 Wysłany: Sob 14:17, 20 Lis 2010 Temat postu: News tag Heuer Charity Auction Watches |
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Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer celebrates its 150th anniversary making horological history this year, marked by the publication of a brilliant new book by Nick Foulkes from Assouline. TAG Heuer begins in the middle years of the 19th century when a Swiss shoemaker's son called Edouard Heuer made the decision to "turn his life over to the conquest and calibration of the passing hours, minutes, seconds and fractions of seconds; marking their passage with the tiny incremental movements of the blued steel hand of a chronograph against the crisp white enamel dial of the pocket watch." From childhood Edouard was "dazzled by the dream of conquering time and imprisoning it in ever more precise and advanced mechanical timepieces," Foulkes writes. In 1882 Heuer introduced his first chronograph, setting a benchmark for extreme accuracy that continues today, and by the early 20th century he had moved the chronograph from the pocket onto the wrist. TAG Heuer 150th Anniversary Caliber 11 Chronograph is the 150 anniversary as Heuer watches, is based on the latest release of the Silverstone TAG Heuer watches. These watches all sales proceeds will be donated to the International Green Cross. These days TAG Heuer is part of the LVMH luxury empire with celebrity spokesmodels like Leonardo DiCaprio and tennis champ Maria Sharapova, yet stays true to Edouard's legacy. A privileged member of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH), the most exclusive club in the Swiss watchmaking industry, it's newest innovation is the Calibre 1887, a Swiss manufactured integrated column-wheel chronograph movement paying tribute to the original Heuer oscillating pinion of 1887, one of the brand's first patents and a major benchmark in modern watchmaking. Other new ventures include a collection of eyewear and the sponsorship of first-ever round-the-world trip in a 100% electric car designed specifically for TAG by Tesla Motors, which my colleague Ariel Adams wrote about earlier this month. See also: 1 Replica Tag Heuer Grand Carrera Calibre 17 Chronograph 2 Reviews on Rado-R96548155 3 Patek Philippe-Watchmaking History at a Glance 4 Things You Love to Know About Breitling Emergency Wristwatch 5 Replica Breitling Watches Online-The Best Quality 6 Rolex Yacht-Master II for Sports Models watch 7 The Least--Rolex Cellini Watches 8 Omega Watches REVIEW 9 Diamond Crystal Watch of DKNY 10 A Rich History Of Omega Watches |
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