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Let's Review TAG Heuer Aquaracer 500 Chronograph watch

Posted on Feb,13th 2012– The latest of the Basel 2010 watches about to make their way to the dealers is the Aquaracer 500m Chronograph (Ref. CAJ2110), which is a professional waterproof watch . At 44mm, the Aquaracer 500m Chronograph is the largest watch in the Aquaracer range, just as the 1983 Heuer 1000m Diver watch of the 1980s was the jumbo-version of the 1000 series- and a sapphire crystal and case back in a case that took 4 years to develop. The numeric designation reflects guaranteed water resistance to 500 meters.Date at 3 o’clock with a cyclops and rotating diver bezel, and luminescent markers on the numbers and hands improve legibility in low or no light. Steel models feature a steel and rubber bezel. Buckles feature a push-button clasp and diver’s extension. Bracelets offer half-links providing a wider range of adjustment.The Calibre 5 Aquaracer 500m was launched at Basel in 2009 and represented a significant step-up in size and style for the Aquaracer series...

TAG Heuer released Mikrogirder 10000 AT BASEL 2012

Posted on Apr, 16th 2012--TAG Heuer has released their latest concept timepiece and it is a work of superior time measuring,that's the tag heuer Mikrogirder 10000 released at Basel 2012. The 2012 Mikrogirder comes absent of both a hairspring and a balance wheel. A really cool aesthetic of the Mikrogirder is the crown and push buttons are found on the top of the case (the north position), this is known as a “Bullhead” Chronograph. The Mikrogirder is a chronograph beating at 7.2 million times every hour, hence, the watch can time events to 5/ 10,000th of a second. The chronograph hand is so fast, you can barely even see it with the naked eye. It is absolutely amazing to watch. Furthermore, if you listen closely, you can hear it hum ever so smoothly, as it sweeps the dial 20 times per second. The Mikrogirder itself pushes the limit of technology with an incredibly high frequency chronograph that has only 4 minutes of power reserve. Maybe you will notice that the new Mikro...