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TAG Heuer International SA
Settore: Timepieces
Number of terms: 702
Number of blossaries: 6
Company Profile:
TAG Heuer S.A. designs, manufactures and markets high end watches, chronographs and fashion. Edouard Heuer founded Tag Heuer in St. Imier in Switzerland in 1860. Originally named the Uhrenmanufactur Heuer AG, or Heuer Watchmaking Inc., the company patented its chronograph in 1882 and the ...
Part of the case(ring), adjusted to the middle, which generally hold the crystal. The name is often used to describe a turning ring on the case that is marked with a scale intended for various functions such as a minute indicator or a tachymetre. Other versions are an integral part of the case middle and may be set with jewels.
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The device that regulates the movement of a mechanical watch. It is a statically balanced wheel which, by oscillating, regularizes the energy coming through the gear train. The precision of a watch depends on a properly functioning balance.
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A generator that transforms chemical energy into direct electrical current.
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The balance spring is almost the "soul" of a mechanical watch. Wound into a spiral, its tension makes the balance oscillate regularly, which is critical to the proper running of the movement. If the balance spring stretches, the watch will slow down and if it shrinks it will speed up.
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A mechanical movement incorporating an extra mechanism with an oscillating weight. This uses the movements of the wearer's arm to rewind the mainspring.
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Launched in 1933, the Autavia was the first timing instrument mounted on board aircraft and racing cars.
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A lever escapement used in mechanical watches, composed of the escape wheel, the pallets, and a plate fixed on the balance staff. (See functions at "escapement").
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A thin transparent coating deposited on the crystal to improve the readability of the dial. This coating is delicate and can be affected by the way the watch is used.
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Indicates the time with hands moving round a dial.
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The Alter Ego series, launched in 1999 is a tribute to femininity. Its bracelets with straight pronounced lines contrast with its curved, sensual case. It has innovative architecture and a daring elegance: an extra-thin, high-precision quartz movement, a flexible bracelet with a butterfly folding clasp, a dial with rectangular markers and a crown positioned at 4 o'clock.
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