One of the favourite stories that we’ve told over the years is the tale behind the TAG Heuer Edge, a new entry-level series planned for launch in the early 2000s, but ultimately cancelled at the last minute. We showed you what the production watch would have looked like, and spoke with then- CEO Stéphane Linder (who was Head of Product… Read More
POSTED 15 Apr 2021
Edge
What’s that? You’ve never heard of the TAG Heuer Edge? The Edge was designed as a low-cost entry model to be sold alongside the Formula 1, but the range was scrapped after LVMH acquired TAG Heuer and decided to reposition the brand up-market. Despite this, several Edge prototype cases made it onto the secondary market, meaning we now know how this model would have looked.
There were both 3-hand watch and Chronograph models planned along with several dial colours.
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TAG Heuer Edge Chronograph Prototype
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Up Close- TAG Heuer Edge
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