Tag Heuer WAF2010 – Aquaracer – Caliber 5 – Full Set

Tag Heuer WAF2010 – Aquaracer – Caliber 5 – Full Set

Tag Heuer, very good condition, with reference WAF2010 - Aquaracer with black dial. It is engraved on the dial “Aquaracer – Calibre 5 – Automatic - 300M – Swiss Made”. The hours are marked with white batons. The window for the date and day is at 3 o’clock. The hands are white with baton style. The watch comes with a black/Steel bezel graduated up to 50. The watch has a Tag Heuer screwed crown. It is a stainless-steel case with engraved “Swiss made since 1860 –Tag Heuer 300 Meters – 1000 FT – Automatic – Sapphire Crystal – WAF 2010 – RKQ8090”. The watch has an automatic movement with caliber 5 and 26 jewels. The watch has a stainless-steel bracelet with Tag Heuer double clasp. It is a full set with box and papers. The width between lugs is 20mm and the length of the bracelet is over 7.5 inches.

History

The company was founded by Edouard Heuer in 1860 in opening a watch comptoir (dealership) in Saint Imier. In 1864, he moves to Bienne with a signed “E Heuer & Compagnie”. 1869, he applied for a patent for an “Independent crown-winding system”. In 1880, he is the first watch producer to start on the series production of chronographs. In 1910 Heuer creates the “doctor’s chronograph with pulsometer. In 1916 Heuer register a patent for the “Microsplit”. 1930, Heuer patented the design of waterproof case. 1949 comes the “Solunar” and the magic “Carrera” in 1963. 1964, Heuer merged with Leonidas S.A. Since 1999, the company is owned by the LVMH Group. In 2006, the “Carrera 360” took up the mantle of the “Microsplit”, a stopwatch accurate to 1/100th of a second.

Technical details

Tag Heuer automatic movement with caliber 5, 26 jewels and 28,800 A/h. The watch has 38 hours of power reserve.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 42mm


Length including lugs: 48mm