TAG HEUER CARRERA CALIBRE HEUER 02T TOURBILLON NANOGRAPH: EXCELLENT KNOW-HOW

Combining groundbreaking know-how with scientific prowess, TAG Heuer is unveiling a carbon balance-spring in its most complex watch at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva.

For the first time ever, TAG Heuer mathematicians, physicists and chemists have developed a carbon balance-spring. Produced using a natural gas, it governs the oscillations of the balance. This extremely complex part can withstand shocks, magnetic fields and extreme temperatures.

As the true heart of a mechanical watch, the carbon balance-spring requires unique know-how. Created and assembled by TAG Heuer watchmakers, its supreme quality ensures optimum precision while improving timekeeping performance.

The balance-spring’s geometry and its perfectly concentric oscillations give the watch additional precision. This is then enhanced by pairing it with a balance made from an aluminium alloy that reduces the friction between the surface of the carbon balance-spring and air flow.

An unprecedented innovation

In addition to being the first watch to be regulated by this carbon balance-spring, the TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre Heuer 02T Tourbillon also presents two other complications, which are some of the most prestigious in traditional watchmaking: a tourbillon capable of almost hypnotic movements, which cancels out differences in rate, and a COSC-certified chronograph, which meets the official standards for chronometers.

The piece retains its precision even when dropped. The carbon balance-spring has been shown to resist shocks of 5,000G: the equivalent of a one-metre fall onto a hard surface. By way of comparison, a silicon balance-spring would break, while a metal one would be deformed.

A groundbreaking design

With its nanoscopic hexagonal motif (one million times smaller than a millimetre), the carbon balance-spring reflects the design of the TAG Carrera, the brand’s iconic collection since 1963.

Meanwhile the multi-layered dial presents sand-blasted and finely brushed hexagons on the movement plate, which can be seen through the openworked dial. The motif can also be found on the black PVD-treated oscillating weight, revealed through a sapphire case back.

Once again, TAG Heuer demonstrates its groundbreaking spirit by pushing back the boundaries of its know-how, drawing ever closer to perfect precision in mechanical watchmaking.

The CARRERA CALIBRE HEUER 02T TOURBILLON NANOGRAPH will be available in Our Tag Heuer boutique and on GarnerBears.com in May. Please, fill out the form given by the link below or WhatsApp Us if you would like to be notified when the Nanograph becomes available.