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Tag Heuer (pronounced: täg hoi-er) watches are among the most elegant sporting watches. I have known Tag Heuer for their excellent chronographs since they were associated with Mclaren Formula one racing cars. They epitomized style and function.

The Tag Heuer company motto is “Swiss Avant-Garde Since 1860″ and their designs live up to the motto. Edouard Heuer founded the watchmaking company which became Tag Heuer in 1860. In 1869, Heuer patented the first crown-winding mechanism for pocket watches. In 1889, during the Universal Exhibition in Paris, the Heuer company won a silver medal for its collection of pocket chronographs.

Heuer introduced its first wrist chronograph in 1914. The crown was at the twelve o’clock position, as these first wrist chronographs were adapted from pocket chronographs. In 1916, Heuer introduced the “Micrograph”, the first stopwatch accurate to 1/100th of a second. In 1933, it introduced the “Autavia”, a dashboard timer used for automobiles and aviation (whence its name). The companion “Hervue” was a clock that could run for eight days without being wound.

In 1958, Heuer introduced a new line of timepieces, designed to be mounted on the dashboard of an automobile, airplane or boat. Leading models of these dashboard timers included the Master Time (eight-day clock), the Monte Carlo (12-hour stopwatch), the Super Autavia (full chronograph), Sebring (60-minute, split second timer) and Auto-Rallye (60-minute stopwatch). Heuer continued to manufacture these into the 1980s.

NEW LADIES LINK TAG HEUER DIAMONDS WATCH WJF1319.BA0572 US $2,670.00 End Date: Thursday Nov-20-2008 12:50:04 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

NEW TAG HEUER LINK LADIES PINK DIAMONDS WATCH WJF131E US $2,520.00 End Date: Thursday Nov-20-2008 12:57:32 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

AUTHENTIC TAG HEUER FORMULA 1 SILVER DIAL GENTS WATCH US $975.00 End Date: Thursday Nov-20-2008 13:00:56 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

Tag Heuer Carrera Blue Face Wrist Watch US $1,000.00 (2 Bids) End Date: Thursday Nov-20-2008 13:03:13 PST Bid now | Add to watch list

SAVE BIG NEW TAG HEUER LINK PEARL QUARTZ STEEL WATCH US $1,745.00 End Date: Thursday Nov-20-2008 13:09:55 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

NEW TAG HEUER AQUARACER MENS DIVERS SILVER DIAL WATCH US $945.00 End Date: Thursday Nov-20-2008 13:10:05 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

NEW LADIES TAG HEUER LINK DIAMOND SS GOLD WATCH WJF1353 US $2,000.00 End Date: Thursday Nov-20-2008 13:11:28 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

NEW TAG HEUER AQUARACER 2000 AUTOMATIC MENS BLUE WATCH US $1,275.00 End Date: Thursday Nov-20-2008 13:14:41 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

Tag Heuer Mens Watch Carrera SS Band CV2014.BA0786 US $2,215.00 End Date: Thursday Nov-20-2008 13:16:33 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

NEW TAG HEUER LINK MENS GOLD SILVER SS WATCH WJF1152 US $1,550.00 End Date: Thursday Nov-20-2008 13:21:19 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list

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