360,000 vph
TAG Heuer is probably not the darling of this forum but have you seen (and heard) the Caliber 360 in action? Here are some pictures of my piece. All comments are welcome, also the negative ones. I have a big heart / thick skin. Cheers, Johan...
It's an interesting watch, actually. It's a bit different though. . .
. . .from a normal chronograph. In most chronographs, there is only one escapement which keeps time for the watch and also runs the chronograph. The number of vph of the caliber therefore determines the number of fractions of a second into which the watch...
The two separate movements
Thanks for taking the time to let me know more about the Purists point of view. I knew about the two separate movements and the dial actually has a rather cool power reserve indicator for the 100 minutes the "caliber 360" chronograph/stopwatch movement is...
Well, my guess is that's some of the 'successful marketing spiel' you're referring to :-)
since the two escapements are completely separate mechanisms. But hey, the coolness factor is still there, right? I mean a 1/100th sec. chronograph- OK, we accept that it is not a conventional chronograph, and we go on with our lives it's still a lot of f...
Excellent justification >>>
>>> for buying cool stuff. Thanks. I will hang on to my Caliber 360 since I like its white gold case, white dial and unusual design. A shiny white watch with blue details goes excellent with blue jeans and a white t-shirt. Two completely separate movement...
I love it ..
While I understand that from a haute horology POV, the 360 may not excite anyone, its a very attractive piece in my opinion. I would like to see how it looked with the same hands , but blued, and the 1/100th sub-dial with a narrower blue ring . Any caseba...