TAG Heuer likes paradox. On the one hand the brand continues to move in leaps and bounds towards true watchmaking, while concurrently reinforcing its low-end quartz portfolio. They invest a lot in R&D, but the end-consumer mass market has not reaped the benefits of it (yet). They seemingly have the desire to reduce watchmaking to its most simplistic form, whilst concurrently they are responsible for some of the most significant advances in knowledge and efficiency of the last decade.

Still, as impressive as the advancements made by Cartier are, they almost pale in comparison to what Tag Heuer has been working on. That's not even the most impressive part though, try wrapping your head around this: the MikrotourbillonS is the first ever tourbillon on a 1/100th of a second chronograph that can be started and stopped. I am no doubt referring to the MikrotourbillonS, a mechanical watch so advanced it will make your head spin - though nowhere near as fast as the actual tourbillon itself (it's the world's fastest in case you didn't know). Currently, if you are searching for a great best fake watch to add to your collection, or just hunting for a high-end timepiece, then my table below can help you out

So How Does It Work?

Extremely good question, although without an advanced degree in micro-engineering I will suggest that your guess is as good as mine. Fortunately, Tag Heuer has been kind enough to share some of the secrets behind its latest masterpiece. Check out the video below courtesy of Alex Doak to see what I'm talking about (it's a bit shaky but you get the idea).

At the first glance, I saw the  Tag Heuer MikrotourbillonS through the glass I was skeptical. But now that I've had a chance to hold the watch and try it on, I'm actually convinced that this is the best strap of this style currently available. The lower one nevertheless, is something else altogether. This is the fabled 'world's fastest tourbillon' and controls the 1/100th-of-a-second chronograph. This tourbillon has no cage and can be started and stopped thanks to its dual chain architecture, a complex system I'm not even going to attempt to explain. link: http://nyxstyle.com/wp-includes/
Clean Design
This particular variant is 45mm in diameter and is constructed from highly corrosive-resistant Tantalum with rose gold horns, pushers and crown. There is also a power reserve indicator for the chronograph at 12 o'clock. Of course with two tourbillons taking up half the dial, chances are you aren't going to spend too much time look at the other details. To house the incredibly complex MikrotoubillonS chose their best-selling Carrera case. The anthracite dial features côte de Geneve finishings and has two sub-dials, a chronograph minutes counter at 3 o'clock and a chronograph second counter at 6 o'clock. The practical application of this particular development in more mainstream (accessible?) models is still to be seen but I am sure it will only be a matter of time (no pun intended.)The once-a-second central flying hand displays 1/10th and 1/100th increments. A single crown at 3 o'clock winds the watch and the chronograph — the rotor winds the barrel on the watch movement, while the chronograph is manually wound, providing 45 hours of stored power. 

In total, there are 439 components in the movement, many of which are patent pending and all but the two hairsprings have been built in-house at TAG Heuer's manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds. For me the MikrotourbillonS represents another instance of what can achieved when some of the brightest minds in watchmaking are given the opportunity (and the budget) to really push the boundaries of what's considered possible.