While getting caught up on email this weekend, I came across a note from TAG Heuer about the Calibre 360 concept watch that was introduced at Basel this year.
The TAG Heuer Calibre 360
First, TAG Heuer introduced the Microtimer, the first wristwatch accurate to 1/1000th of a second. Now they are making watch history again by introducing the first mechanical wristwatch capable of measuring and displaying 1/100th of a second. It doesn’t look half bad, either, in my opinion. From TAG’s Basel 2005 news page here’s what they had to say about the TAG Heuer Calibre 360:
TAG Heuer … is presenting at Baselworld 2005 the most accurate mechanical timepiece ever crafted, the “Calibre 360” Concept Chronograph. The “Calibre 360” Concept Chronograph is the first mechanical wrist chronograph to measure and display time to 1/100th of a second, thanks to the exceptionally high frequency of its balance wheel, which oscillates at 360,000 beats per hour, 10 times faster than any other chronograph—a rate that until now was considered impossible.
In the slide show accompanying the article, I believe I spied a sapphire caseback, too. It’s a silly thing, but for some reason, I’m a sucker for those exhibition backs. Well done, TAG.
