Tag Heuer Movement
February 19th, 2010 | by admin |
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TAG Heuer’s story
In 1860, the young Edouard Heuer – just 20 years old – founded a watchmaking shop at Saint Imier in the Swiss Jura under the name of “Edouard Heuer, Watchmaker”. The company changed its name several times before finally settling on TAG Heuer in 1985. TAG Heuer has left its mark on the history of Swiss watchmaking, starting with the 1887 oscillating pinion up to the 2007 Link Calibre S. Over 145 years of watchmaking know-how and technical innovation has made it today’s ultimate reference in avant-garde Sports Watches.
1887: Patent for the renowned “oscillating pinion”.
1911: TAG Heuer develops its famous “Time of Trip”, the first dashboard chronograph designed for cars and aircraft.
1916: Patented in 1916 and used during the Antwerp, Paris and Amsterdam Olympic Games, the Micrograph was the first stopwatch accurate to 1/100th of a second.
1920: Heuer is timekeeper for the Antwerp Olympic Games, followed by Paris in 1924 and Amsterdam in 1928.
1933: launch of Autavia, the first dashboard stopwatch for racing cars and planes, often combined with the Hervue 8-day watch.
1950: launch of the Mareograph, featuring a tide indicator and chronograph functions.
1962: the astronaut John Glenn sets off on the first American manned spaceflight with a Heuer stopwatch on his wrist.
1964: launch of the Carrera series.
1966: TAG Heuer patents the Microtimer, first miniaturised electronic timer accurate to 1/1000th of a second.
1969: presentation of the Chronomatic Calibre 11, one of two first movements for automatic chronographs. Launch of the legendary Monaco in the same year.
1972: launch of the Microsplit 800, first pocket quartz stopwatch in the world to be accurate to 1/100th of a second.
1975 : launch of the first wrist quartz chronograph in the world – the Chronosplit – accurate to 1/100th of a second.
1987: TAG Heuer launches the Sport/Elegance, a unique sports watch as elegant as it is functional.
2003: presentation of the Microtimer, a true wrist timer accurate to 1/1000th of a second.
2004: Presentation of the Monaco V4 chronograph concept at the Basle Fair. The Monaco 69 is awarded the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix in the Best Design category.
2005: presentation of the Calibre 360 Concept Chronograph, first mechanical wrist chronograph accurate to 1/100th of a second. Launch of the Professional Golf Watch developed with Tiger Wood.
2006: Basle presentation of the Monaco Calibre 360 LS Concept Chronograph. Launch of the Carrera Calibre 360 pink gold limited edition.
2007: presentation of the Link Calibre S.
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25 Responses to “Tag Heuer Movement”
By dakaraabbccdd on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
there are too many …
there are too many fake Tag watches out there.. so becareful when purchasing them…
By ljpaff on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
Most Luxury watches …
Most Luxury watches have 28,800 V/h oscillator. Zenith has 36,000 V/h but this oscillators are much delicate
By HackebeilHarry on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
@elvislandia74 You …
@elvislandia74 You paid way too much, they cost 5EUR at the Fake-Markets here in Shanghai.
By taofledermaus on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
Very cool animation …
Very cool animation. Most watches the balance wheel only oscillates 18,000/hour.
By danyel5748 on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
cule mondaquera de …
cule mondaquera de bacana
By b14bom on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
lol! funny fuka haha
lol! funny fuka haha
By elvislandia74 on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
LOOKS REAL and i …
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LOOKS REAL and i didn`t spend all my money…i got the original box and papers, why spend $4000
By elvislandia74 on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
I own a fake TAG …
)) all automatic…
I own a fake TAG HEUER Calibre 17 and a Mercedes Benz SLR £55 each….
By ISREAL53 on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
Thats great but why …
Thats great but why out the value?
By jascha100 on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
good for you
good for you
By parthhalani on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
I own a tag Heur… …
I own a tag Heur…..worth $4000
By zherming on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
sry ur bmw is a …
sry ur bmw is a bimmer not a beamer. unless it’s a bike ure talkin bout.
By throxnet on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
True, higher price …
True, higher price means the better quality, in most cases are.
By throxnet on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
They are still …
They are still better quality.
By throxnet on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
rich and poor never …
rich and poor never be friends haha
By DrBjamin on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
NEVER… Mercedes …
NEVER… Mercedes and BMWs cost a lot more than Lexus and Toyota but they’re repair rates are horrible. I’ve jokingly come to refer to my beamer as a Bring My Wallet. Your problem is you’ve never OWNED really expensive shit, so you’re talking out of your and not out of experience
By throxnet on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
in most cases are.
in most cases are.
By SMARTChiropractic on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
Bah.. you’re making …
Bah.. you’re making the mistaken assumption that cost equals quality.. or durability. My father has a 45 yr old Seiko that still runs just fine.. never been serviced once. I know lots of friends who’ve had to send in their Bulova’s and Tag’s to be serviced numerous times. Especially the automatic winding models. Cost is NOT reflective of value. Never has been.. . never will be.
By fatboybozo on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
not everything can …
not everything can be art only what people percieve to be! would you rather buy a five pound watch that lasts for a couple of hours at most or buy something that will last for generations, something that your grandchildrens grandchildren will wear
a watch may just tell the time but its the matter of how it does it that really makes a watch
By TwiceVicodin on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
learn how to spell …
learn how to spell before rolling with the big dogs
By NAPALMJUNKY on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
I agree ‘Bart’, Hay …
I agree ‘Bart’, Hay , at the end of the day the product just looks great and its so well made. Thats all i care about. I know what i like and i like what i see. IF it costs me $2-3k i’ll save up and get one. If spending that amount on a watch freeks some people out then i say get a job, or watch some james Bond movies to develop a sence of sofistication and style. LOL or stick with being the opposite of what girls find attractive in a guy. You can’t look good wearing a $50 rubber watch, LOL
By SeymourButtz99 on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
Rolex is one …
Rolex is one terribly overpriced brand and the most counterfeited.
A Rolex on your wrist is immediately suspect since the majority of their models are bland in appearance and the perception of an expensive watch is gold plate, chrono functions or diamonds and Rolex’s with any of those features really spike in price and into Zenith or Hublot territory and just those two and several other brands exceed Rolex by quantum leaps.
By SeymourButtz99 on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
For naysayers who …
For naysayers who disagree with NapalmJ and think Tag or other Swiss pieces are overpriced / they’re wrong.
You buy a Tag or another fine Swiss brand for the legacy, there are numerous examples of 100 and 200 year old Swiss watches still running and on the wrists of heir’s and not in a museum.
You’ll never see a Citizen or Casio on the wrist of grandchildren.
If you measure time, then measure it with respect, if you don’t know any better than keep wearing your rubber strapped Casio G-Shock .
By tuchitochi on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
all costs of …
all costs of running a business yes, but some you must admit are marked way up by brand name alone. especially brands that sell themselves like Rolex and Vacheron…you don’t see many adverts on them but heck don’t they make one big bang of a margin.
By NAPALMJUNKY on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
No one would bother …
No one would bother doing stressful high paid jobs if they didn’t get rewarded with things that destinguished them from the middle and lower class. Expensive watches are a status symbol to show other people how successful they are, it’s that simple, so yes you’re right when you say “all it does is tell the time”. It’s like watching a monkey flash it’s bright arsehole at another monkey in order to showoff that its the dominant monkey. lol I still love Tag though, it’s very well made.