History of the Heuer/TAG Heuer 2000 Series
The 2000 Series was introduced by Heuer in 1982, designed by Eddy Schöpfer as a successor to the 1000 Series dive watches of the late 1970s. Where the 1000 Series had followed the conventions of traditional dive watch design, the 2000 Series proposed a more contemporary case with integrated crown guards, a new bezel construction.
The collection was water-resistant to 200 metres.
In 1985, the TAG Group acquired Heuer from Piaget/Nouvelle Lemania; the name changed to TAG Heuer on 1 January 1986. The ref. 174.006 first appears in the 1984 catalogue under the Heuer name and continued in production under TAG Heuer through 1990. The 2000 Series itself remained in production until 2004, when it was succeeded by the Aquaracer.
The Chronograph
This TAG Heuer 2000 Automatic Professional Chronograph ref. 174.006 in steel and gold is in a new old stock condition — unused and in proper working order.
The sandblasted steel and gold-tone case measures 40 mm and is in a near-new condition. The screw-in caseback is fully signed and still has its original factory protection sticker. The uni-directional rotating bezel is in a perfect condition.
The sapphire crystal is in a perfect condition.
The gold-tone dial is in excellent condition, it has no time patina, — there are only a small, barely visible oxidation above the logo and a quick-set date at 3 o`clock. The black hands are original.
The movement is the TAG Heuer Calibre LWO (Lemania) 283, it has been serviced and is running strong. Calibre LWO 283 is an ETA 2892 base movement combined with a Dubois Dépraz 2000 chronograph module. The DD 2000 module was the product of a partnership between Lemania and Dubois Dépraz begun in the late 1970s, and Heuer — having contributed to the funding of the project — held initial exclusivity on this movement.
When Lemania sold its shares in Heuer to the TAG Group in 1985, the use of the movement became more widely available, and the same Dubois Dépraz module was subsequently adopted by other manufacturers.
The watch is complete with its original steel and gold-tone TAG Heuer bracelet, in a near-new condition, with an overall length in excess of 20 cm. The original clasp with safety clasp lock firm.
This watch has been serviced in-house and is in good working order. It is delivered with our six-month guarantee and our originality certificate.
A new old stock example of the TAG Heuer 2000 Professional Chronograph — a defining 1980s sports chronograph — in this condition is a rarity.
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