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News and reviews of TAG Heuer watches, including the TAG Heuer Carrera, TAG Heuer Formula 1, and more TAG watches.

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Star Time: 10 Celebrity-Branded Sports Watches

Kobe Bryant and the Hublot King Power Black Mamba

There is no shortage of celebrities, many of them celebrity athletes, who serve as "brand ambassadors" for watch brands, appearing in ads and attending events wearing their watches. However, a few of these big-name stars go the extra mile, giving input and often even becoming involved in the design process, for special watches to which they lend their own names. Below is a list of 10 sports … [Read more...]

Tag Heuer at Baselworld

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Alexander Linz of Watch Insider met with TAG Heuer CEO Jean-Christophe Babin at Baselworld to discuss the new watches being presented by the brand. Linz offers a hands on look at new Tag Heuer watches including the Carrera MikroPendulumS and the Carrera Calibre 36 Chronograph Flyback. To hear the audio interview with Babin and get a look at the new watches, click here. … [Read more...]

Baselworld 2013, Day Four: Rolex, TAG Heuer, Cuervo y Sobrinos, Ulysse Nardin

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My fourth day of reporting from the Baselworld watch fair, I got a look at new watches from a variety of brands, from boutique producers like Cuervo y Sobrinos and Ulysse Nardin to industry giants Rolex and TAG Heuer. … [Read more...]

TAG Heuer Watches: The True Story behind the TAG Heuer Carrera, TAG Heuer Formula 1 and others

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TAG Heuer Watches: The True Story behind the TAG Heuer Carrera, TAG Heuer Formula 1 and other Legendary TAG Heuer Brands If you love TAG Heuer watches, you’ll be reading this free report in the next few minutes... Take a look inside Jack Heuer’s inventive genius. Dear Fellow Watch Lover, So you think you know everything a true connoisseur of TAG Heuer watches should know about these … [Read more...]

Comparison Test: TAG Heuer Monaco vs. Breitling Chrono-Matic

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In this watch test feature from our December 2008 issue, writer Jens Koch and photographer Nik Schölzel pit modern versions of two iconic 1970s chronographs — the TAG Heuer Monaco and the Breitling Chono-Matic — against each other in a challenge of retro sports watches. … [Read more...]

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Jack Heuer, Father of the TAG Heuer Carrera: The WatchTime Q&A

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In 1963, the Heuer watch company (today's TAG Heuer) released the first Carrera, a chronograph inspired by auto racing, which went on to become an international icon. As TAG Heuer celebrates the Carrera's 50th anniversary this year, WatchTime sits down for a candid interview with the man who created the Carrera, watch-industry living legend Jack Heuer. … [Read more...]

TAG Heuer Celebrates Carrera Collection 50th Anniversary

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The TAG Heuer Carrera collection celebrated its 50th anniversary at Highline Stages in New York City. TAG Heuer President & CEO Ulrich Wohn and honorary chairman Jack Heuer were joined by several VIP guests, including "Downton Abbey's" Dan Stevens, for a night of cocktails. Attendees were able to browse the new 2013 Carrera line, as well as rare vintage TAG Heuer Carrera pieces on … [Read more...]

Seconds City: Exploring La Chaux-de-Fonds

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In our March-April issue, on sale now on newsstands and for the iPad, Norma Buchanan visits the Swiss watchmaking town of Le Locle. In this feature story from our June 2009 issue, Buchanan journeys to another cradle of Swiss horology, La Chaux-de-Fonds, a town that is still, as Karl Marx described it a century and a half ago, “one giant watch factory.” … [Read more...]

Watch Insider Previews More Baselworld Novelties

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At watch-insider.com, Alexander Linz takes a look at more watches from the upcoming Baselworld fair. Among the watches previewed are the TAG Heuer Carrera Heritage Calibre 1887 Chronograph and the Breitling Bentley Light Body Midnight Carbon. Click HERE for the full preview. … [Read more...]

Video: Speed Dreamin’: Testing the TAG Heuer Carrera 1887

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A few years ago, TAG Heuer introduced a new version of its racing-inspired Carrera watch with a brand-new movement. TAG Heuers' most important model, the Carrera chronograph, was introduced less than 50 years ago, in 1964, but has become a recognized classic. The watch is the brainchild of Jack W. Heuer, then managing director at Heuer, designed a simple dial and then used the tension ring that … [Read more...]

TAG Heuer Carrera Carbon Calibre 1887 Concept Chronograph

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Alexander Linz of watch-insider.com gives us a look at the TAG Heuer Carrera Carbon Calibre 1887 Concept Chronograph over at his blog. To learn more about the timepiece and see more images of the watch, click HERE now. Receive all the blog posts and breaking news from WatchTime for free! Sign up to our free daily alert and get it all delivered to your inbox. … [Read more...]

Video: Montblanc’s TimeWriter II Chronographe Bi-Fréquence 1000

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If three watches constitute a trend, then measuring milliseconds, or 1/1,000s of a second, is a trend. Two watch brands, each with high-speed horological histories, have launched mechanical chronographs claimed to be capable of accurately measuring 1/1,000s of a second. Last year, TAG Heuer debuted its Mikrotimer Flying 1000 Concept Chronograph, followed this year by the even faster Mikrogirder. … [Read more...]

Facetime January 5

Dr. Arthur Wollman, wearing his Rolex Day-Date, celebrates an evening out with his son, Dr. Seth Wollman, who is wearing his Rolex Datejust, at III Forks Restaurant in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

Happy New Year and welcome back to Facetime! Thanks to Dr. Seth Wollman, Dennis Jackson, Luc Hutchcraft, and Jean Simard for the great pictures! As always, if you want to be featured in our weekly Facetime section, as well as on Pinterest and our other social networks, please submit a hi-res pic (at least 1mb) to photo@watchtime.com. We'll also select the most popular weekly photos every two … [Read more...]

TAG Heuer Takes Top Prize at 12th Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix

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The prize-giving ceremony of the 12th annual Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix (GPHG) — the luxury-watch world's version of Oscar night — took place at the Grand Théâtre de Genève on November 15. This year, it was TAG Heuer's high-tech Mikrogirder model that took home the prestigious Aiguille d'Or grand prize. … [Read more...]

Facetime November 17

Serge Ouanounou and son Caleb, from Atlanta, GA, wear their Rolex watches. Serge is wearing a Rolex Daytona and Caleb is wearing a Rolex 50th Anniversary GMT-II with green dial.

Welcome to another Facetime! This week our selected readers are Serge Ouanounou and son Caleb, Robert and Christian Doucet, newlyweds Alison Marli and Steve McNamee, and Michael Beck. Thanks to everyone for the great pictures! As always, if you want to be featured in our weekly Facetime section, as well as on Pinterest and our other social networks, please submit a hi-res pic (at least 1mb) to … [Read more...]

WatchTime’s November-December Issue is On Sale Now!

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The November-December issue of WatchTime is in stores now, featuring tests of Audemars Piguet's Royal Oak Extra-Thin and IWC's Top Gun Perpetual Calendar, an exclusive connoisseur profile of Arnold Schwarzenegger, our annual sports-watch showcase, and more. Click here for highlights from the issue... … [Read more...]

Cameron Diaz, Leonardo DiCaprio and TAG Heuer Team Up for Hurricane Sandy Relief

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The glass-cubed planetarium sphere at New York's American Museum of Natural History was the stage for a star-studded charity event last Saturday night, hosted by Swiss watch brand TAG Heuer and featuring two of its celebrity "ambassadors," actors Cameron Diaz and Leonardo DiCaprio. WatchTime was among the media attending the gala, which was held to raise funds for Diaz's UN Women Charity and for … [Read more...]

President Obama’s Jorg Gray 6500

President Obama wears his Jorg Gray 6500 in this now famous picture.

In the now famous picture of Barack and Michelle Obama hugging, posted on his official Twitter page after his reelection on November 6th (now the most retweeted picture ever), President Obama can be seen wearing his Jorg Gray watch. The Jorg Gray 6500 was given to him as a gift by the Secret Service before his first election in 2008. Obama has worn this watch, bearing the Secret Service seal, on … [Read more...]

Facetime October 20

From right to left, Horst Schmittenberg, with his sons Marc and Oliver, and his grandson Elliott, celebrates a family vacation in Hilton Head Island, SC, as well as his 78th birthday and 50th wedding anniversary. Horst wears his IWC Ingenieur, Marc sports his two-tone Rolex Submariner with black dial, Oliver in his RGM Model 300 Professional Diver with white MOP dial, and Elliott is wearing his Invicta Specialty Reserve with a black MOP dial.

Welcome to Facetime! To be featured here, in our magazine, Pinterest, and our other social networks, send us a hi-res pic (at least 1mb) at photo@watchtime.com. … [Read more...]

Elegant Accessories: TAG Heuer Racer Smartphone

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TAG Heuer has built its reputation as a watch brand largely on its close association with auto racing. Now, as the 150-year-old Swiss company continues its growth from watchmaker into lifestyle brand, it introduces the Racer, which it calls the first Swiss luxury touch-screen smartphone made entirely from materials used in auto racing and aviation. … [Read more...]