It’s hard to remember a new TAG Heuer watch that has been as anticipated and scrutinised as the new Heuer Autavia Heuer-02. Whether it be the design of the date window, the dimensions of the case, or even the choice of strap colour, everything about the Autavia- reference CBE2110- has been debated. And this is exactly as it should be,… Read More
POSTED 28 May 2017
Autavia (TAG Heuer)
One of the first recommendations made by the returning Jack Heuer in 2001 was to relaunch the famous Autavia series as a re-edition. There were two models offered, both powered by the “Calibre 11” movement- a new chronograph movement with an ETA base module and a Dubois-Depraz chronograph module. This Calibre 11 movement is a totally different movement to the Calibre 11 of the 1970s.
The Autavia re-edition was short-lived, although the case design forms the basis for the current Formula 1 series.
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Everything you need to know about the 2017 TAG Heuer Autavia Heuer-02
The wait is over. The most highly anticipated TAG Heuer model in recent years is finally here, with the return of the Autavia. From the time that The “Autavia Cup” project was announced at Baselworld 2016, the Autavia has had a highly public development period, with a public vote informing the selection of the final design (the project received a… Read More
POSTED 22 Mar 2017
Jean-Claude Biver Tells us the Inside Story of the Autavia Reedition
As regular readers of our Forum will know, we had a chance last week to speak with TAG Heuer CEO Jean-Claude Biver about progress on the 2017 TAG Heuer Autavia Re-edition. But rather than simply show you photos of the new watch- or at least, the prototype of the new watch- we wanted to share with you the the thinking… Read More
POSTED 13 Sep 2016
Autavia Cup Winner- 2446 MK3 TAG Heuer Autavia Re-edition
Following more than 50,000 votes from the public, TAG Heuer today announced that the Autavia model chosen to make a comeback will be a re-edition of the Autavia 2446 MK3. Now that we know the model, the two remaining questions are what will the size be and which movement will the watch use? While we’d like to think that the… Read More
POSTED 16 Apr 2016
Choose the next TAG Heuer Autavia: The Autavia Cup
Back in December we broke the news that TAG Heuer would re-release the Autavia as part of its 2017 Heritage Collection. And to make the choice of model more interactive, TAG Heuer has launched an online competition to help whittle the list down to a final four from which the production watch will be chosen. Here’s your chance to influence… Read More
POSTED 14 Mar 2016
Precious Metals: Part II- 1985-Today
We wants it… we neeeeeds it… the precioussss. Sorry, small Gollum moment there. Where were we? Ah yes. We’d seen how silver was an important case material around the turn of the 20th century, before fairly quickly losing out to modern steels. We’d seen gold make an appearance before becoming relatively uncommon in favour of gold-filled (where a layer of… Read More
POSTED 20 Aug 2011
Ultimate Guide to the TAG Heuer Autavia
While the Carrera was reintroduced in 1996 and then stayed in the TAG Heuer range through to the present day, the history of the Autavia re-edition has been more complicated. First brought back in 2003 through a new partnership with Jack Heuer, the Autavia Calibre 11 stumbled and never really caught fire with collectors. But by 2016 the vintage world… Read More
POSTED 14 Aug 2009
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