Time Capsules: TAG Heuer Splits the Seconds Ever Further with the Mikrotimer Flying 1000

Just a few months ago, when we were in Geneva for the SIHH, ATimelyperspective met with TAG Heuer and reviewed the then-amazing Mikrograph (the first mechanical chronograph to achieve 1/100th accuracy). Recently, TAG Heuer unveiled the Mikrotimer Flying 1000, a new concept watch made entirely in house that is capable of accuracy to 1/1000th of a second.  The 500 Hz watch beats at 3.6 million beats per hour – 10 times faster than the Mikrograph and 125 times faster than most existing chronographs– with the central chronograph hand completing a full rotation 10 times each second.  It has a full 11 patents pending on its innovative technology. Cased in black titanium carbide, its avant garde look and fast-forward timing makes it…