Two years ago at Baselworld, TAG Heuer’s biggest news was the long-awaited and widely well-received relaunch of one of its most beloved watches from yesteryear, the Autavia, after a hiatus from the market of more than 30 years. This year, the brand expands the contemporary Autavia family, which had thus far consisted solely of chronographs, into a full-fledged collection to takes its place alongside TAG Heuer’s other pillars like the Carrera, Monaco, and Link. Here is an introduction to the seven new references, all three-handed timekeepers with dates, which usher new colorways and case materials into the series and feature a new technological breakthrough in their movements.

The vintage watch upon which the new models are based (which takes its name “Autavia” from a portmanteau of “automobile” and “aviation”), itself based on an early 20th century dashboard timer, was designed by none other than Jack Heuer, scion of the watch manufacturer’s founding family and also the driving force (pun intended) behind other 1960s icons like the Carrera. The rounded case, measuring 42 mm in diameter, incorporates the beveled lugs of the original models from the 1960s, as well as the extra-large winding crown, an element inspired by historical pilots’ watches that enabled glove-wearing flyboys to use it more easily. The bidirectional 60-minute bezel, also a feature of the vintage models, is made of either blue or black ceramic or stainless steel depending on the model. The hour, minute and seconds hands are coated in Super-LumiNova for nighttime legibility and the date appears discreetly in a window at 6 o’clock.