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Edouard Heuer founded a watchmaking company in 1860.
In 1869, Edouard Heuer patented the first crown-winding mechanism for pocket watches. In 1889, during the Universal Exhibition in Paris, the Heuer company won a silver medal for its collection of pocket chronographs.

In 1911, Heuer received a patent for the "Time of Trip",the first dashboard chronograph.
Ed. Heuer introduced its first wrist chronograph in 1914. In 1916, Heuer introduced the "Micrograph", the first stopwatch accurate to 1/100th of a second. In 1933, it introduced the "Autavia", a dashboard timer used for automobiles and aviation .

In 1969, Heuer was part of a partnership (with Breitling and Hamilton) that introduced the first automatic chronographs, Heuer's first automatic chronographs were the Autavia, Carrera and Monaco. These were powered by the Cal 11 and Cal 12 movements.

(12-hour chronograph); Cal 14 movement (12-hour chronograph and additional hand for GMT / second time-zone); and the Cal 15 movement (30-minute chronograph). Unusually, the winding crown was on the left, with the pushers for the chronograph on the right. The earliest of Heuer's Cal 11 chronographs (from 1969) were named "Chrono-Matic".In the early 1980s, Heuer introduced a series of chronographs powered by the Lemania 5100 movement. These chronographs have the minute hand for the chronograph on the center pinion (rather than on a smaller register), greatly improving legibility. This series of chronographs was considered to be very rugged and durable.

TAG Heuer was formed in 1985 when TAG (Techniques d'Avant Garde), manufacturers of high-tech items such as ceramic turbochargers for Formula 1 cars, acquired Heuer. Together they modernized the product line and became one of the biggest names in Swiss watches.

TAG Heuer concentrates on chronographs . The lines include Formula One, Aquaracer, Link, Carrera, Monaco, and others. Most models feature automatic (self-winding) mechanical movements, water resistant cases, and sapphire crystals; some pieces also include sapphire case backs .

Premier Watch Repairs are an Authorised Tag Heuer service and repair centre using all genuine parts where available.

PWR carries out a wide range of services rangeing from battery , resealing and pressure test through to full servicing of the Mechanical chronograph .

Here is a before and after of an early Tag Heuer Formula 1

If you wish to have your Tag Heuer watch service and repaired , please fill in the online repair form . We will arrange collection via Anc/Fedex who will return your watch to our workshop where your watch will be assesed and a no obligation estimate will be provided. ( PWR are unable to provide a firm price without physically seeing the watch and assesing the work required )

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