TAG Heuer “Autavia” – Baselworld 2019

With an unparalleled mechanical accuracy, TAG Heuer has marked the history of watchmaking since 1860. For Baselworld 2019 the chronograph brand presents Autavia, a timepiece inspired by the original Autavia wristwatches and dashboard timers of the 1960s. The name Autavia comes from the combination of automobile and aviation; they were used in racing cars and aircraft.

Each Autavia watch is equipped with TAG Heuer’s proprietary carbon-composite hairspring, “Isograph”. They have a propeller and tire etched into the caseback. The bevelled lugs and the name echo those of the original, but the watch contains a state-of-the-art movement, with the isograph carbon-composite hairspring, and a tough, scratch-resistant ceramic bezel. The brown leather strap is interchangeable, with a stainless steel bracelet option available.

 

 

The case is stainless steel, 42 mm, with a blue ceramic bidirectional rotating bezel. Sapphire glass-box crystal and sapphire crystal back with anti-reflective treatment on both sides. This chronograph is Water resistant to 100 metres (10 bar/330ft).