To commemorate Nissan’s->ke62 return to top-flight racing at the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans,->ke1591 watchmaker Tag Heuer has released a new timepiece called the Carrera “NISMO” special edition, and while it might not be powered by a 1,250-horsepower hybrid drivetrain like the GT-R LM Nismo race car,->ke148 it is a pretty slick watch. The watch will be worn during the race by the entire Nissan P1 driver lineup, as well as actor-turned-race-car-driver Patrick Dempsey and P2 drivers Ho-Pin Tung and Karun Chandhock.

The watch itself is similar to other Tag Heuer Carrera watches. It has a 43 mm titanium face in black that’s been micro-blasted with titanium carbide. I’m not exactly sure what that does but it sounds pretty cool. Grey and red stripes run vertically down the left side of the face, and as you know, stripes make everything faster. A scratch-proof ceramic bezel surrounds the face and houses a sapphire crystal. The back has a Nismo decal, and a matte-black alligator strap with red accents keeps it all attached to your wrist.

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Why it matters

Tag Heuer’s history at Le Mans started in the 1970s with Ferrari->ke252 and later with Porsche->ke1, after one of its watches made a cameo on the wrist of Steve MeQueen in the film Le Mans. More recently, the brand sponsored Audi’s->ke14 sports car racing->ke447 efforts.

2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO

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