Thursday, January 7, 2016

Watch Driven By Belts - TAG Heuer Monaco V4 Tourbillon

In 2004 TAG Heuer first released the Monaco V4, the first watch to be driven by belts. After ten years, the TAG Heuer Monaco V4 Tourbillon was released in 2014.

The automatic winding function starts things off with a bang. A linear weight made of tungsten holds two toothed racks that mesh with two sets of mainsprings inclined at 13 degrees, forming the eponymous V of the V4. The four stands for the four mainspring barrels connected in a series by two belts.

These mainsprings are mounted on micro ball bearings instead of the standard jeweled pivots and are cantilevered out from the movement, i.e. held only on one side. This creates a very clean and engine-like rear of the piece. The best TAG Heuer Monaco replica watches at captainthewatch.is.

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