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TAG Heuer International SA
行业: 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 ...
A mechanical assembly that is added to the basic movement. Examples include a chronograph module, a date module and a moon-phase module.
Industry:Timepieces
TAG Heuer offers straps in calfskin, alligator and python. The alligator leather comes exclusively from regulated farms and python leather is certified W (wild) indicating that its use is entirely legal. The straps are assembled, sewn, cut and lined by highly trained specialists.
Industry:Timepieces
Liquid crystals are organic materials used in the display of quartz digital watches. They show the time in the form of numbers or hands.
Industry:Timepieces
Launched in 1950, the Mareograph watch had a tide indicator linked to its chronograph functions.
Industry:Timepieces
A substance that emits luminous energy. It is deposited on the display elements of a watch or clock to make them visible in the dark.
Industry:Timepieces
Links are the elements that make up a metal bracelet.
Industry:Timepieces
The new Link series, introduced in 1999, evolved from the famous S/el design.
Industry:Timepieces
A traditional system used for measuring the size of a watch movement. One line (indicated as 1''' ) equals 2.2558 mm. The name comes from the old French "King's foot".
Industry:Timepieces
An early system of digital display used to indicate the time. Pressing a push button illuminates the numbers to make them readable.
Industry:Timepieces
TAG Heuer creates a distinctive metal bracelet for each series of watches, designed specifically to harmonize with the case. TAG Heuer metal bracelets meet the standards of comfort, security and reliability required in a genuine sports watch. They are also fitted with a double security clasp, depending on the model.
Industry:Timepieces