Blimey! TAG Heuer Mikrogirder 2000 ... 5th/10,000sec Chrono
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http://www.ablogtoread.com/tag-heuer-mikrogirder-2...
7,200,000 beats per hour!
Some impressive engineering! Check out the vid!
7,200,000 beats per hour!
Some impressive engineering! Check out the vid!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkbF-ho0_Vo&fea...
I did some timing for myself.
75 seconds to explain the time he'd recorded.
Technically, it's great. It is, however, as useful as Anne Franks drum kit.
I did some timing for myself.
75 seconds to explain the time he'd recorded.
Technically, it's great. It is, however, as useful as Anne Franks drum kit.
Edited by sneijder on Friday 20th January 21:53
Oh yeah, it's completely useless as an accurate timing system ... Just think of the hundredths/thousandths of a second lost by pressing the chrono stop/start button twice, let alone the fact that quartz watches can do similar for a lot less cash! 
However, in terms of pushing the boundaries of what an automatic movement can do, it's certainly impressive! It's good to see TAG innovating and trying something new.
However, in terms of pushing the boundaries of what an automatic movement can do, it's certainly impressive! It's good to see TAG innovating and trying something new.
LukeBird said:
Ikemi said:
let alone the fact that quartz watches can do similar for a lot less cash!
Isn't the only one that gets close made by TAG as well, AFAIR the first 1/1000 second Chrono.
Ikemi said:
Yeah, the Microtimer was the first quartz watch to measure 1/1000th second, but Casio and Citizen now offer watches with the same function
Aaah yes, I had forgotten about them!Are there any quartz 1/10,000th second Chronos about?
andy tims said:
Debaser said:
I'm no fan of Tag Heuer but this gives me a lot more respect for them. I really like it.
Not just this - they are upping their game considerably of late.The thread on TZ is hilarious, the amount of people who are slating it because it's pointless and just a Tag is amusing; if it were a Rolex people would be chopping limbs off to get hold of one.
LukeBird said:
The thread on TZ is hilarious, the amount of people who are slating it because it's pointless and just a Tag is amusing; if it were a Rolex people would be chopping limbs off to get hold of one.
Bloody TAG, eh? Showing off with their 1/50th second chrono, 1/1000th second chrono, 1/2000th second chrono, Pendulum movement, Monaco V4 (linear weight/belt driven) and to a lesser extent, Calibre 360 movement ... Now Rolex, just look at their incredibly complicated chronograph movements! Although I can't see the TZ-UK thread I can imagine the comments, sheesh, I'm no massive TAG fan but it sounds like the points been completely missed, ah well.
I think one of the first sub-second (1/8th) interval watches was a Longines, using a vernier scale second hand, which is also clever but in a completely different way!
I think one of the first sub-second (1/8th) interval watches was a Longines, using a vernier scale second hand, which is also clever but in a completely different way!
hairykrishna said:
Anyone, who supposedly likes watches, deriding it as pointless is on thin ice I think. All high end watches are 'pointless' to a certain degree but it doesn't stop them being fascinating pieces of engineering. Measuring intervals that small with a mechanical movement is astonishing.
Exactly.I posted exactly that on the TZ thread, any complication (bar probably a date) is totally pointless to most people and any divers' watch is useless to 99.9% of people who buy them.
andy_s said:
Although I can't see the TZ-UK thread I can imagine the comments, sheesh, I'm no massive TAG fan but it sounds like the points been completely missed, ah well.
Totally Andy, well and truly missed.I do like TZ, I've met some great guys off there and have learnt a lot, but there are some amusing 'intricacies' that you are better off just not talking about; for instance don't bother discussing Rolex unless you want to sing their praises.
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