2013/05/06
*TAG Heuer "the Carrera MikroPendulum & MikroPendulumS"
TAG Heuer the Carrera MikroPendulum
AN EXCLUSIVE TAG HEUER PATENTED TECHNOLOGY: THE FIRST HIGH-FREQUENCY CHRONOGRAPH REGULATED BY MAGNETS
The first high-frequency chronograph moved by magnets, the TAG Heuer Carrera MikroPendulum is inspired by the TAG Heuer Carrera Mikrograph, the first integrated column wheel mechanical 100/s wrist chronograph with a flying central hand display. Like all MIKRO creations, it is a dual chain platform with a balance-wheel system for the watch (28,800 beats per hour (4Hz) with a 42 hour power reserve), and a hairspring-less pendulum system for the chronograph (360,000 beats per hour (50hz) with a 90 minute power reserve). The crown rewinds the chronograph: the watch is run on a classic COSC-certified automatic movement powered by an oscillating weight. There are 371 components in the dual-chain structure, each designed, crafted and assembled by TAG Heuer’s Haute Horlogerie team of master watchmakers and engineers.
The 45mm case is in sandblasted, fine-brushed and polished titanium. The Grade 5 metal is also used for the pushbuttons and rubberized crown. The curved sapphire crystal is double anti-reflective curved sapphire crystal. The anthracite grey dial is fine-brushed on one side with Côte-de-Genève finishing under the pendulum--the first-ever magnetic oscillator without hairspring, which is on proud display at 9 o’clock. The chronograph minutes counter is at 3 o’clock, the chronograph seconds at 6, and the chronograph power reserve indicator at 12 o’clock. The 100ths of a second are displayed by a sweeping red central hand--and measured out on an a 1/100th of a second scale on the anthracite flange. A high-tech strap in soft, hand-sewn anthracite alligator with black titanium folding clasp finishes the sporting look. This is classic, standard-bearer Carrera, always contemporary, always at the leading edge of technology and design.
DIAL
- Anthracite dial with fine brushed and “côtes de Genève” finishings featuring 2 counters
- Chronograph minutes counter at 3 o’clock
- Chronograph second counter at 6 o’clock
- Chronograph power reserve percentage indicator at 12 o’clock
- TAG HEUER pendulum (first-ever magnetic oscillator without hairspring) visible at 9 o’clock
- White arabic numerals and hand applied “100” at 12 o’clock
- Hour and minute hands with luminescent markers
- Red central 1/100th of a second chronograph hand
- Polished chronograph hands (minute at 3 o’clock and second at 6 o’clock), and power reserve hand at 12 o’clock.
- Hand applied TAG HEUER logo
- Engraved mikropendulum lettering
- 1/100th of a second scale on the anthracite flange
CASE
- • Case diameter: 45mm
- • Sandblasted, fine brushed and polished titanium grade 5
- • Double antireflective curved sapphire crystal
- • Polished titanium grade 5 push buttons
- • Titanium crown with overmolded rubber
- • Sapphire case back
- • Water-resistance: 100 meters
STRAP
- Hand-sewn anthracite high-tech soft touch alligator strap
- Titanium folding clasp
MOVEMENT
- 371 components
- Movement dimensions
- Total diameter: 35.8 mm (15 3/4’’’)
- Total height: 9.79mm
- Frequency
- 1 balance wheels: 28’800 vibrations per hour/ 4 hertz (watch)
- 1 pendulum: 360’000 vibrations per hour/ 50 hertz (chronograph)
- 58 Jewels
- Power Reserve
- Watch: 42 hours
- Chronograph: 90 minutes
- Properties of Display
- Hours
- Minutes
- Central hand 1/100th of a second chronograph
- Chronograph minute at 3 o’clock
- Chronograph second at 6 o’clock
- Power reserve at 12 o’clock
- Mechanical Features
- 1/100th second chronograph function
- 1 balance wheel and 1 pendulum
- COSC certified
- Automatic bi-directionnal rewinding system
