Tag Heuer Watches: Classic and Rugged

Tag Heuer is the name that spells elegance. These watches are associated with class, style and status. The beginning of it is rooted in St. Imier, Switzerland. It was started in Edouard Heuer in the year 1860. These watches are famous for their fashionable timepieces and their rugged use. The company preliminarily specialized in creating sports watches and high end chronographs. The chronographs were specially designed for automobiles and aircraft. In 1887, the watches are designed the Oscillating pinion which is used to create mechanical chronographs by watchmakers. The Time of Trip also created by Heuer was the chronograph to be used in dashboard.

In the year 1914, it is introduced the first chronograph wrist watch. This watch was the upgraded version of the pocket watch. In 1916, the company introduced the Micrograph. This timepiece had a stopwatch which is accurate up to 1/100th of a second. The precision and accuracy of the watch made it perfect for use in sports such as Olympic Games. The Micrograph was followed by the Semikograph which was also accurate up to 1/50th of a second. The split second watches from Tag Heuer were the official timepieces for Olympics for the three running years. In 1930s, the Autavia was launched as timekeeper for dashboard. German pilots made of the Flieger chronograph which featured two registers and pushers with a 30 minutes capacity. In the 1940s, the models from Tag Heuer were designed in 14 and 18k gold or stainless steel.

Sporty Tag Heuer watches

Apart from being the official timekeepers the Olympic Games, Tag Heuer was also the timekeeping instruments for other events like skiing, sleigh and car races. Mexico’s Pan American highway celebrated in the Carrera Pan American rally in 1950. These watches were not only performance driven but they also had stylish looks. The world’s first ever automatic chronograph, the Monaco which came with the Chronomatic caliber 11 was produced by Tag Heuer. These watches are water resistant and square cased and featured a car racing film as well.

The Silverstone series from the Tag Heuer watches consists of round shaped edges, square cases that come in colorful dials. These watches are loaded with a number of chronograph functions. The Carrera series is inspired from the gentlemen’s spirit. This chronograph is a combination of sporty looks and refined nature. The link series blends sports with repute and the Aquaracer watches are specially created for the divers. These watches are highly water resistant and are functional under deep sea conditions. It offers all functions that are needed in a diver’s watch such as a telemeter, tachymeter and a chronograph. The Formula 1 range of watches is a precise watch inspired from the Formula 1 racers. The collections under the Formula 1 series are named after the popular racers and are extremely rugged and strong.