Carrera chronographs were developed in tribute to legendary motor racing celebrities. Being the personification of a true refinement and having got the ever-lasting mood of sports, the Carrera Timepiece soon got a huge success among celebrated racers and people that enjoy speed above all.

The unique timepiece named Carrera 360 is an opulent watch which was in a kind of respect to racing celebrities. The chairman of Tag Heuer had been pondering over for several weeks who ought to be invited to represent the newest timepiece. Juan Pablo Montoya was selected. He was chosen as the ambassador of the elegant chronograph and was agitated to share his passion for Tag Heuer watches.

People who are fond of racing must have heart that the newest collection will be developed just in limited edition and comprise about 500 watches. The latest model of that incredible series is Carrera 360 and that is considered to be he most successful one if compared to other models.

There is an opportunity to start or stop the special dial that is placed on the 12 o'clock position. This counter won't stop during a 100-minute period and it is really comfortable if you need to note down the time. Start and stop actions should be executed by utilizing of special large button.

It is truly easy to distinguish the current time precisely thanks to the properly developed dial. The Calibre 360 version it is equipped with 2 sets of escapement mechanisms, giving it the extra opportunities to operate at normal rate of 28,800 oscillations per hour and raising its rate up to 360.000 oscillations per hour in chronograph mode. You can hardly find a timepiece with such a fast movement, having ten times higher speed in comparison to other mechanical wristwatch movements. The unique precision is reached with the impossible functional capabilities of the movement comprising of 230 parts, comprising a very small hairspring and escapement mechanism.

The elegant guilloche ornaments make the design of the face of the timepiece truly great. That is made of gold. There are also lots of other the greatest quality components. You may see that the back and face are made of the highest quality sapphire. The strap is created of crocodile leather. If you thoroughly look at the cover of the body you may find the name of the movement engraved there. That is one more evidence that the timepiece you buy is truly Swiss.

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If we speak about the world famous watch producers, maybe Patek Philippe is one of the leaders. Patek Philippe's history has lots of glorious pages. That brand is well known for a great deal of innovations they have proposed. And this permanent searching of perfection continues up to the our days. Every model that is offered by Patek Philippe comprises a lot of ideas which have never been utilized before by any other brand.

The Patek Philippe watch manufacture was established in 1839 by Antoine Norbert de Patek and Francois Czapek.

However, the very pioneering activity began when A. Patek met a prominent French watchmaker Adrien Philippe. In 1932 two businessmen whose names were the Stern brothers decided to purchase the company and that was the final change in company's name. Now the Patek Philippe is a family business which tries to establish higher reputation and carry on proposing the highest quality.

Patek Philippe are worthy of being believed as the leaders of the timepiece making firms as a great deal of their rivals can not do without creating some unions. They can't be competitive without it. The market of watches is quite tangled but such leaders as Patek Philippe are really outstanding. The most expensive, most sophisticated and most prestigious timepieces in the world belong namely to Patek Philippe.

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