TAG Heuer Carrera Tête de Vipère Chronograph Tourbillon Chronometer

TAG Heuer Carrera Tête de Vipère Chronograph Tourbillon Chronometer

The TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T introduced in 2016 was exceptional as the cheapest Swiss-made tourbillon chronograph watch ever made at just under 15,000 Swiss francs. It was part of Jean-Claude Biver’s new concept for the brand, concentrating on “entry-level” watches priced between €1,500 and €5,000. This year, 2018, TAG Heuer presents the Tête de Vipère…

TAG Heuer Monaco Gulf 2018 Special Edition

TAG Heuer Monaco Gulf 2018 Special Edition

It’s one of the world’s iconic shape watches, dating back to 1969. Now TAG Heuer have launched a new edition of the Monaco Chronograph, co-branded Gulf, with the colours and logo of this oil brand. The race for the first automatic chronograph Back in 1969, there were three contenders for the title of first automatic…

TAG Heuer Autavia

TAG Heuer Autavia

The TAG Heuer Autavia is a lovely re-edition of a racing driver’s chronograph first introduced in 1962, with design by Jack Heuer. The historic version chosen for the re-edition was selected by online readers from a selection of 16 vintage models, a piece originally worn by F1 driver Jochen Rindt. The new version has a…

TAG Heuer Aquaracer 300M

TAG Heuer Aquaracer 300M

Youthful, chunky, trendy. These two new TAG Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 5 watches were built for young people and launched in perfect time for the 2017 summer season. Its characteristics, with a 300 metre water resistance, make it a classic diving watch but it is very much a sports watch in its looks. A watch for…

TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-01 Full Black Matt Ceramic

TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-01 Full Black Matt Ceramic

This is a preview of a watch that TAG Heuer will be presenting in Geneva later this month (January 2017), a chronograph entirely in ceramic, including the bracelet. It is based on the Carrera Heuer-01 launched in 2015, with a 12-piece case that allows a range of combinations of materials and colours. The 2017 version…

TAG Heuer Carrera Mikrograph Anniversary Edition

TAG Heuer Carrera Mikrograph Anniversary Edition

Hey, if I had 19,100 euro to invest – or just to enjoy on a fine watch – this is where I’d put it. It”s a lovely chronograph, intelligent and functional, measuring up to 30-minute times to an accuracy of one hundredth of a second, with a splendid movement, and a beautiful design evocative of…

TAG Heuer at the Geneva Motor Show

The Geneva Motor Show runs at Palexpo in Geneva from 5 to 15 March 2015, and the exhibitors include watch brand TAG Heuer who will be returning to the same venue four days after the car show has ended, for Baselworld from 19 to 26 March. To mark its presence at the Motor Show, TAG…

Silver screen, gold dials – watches in movies

“You know, former SAS types with easy smiles and expensive watches…” she says, looking at his wrist where a watch is concealed under a French cuff. “Rolex?” James Bond replies, “Omega.” “Beautiful,” she says. This is a fragment of the dialogue between James Bond and Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale. Particularly significant because it reflects…

100th second chronograph watches

TAG Heuer Mikrograph 1/100th of a second chronograph Not many mechanical watches are capable of meausuring time to the nearest hundredth of a second. The brand with the longest history in this area is TAG Heuer, who presented their TAG Heuer Mikrograph 1/100th of a second chronograph, reference CAR5041.FC8178, in January 2011. This piece separates…