TAG Heuer and “The Chase for Carrera”, starring Ryan Gosling

To mark the 60th anniversary of the TAG Heuer Carrera, the watch brand presents The Chase for Carrera. Produced by David Leitch and directed by Nash Edgerton, the exclusive action comedy stars actor and ambassador of the Swiss watchmaking brand Ryan Gosling, along with Vanessa Bayer. The short film pays tribute to the iconic watch with a race sequence worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster. 

The famous Carrera timepiece was created by former CEO Jack Heuer in 1963, when he named it after the notoriously dangerous Carrera Panamerica rally race across Mexico held between 1950 and 1954. With “The Chase for Carrera”, TAG Heuer revisits the thrill of classic car chase scenes in collaboration with David Leitch’s 87 North, whose production credits include the 2022 action film Bullet Train.

Stunts, adrenaline and laughs are all right on cue in the short film, in which Ryan Gosling faces off against a relentless ‘prop master’ played by Vanessa Bayer, with David Leitch himself playing the director of the film. Gosling will do anything  to hold on to his new TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph, the star of the film – and the natural timepiece of choice for high-speed drivers, with its ultra-readable dial and bold new technologies. 

The new iteration of the iconic watch has a sapphire crystal dome that reveals the stunning signature blue dial on a blue calfskin leather strap. In her role as prop master, Vanessa Bayer wears the TAG Heuer Carrera 36mm in pink. The mini blockbuster contains an array of easter eggs referencing the illustrious past of the Carrera that will delight aficionados.