I spotted this print ad for the new Carrera earlier today, and thought that it was kind of interesting.

The caption of the ad, at the bottom left, is "Fangio and His Carrera Tachymeter Chronograph".

Wanting to explore this Fangio / Carrera connection, I went to the TAG-Heuer website, where I found the following description of Fangio, as the "Ambassador" of the new Carrera:

What are TAG Heuer ambassadors made of? Forget the usual clichés - grit, self-possession, determination and so on - the qualities that makes these people extraordinary cannot be satisfactorily translated into dictionary terms. It's not that these qualities are indescribable. It's just that the description pales compared to the performance.

The Argentinian Juan-Emanuel Fangio, five times Formula 1 world champion, competed in every type of motor racing event and holds the all time record for the number of championship titles. This particularly gifted and daring driver arrived in Europe in 1948 and just one year later had won seven Grands Prix at the wheel of a Maserati ! In 1953 he drove a Lancia to victory in the Carrera Panamericana, an exhausting marathon for both cars and drivers. Extending over more than 3000 km. in Mexico, the race was a perfect fit with the wild frontiers of the new continent.

As a tribute to this epic race and the great Argentinian champion, TAG Heuer launched the "Carrera", in 1964. It quickly became the brand's flagship model. With its sporty look, its essentially functional nature and the understated elegance of its design, it remains a landmark in the company's history.