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TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 36 Flyback Chronograph

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This is the  TAG Heuer Carrera Caliber 36 Flyback Chronograph . It comes in four variations: black outer ring with anthracite sunray center section on a steel bracelet or black alligator leather strap, and a silver outer ring with anthracite sunray center section on a steel bracelet or black alligator leather strap. (There is also a special all-black racing model shown below. Ref. CAR2B80.FC6325). All versions are powered by the Calibre 36, which is a modified flyback version of the Zenith El Primero (a movement produced by Zenith which is also owned by LVMH. It beats at a frequency of 5Hz. The dial The dial features a unique double-scale design which is inspired by vintage Heuer stopwatches. It has a large external scale for indicating chronograph seconds at a glance (or central minutes if you like). Hour and minutes are indicated via a dedicate ring in the central part of the dial. A small second sub-dial displays continuous seconds at 9 o’clock. A 30-minute chronograph cou...

1988: The Chopard Mille Miglia Watch Reviews

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There is nothing quite like the Mille Miglia. A classic-car rally staged every year along the titular 1,000-mile loop from Brescia to Rome and back to Brescia again, 400 of the world’s most beautiful cars pass through some of the world’s most beautiful scenery. Despite so much of Tuscany and Lombardy being utterly poverty-stricken, the villagers turn out in their droves to cheer on the wealthy petrolheads in their priceless chariots. And despite the Chopard Mille Miglia replica watch having been a “regularity rally” since 1977, after a hiatus caused by ten fatalities in 1957, these priceless cars are driven hard – the local Carabinieri literally encourage the drivers to speed through red lights along packed streets. It is a gruelling three days of 18-hour days, but a jubilant one. And Chopard has been synonymous with the event since 1988, making it the single longest watch-brand automotive association – longer than Breitling and Bentley, Oris and Williams, even Rolex’s sponsorship ...

TAG Heuer Adds 43mm Carrera Heuer-01 To Line-up

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What difference does 2mm make? That’s the problem fans of TAG Heuer’s recognisable Carrera Heuer-01 Skeleton Manufacture Chronograph had taken when the brand unveiled its latest iterations. First launched at Baselworld in 2015, the TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-01 replica watch piqued the attention of watch fans not just due to its sturdy 45mm situation and skeletonised dial, along with the fact it was subsequently new boss Jean-Claude Biver’s first opportunity to demonstrate his ‘vision’ for your brand. All the design hallmarks pointed to sport-infused, masculine timepieces  - plus a apparent move towards the kind of butch, industrial, openworked designs that have carried this out well at Hublot, but here there is a concentrate on affordability. With this finish this wrist watch was priced under 5,000 CHF and, in those days, was broadly announced since the world’s only 100 % manufacture chronograph using this kind of value-for-money. According to TAG, this wrist watch “opened the d...