It has been over a decade since TAG Heuer presented a new split-seconds chronograph. Back when Jean-Christophe Babin was still leading the brand, the watchmaker sought to make a statement with haute horlogerie. The watches made quite a splash, but no one really knew whether they were successful commercially.
The Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph
With Carole Forestier-Kasapi leading the technical team, we already knew the Split-Seconds Chronograph was on its way, and sure enough, the brand announced this new Calibre TH81-00 that’s produced in partnership with Vaucher. It’s unique from its previous creations, including the split-seconds chronographs produced back in the 1910s, since it has a titanium plate and bridges. That makes it an ultra-light split-seconds chronograph with a skeletonised winding rotor, black DLC-coated or gradient blue-treated titanium arches, and matching accents on…
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