SIHH 2011 - WORLD PREMIERE Of TAG Heuer Mikrograph

Entirely designed, patented, developed and manufactured in La Chaux-De-Fonds, ‘TAG Heuer’s Haute Horlogerie’ workshop which also crafted the Monaco V4. This new major innovation from TAG Heuer confirms the company’s 150 years leadership in mastering ultimate accuracy, speed and high complexity mechanical movements.

Around 5 years since the revolutionary Calibre 360 Chronograph, TAG Heuer re-invents the high frequency dual assortment mechanical movements and pays a tribute to the legendary Heuer Mikrograph stopwatch of 1916, which made history for more than 50 years in timing high speed sports with its 25 and 50 hertz frequencies.

With 2 assortments, 62 jewels and 396 components, TAG Heuer Carrera Mikrograph 1/100th Second Chronograph is a new masterpiece of "Haute Horlogerie Suisse" setting a new milestone in grandes complications.

Like the Calibre 360, the TAG Heuer Carrera Mikrograph 1/100th Second Chronograph 1/100th features two different balance wheels, with separate escapements and transmission systems that engage the stopwatch performance without interference to the watch movement.

However, unlike the Calibre 360 which was modular, the new Mikrograph 1/100th is a fully integrated COSC certified chronograph with a column wheel system. It comprises a balance wheel for the watch moving at 4 hertz, 28’800 vibrations per hour, with a 42-hour power reserve; for the stopwatch, the high frequency Swiss balance wheel oscillates at 50 hertz, 360’000 vibrations per hour, with a 90-minute power reserve, displaying this 1/100th of a second with the central chronograph hand. A transparent sapphire crystal case back allows a direct and stunning view of the two "hearts" beating at different speeds and facing each other at the bottom of the complex movement endowed with sophisticated Côte de Genève finishes.

Available in a rose gold limited edition of 150 timepieces only, the TAG Heuer Carrera Mikrograph 1/100th Second Chronograph brings this original stopwatch innovation to the wrists of modern motor racing enthusiasts who seek ultimate precision.

Until now, the wristwatch and stopwatch were separate instruments because of their differing performance objectives: the wristwatch is like a marathon runner, slow but with endurance, while the stopwatch is like a sprinter, fast but in bursts of activity. If they drew upon the same gear for their differing intensities, such a traditional chronograph movement would wear quickly.

With the TAG Heuer Carrera Mikrograph 1/100th Second Chronograph limited edition, TAG Heuer celebrates in style ‘150 years of mastering speed.’

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