| TAG Heuer Calibre S revolutionizes watchmaking | | | | elapsed time is displayed on the large central |
| by presenting a breakthrough in chronographs | | | | hands of the watch. The hour hand displays the |
| movements with a home-designed caliber making | | | | elapsed hours, the minute hand displays the |
| it possible to measure and display all watch and | | | | elapsed minutes and the seconds hand displays |
| chronograph functions with the same hands. This | | | | the elapsed seconds. The right counter indicates |
| new and unique architecture, inspired by cars | | | | tenths of a second. |
| dashboards, an area which TAG Heuer pioneered | | | | A proprietary movement developed and patented |
| in 1911, offers the most elegant, logical way to | | | | by TAG Heuer and first presented as a |
| intuitively and easily read time, elapsed | | | | prototype in 2005, the Calibre S movement is a |
| chronograph time and countdown for regattas. | | | | technological marvel requiring no fewer than 230 |
| The Calibre S is the first breakthrough in | | | | components and 5 high-performance bi-directional |
| quartz-powered chronographs movements since | | | | engines capable of twice the torque of |
| they were invented in the early 1980s. The | | | | conventional timepiece engines. The Calibre S has |
| Calibre S introduces a second generation of | | | | more components than most mechanical |
| movements, free of any constraint and displaying | | | | movements and has a built-in complexity close to |
| time and information in the most logical and | | | | a Manufacture-made movement. The central |
| elegantly possible ways. | | | | hands' extraordinary synchronization and reset to |
| Simply put: hours are displayed with the central | | | | zero in chronograph mode functions demand the |
| hour hand in the Time mode and Chronograph | | | | highest level of precision, while the multi-tasking of |
| mode; minutes are displayed with the central | | | | the central hour, minute, second hands doubles |
| minute hand in the Time mode, Chronograph | | | | the workload on the main engines. Tremendous |
| mode and Regatta countdown; and seconds are | | | | effort was put into achieving this class-leading |
| displayed with the central seconds hand in the | | | | durability and precision, including: maximizing the |
| Time mode, Chronograph mode and Regatta | | | | power source and engine efficiency; optimizing |
| countdown. The right semi-circular counter displays | | | | hand shapes, weights and inertia; and reducing |
| tenths of a second in the Chronograph mode. To | | | | gear tolerance in the powertrain to optimize |
| switch from standard Time mode to Chronograph | | | | friction. The performance of the Calibre S speaks |
| mode or Regatta countdown mode, all you do is | | | | for itself. To pass the stringent quality test, each |
| press the crown once to access the Chronograph | | | | Calibre S has to undergo 12,000 hours of testing |
| mode and twice to access the Regatta | | | | without losing 1 second. |
| countdown mode; the chosen mode is indicated | | | | Available with distinctive blue or anthracite dial with |
| thanks to the semi-circular left counter. | | | | sunray affect, the Aquaracer Calibre S is the |
| In the Chronograph mode, you start, stop and | | | | superlative aquatic sports chronograph--easy to |
| reset it to zero like a normal chronograph, but | | | | use and a breeze to read. |