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Carrera chronographs were created in tribute to legendary motor racing celebrities. Being the incarnation of a real sophistication and having got the ever-lasting mood of sports, the Carrera Timepiece soon gained a great success among famous drivers and people that adore speed most of all.

The unique timepiece called Carrera 360 is an affluent watch which was in a kind of homage to drivers legends. The president of Tag Heuer had been pondering over for several days about who should be invited to present the newest timepiece. Juan Pablo Montoya was selected. That racer took part in the presentation of Tag Heuer watches for the first time but he enjoyed it much.

People that are fond of racing must have heart that new series will be produced only in limited edition and include approximately 550 timepieces. The Carrera 360 is the newest of the famous Carrera collection which is related to motor racing and best timekeeping traditions.

The idea of the timepiece was prompted by Tag Heuer vintage stopwatches, featuring large start/stop push button, the developed fluted crown, the 100-minute power reserve found at 12 o'clock position, and the large 1/100th of a second counter at 6 o'clock position.

The common parts of the watch are dial and sub dials that are really readable and comprehensible. The Calibre 360 version it is equipped with 2 sets of escapement mechanisms, bringing it the extra opportunities to function at regular rate of 28,800 oscillations per hour and raising its rate up to 360.000 oscillations per hour in chronograph mode. You will hardly search out a watch with such a quick movement, having ten times faster speed if compared to other mechanical wristwatch movements. There are 230 parts that are comprised into the movement. It gives the possibility to have the quickest movement and the greatest precision you have ever seen before.

The model is made of premium quality materials, such as 20-karat gold case and stylish yellow guilloche face with 20-karat rose gold hands and markings. The face and back are created from the sapphire which together with alligator strap make the design really incredible. The movement's name is carved at the back of the body, where you can also appreciate the attractive adornment of the Cotes de Geneve.

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Patek Philippe is a leader among the world's most prestige watch brands. This brand can show off its great and interesting history. There are lots of useful discoveries that have been carried out by that brand. And this constant search for excellence continues up to the our days. Every model that is proposed by Patek Philippe includes a lot of ideas that have never been used before by any other brand.

The Patek Philippe watches plant was established in 1839 by Antoine Norbert de Patek and Francois Czapek.

This outstanding company was created by A. Patek and his French friend A. Philippe. They were quite respectable people then. Finally the name of the firm was established when it was purchased by the Stern brothers. They were quite respectable businessmen. Now the Patek Philippe is a family business that attempts to get greater reputation and continue offering the greatest quality.

Patek Philippe are worthy of being believed as the leaders of the watch making companies as a huge amount of their rivals can not do without creating some alliances. They can't be competitive without it. The market of watches is very tangled but such leaders as Patek Philippe are actually outstanding. Some people consider that prices for the production that is proposed by Patek Philippe are too big but people don't take into consideration the perfect quality.

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