The photo above is from a TAG Heuer Link Day Date (Ref: WJF2010). You may notice that the first movement rendering below has a rounded rotor without Côtes de Genève (Geneva stripes), but there arealso rounded versions with 8 vertical stripes (as seen in the photo below). Older models will have a solid rotor, while the newer versions have two triangle shapes cut out at the bottom. In fact, it may very well be TAG’s most well-known caliber. The Calibre 5 has been in production for quite some time and has undergone some updates in terms of style. The Tag Heuer calibre 5 is a movement (caliber) used by Tag Heuer for a large number of watches. Once again, this watch is powered by Mido’s calibre 80, making it reliable and Swiss-made. If you find examples of watches that contain the Calibre 5 but with obvious differences in the appearance of the rotors (oscillating weight), do not be alarmed. Watch on The next few decades saw the brand use a cartoon Robot in marketing, create innovative chronographs and launch Powerwind - a system that increased the reliability of automatic watches by reducing the number of components. This progress culminated in the 1959 release of the Mido Ocean Star. “A number of TAG Heuer automatic movements are awarded an Official Swiss Chronometer Control (C.O.S.C.) Certificate, the ultimate recognition of precision and reliability.” Different Rotors However, keep in mind that not all Calibre 5 movements are COSC. TAG also uses a high grade variation of the 2824 which is COSC certified. 25 jewels means you have an ETA, 26 jewels means you have the Sellita. All 1,961 pieces have found owners very quickly, and the watch community was truly enthusiastic about it. The easiest way to tell which movement your watch has is to look at the jewel count engraved on the movement itself. The inaugural Ocean Star Decompression Timer 1961 Limited Edition was released in 2020 and made quite an impression. Some of the topics covered in this caliber listing:Īs mentioned above, TAG Heuer watches powered by the Calibre 5 movement can contain either an ETA 2824-2 or Sellita SW200-1 base caliber.
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