{"id":890,"date":"2012-01-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-22T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/tag-heuer-novelty-2012-n1167\/"},"modified":"2012-01-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-22T23:00:00","slug":"tag-heuer-novelty-2012-n1167","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/tag-heuer-novelty-2012-n1167\/","title":{"rendered":"TAG Heuer : Novelty 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>Simpler, faster and more efficient than science dreamed possible, impervious to gravity and dramatically reducing isochronous error, potentially easier to manufacture and able to precisely measure time to a phenomenal 5\/10,000th of a second today, and probably even more precisely tomorrow\u2026<\/strong><strong>TAG Heuer challenges three centuries of hairspring\/balance wheel mechanical regulation conventions to create a totally new mechanical regulator. The legendary Swiss brand is now unveiling a first Concept version, a 5\/10,000th of a second chronograph beating at 1,000 Hz or 7,200,000 beats per hour!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In 2010, TAG Heuer presented the <strong>Grand Carrera Pendulum<\/strong><strong>Concept<\/strong>, the world\u2019s first-ever mechanical regulator to replace a conventional hairspring with magnets. Following TAG Heuer\u2019s Calibre 360 Chronograph (2005), which beats at 50Hz and measures and displays to the 1\/100th of a second, the 6Hz Pendulum Concept, which is still under development, confirmed TAG Heuer\u2019s position as the unrivalled pioneer of high frequencies.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In 2011, TAG Heuer launched the <strong>MIKROTIMER FLYING 1000<\/strong>, the world\u2019s first 500hz mechanical chronograph.A revolutionary mechanical chronograph regulator without any balance wheel system and equipped with two escapements, the Mikrotimer\u2019s beats <strong>3.6 million times per hour<\/strong>, making it 125 times faster than a standard Swiss chronograph. Its central chronograph hand completes a full rotation 10 times per second. Now being successfully commercialized, the Mikrotimer was voted the 2011 Swiss Sports Watch of the Year at the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix. The victory marked the 7th time in 10 years that TAG Heuer was singled out by the Geneva jury for its engineering and design prowess.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Now comes the pioneering <strong>MIKROGIRDER<\/strong>, the Swiss legend\u2019s greatest achievement in watchmaking engineering to date, a game-changing technology which promises to completely revolutionize the very heart of the watch \u2014 the regulator. More than the Pendulum or the Mikrotimer, the MIKROGIRDER represents a total departure from the conventional, 3-centuries-old Christiaan Huygens system, which today still reigns over the mechanical watch industry.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>THE TAG HEUER MIKROGIRDER: THE FIRST STEP TO ULTIMATE ACCURACY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Conceived, developed and manufactured in-house in the company\u2019s R&amp;D lab in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the <strong>MIKROGIRDER<\/strong> is the fastest mechanical regulator ever crafted and tested. Overturning three centuries of watchmaking convention in the way mechanical energy is generated, stored and regulated, the MIKROGIRDER opens a promising new era in watchmaking, with potentially powerful and energy-sparing new movements precise to ever-smaller fractions of time.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Accurate to an unprecedented 5\/10,000 or 1\/2,000th of a second, the MIKROGIRDER is a completely new regulator system \u2014 <strong>a coupling beam\/girder and excitatory beam\/girder system working with a linear oscillator <\/strong>(versus a spiral shape in a classical hairspring) that vibrates isochronously at a very small angle, as opposed to a traditional watch, which vibrates at an angle of up to 320 degrees.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The advantages are numerous. In a classic spiral hairspring system, the effect of gravity due to mass is a dominant issue. With the MIKROGIRDER, the problem no longer even exists. There is no loss of amplitude and the movement\u2019s frequency can be modulated on a very large spectrum of frequency without overburdening the power supply.<strong>The result is a significant increase in precision (division of time) and performance (frequency accuracy and stability).<\/strong> The MIKROGIRDER energy performance will enable TAG Heuer chronographs to attain ultra-high frequencies never before dreamed possible.<strong>Ten patents<\/strong> are pending on this breakthrough.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY ON AN UNPRECEDENTED SCALE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>The statistics are nothing short of astounding: 1,000 Hz = 1\/2000th = 5\/10,000th of a second = 7,200,000 beats per hour.<\/strong> In comparison, a regular watch functions at 4hz, or only 28,800 beats per hour.<strong>The MIKROGIRDER is 250 times faster!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The MIKROGIRDER\u2019s dual frequency system ensures precision and chronometry through 2 independent chains. As there is no possibility of interference between \u201cnormal speed\u201d and \u201chigh speed\u201d, there is better precision and accuracy. The power reserve is improved, too, and wear and tear dramatically reduced, as \u201chigh speed\u201d is \u201con demand\u201d instead of being always engaged. Finally, the dual frequency system offers the ultimate in readability.<strong>The smallest fraction of time \u2014 1\/100th, 1\/1,000th and \u00bd,000th (5\/10,000) of a second \u2014 is displayed on a central hand that does a complete revolution around the dial a mind-boggling 20 times per second. Furthermore, and like the Mikrotimer Flying 1000, the dial display allows a quick and easy reading of the incredible measurement thanks to 3 scales, 2 external and one at 6 o\u2019clock allowing to read 5\/10,000 or 1\/2,000ths of a second.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong><strong>MORE THAN EVER, TAG HEUER MASTERS TIME TO THE SMALLEST FRACTION AND EMBODIES \u201cTECHNOLOGY &amp; DESIGN\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>A breakthrough providing an astonishing new level of high-frequency performance \u2014 without sacrificing precision or efficiency \u2014 the TAG HEUER MIKROGIRDER represents in and of itself an enormous technological leap forward. The potential benefits to future chronograph design and function might be huge, and TAG Heuer, once again, leads the way. True to its \u201cTechnology and Design\u201d DNA, TAG Heuer has embedded this mechanical engineering masterpiece in a new stunning asymmetric chronograph case design. Though the placement of the crown at 12 o\u2019clock is inspired by the 1\/100th of a second Heuer stopwatches of the 1920s, the overall design is decisively avant-garde. The unconventional shape and wide opening makes for easier reading, while the dial design allows one to see the beam\/girder regulator system \u201cat work\u201d. A new Concept masterpiece from TAG Heuer, it could very well become a commercial piece like most of its Concept predecessors of the last 10 years, including the Monaco V4, the Calibre 360, the Monaco 24, the Mikrograph 100, and, since the end of 2011, the Mikrotimer Flying 1000.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/279_671.jpg\" alt=\"The TAG Heuer Mikrogirder.\" \/><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/279_672.jpg\" alt=\"The TAG Heuer Mikrogirder. 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