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November 18, 2010 �C TAG Heuer’s in-house manufactured chronograph "Carrera 1887" won the ‘La Petite Aiguille’ Best Watch of the year award at the 2010 Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie de Gen��ve held at the Grand Theatre of Geneva. If Hollywood artists have Emmy Awards, singers have Music Awards then watchmakers have one too, it is this Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie de Gen��ve. This is the award �C giving body for watchmakers to acknowledge their esteemed creations and inspire them to do more. For this year, TAG Heuer bagged the title as the best watch of the year for their Carrera 1887 chronograph. TAG Heuer received the ‘La Petite Aiguille’ rewards priced under 5,000 Swiss francs ($5,166USD) for their well adored masterpiece. The much talked about Tag Heuer Carrera 1887 Chronograph is said to be the product of an “all-under-one-roof” workshop equipped with avant-garde Swiss machines and robots capable of stamping, milling and finishing with to-the-micron precision. Its dial has a satin finish for a softer look to match the thin bezel and available in its adorable white (CAR2111) and black (CAR2110) dial. Amazon.com WidgetsCarrera 1887 chronograph's star component is its mechanical movement adapted from Calibre 1887. It vibrates 28,800 times per hour, plus the Calibre 1887′s 39-jewel movement is made of 320 components and has a 50-hour power reserve as its key specs. These are just few of the many great features this TAG Heuer watch is made of. Generally, Tag Heuer released Carrera 1887 Chronograph in commemoration of Honorary Chairman Jack Heuer and Tag Heuer’s 150th Anniversary. Carrera 1887 is then dubbed as the ‘Grand Classique’. A TAG Heuer watch that promotes more of the mechanical movement than the flamboyant design and it signifies the evolution of TAG Heuer's in-house movement manufacturing capabilities or simply to say, a masterpiece of modern engineering.

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