HEUER Carrera CS3111 Black Tritium – Re-issue – 1990s

The Gentleman Racer — Reborn

Some watches pay tribute. This one evolves.

Meet the HEUER Carrera Re-Edition Ref. CS3111 — the darker, moodier sibling to the silver-dial CS3110. Think of the original 1964’s Carrera as the Porsche 993 — pure, mechanical, and for many, the most beautiful iteration ever made. This one? It’s the 991 of the lineage — a rebirth rather than a reissue. More refined, more substantial, but fully aware it will never match the raw magic of the original.

And that’s exactly the point.

The credentials?

• Lemania 1873 movement — manual-wind, bulletproof, and smooth as a well-oiled gearbox.

• Matte black dial with black sub-registers, white outer scale, and that warm vanilla tritium patina collectors crave.

• 36 mm stainless steel case — timeless proportions, and that unmistakable Carrera geometry.

Why this Carrera matters:

The CS3111 isn’t nostalgia dressed up — it’s evolution done right. Built when TAG Heuer still understood restraint, still cared about balance, and still believed a driver’s chronograph should feel like a piece of precision engineering, not jewelry.

In short: it’s sleek, it’s mechanical, it’s the modern echo of a legend — the Gentleman Racer reborn, with just the right amount of attitude.

CS3111 — the 991 to the original’s 993. Different era, same DNA, same spirit.

Great overall condition with an original tritium dial, showing minor signs of wear and just a touch of patina.

New hand made in Germany leather strap, crafted from Horween leather, paired with the original HEUER pin buckle.