern, not a promise, and nothing here is investment advice.
Specs
- Reference
- CBN2010.BA0642
- Case size
- 42mm, 14.48mm thick per the dealer's row
- Case material
- Stainless steel, fine-brushed and polished; fixed steel bezel; sapphire caseback
- Movement
- TAG Heuer in-house calibre TH20-00 (Heuer 02), automatic column-wheel chronograph, 28,800 vph
- Caliber type
- TAG Heuer TH20-00 / Calibre Heuer 02
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Water resistance
- 100m (10 ATM)
- Power reserve
- About 80 hours
- Complications
- Chronograph (1/4 second, 30 minutes, 12 hours), date at 6
- Origin
- Swiss Made
Specifications as published by TAG Heuer. We research from manufacturer documentation and published sources rather than hands-on testing. Researched 2026-09-14.
Verdict
TAG Heuer’s 42mm Carrera Chronograph with the in-house TH20-00 and the two-counter layout of the 1963 original, one left on Amazon from a marketplace dealer under TAG Heuer’s list price.
Strengths
- In-house TH20-00: column wheel, vertical clutch, about 80 hours
- Two counters and a slim bezel; the 1963 layout
- 42mm; the wearable size
- Listed under TAG Heuer’s own price when read
Trade-offs
- Condition and warranty card not stated by the dealer; ask
- One unit; it may be gone
- No tachymeter; the 44 has one
- Thickness is the dealer’s figure, not TAG Heuer’s
Buy it if
Someone who wants the in-house Carrera chronograph without the sport bezel, at 42mm.
Skip it if
You want a tachymeter bezel, a colour dial, or a stated condition.
FAQ
TAG Heuer’s in-house automatic chronograph, introduced in 2017 as the Heuer 02 and renamed TH20-00 in 2023: a column wheel, vertical clutch, 28,800 vph and about 80 hours of reserve. The Calibre 16 in the cheaper Carreras is an ETA 7750-based movement with about 48 hours.
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- TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph 42 CBN2010.BA0642, official page
- Amazon marketplace listing (World Of Watches), read 2026-09-14
Researched and last updated 2026-09-14. We do not test watches in hand; every figure above is traceable to the manufacturer or the sources listed here.
TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph 42mm CBN2010.BA0642 (steel, black dial, steel bracelet, in-house TH20-00 / Heuer 02)
Reference CBN2010.BA0642 · $5,000–$10,000
Prices and availability change; the band above is a research figure, so check the current listing.
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