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tag heur chronograph quartz divers watch 2000 seriesGeneration 1: Heuer 2000 Series The success of the 1000 in the late 1970s and early 1980s posed something of a dilemma for Heuer- after all, the company prided itself as being a maker of precision chronographs, yet the 1000 was a quartz diving watch. The new model was an attempt to build on the popularity of the 1000 Diver, but to extend the range into quartz and automatic chronographs. Design Designed by Eddie Schopfer, the design had a flatter, more elegant case than the 1000 Series, an upgraded bracelet (replacing the cheap-feeling “jubilee” bracelet of the 1000), a unique dial and a new bezel design that “borrowed” less from the Rolex Submariner template. The watch was a “softer” and more modern design that the 1000 series, but still used several key elements of the 1000 design, include the crown guard and the “Mercedes-Benz” style hand (on the non-chrono. versions). The watch was also the first TAG Heuer model to boast the “Six Features” that would prove the guiding philosophy of the brands design through to the late 1990s. 2000 Watch The Heuer 2000 diver watch was available in two versions. The first featured a black aluminium bezel insert and a dial with small triangular hour markers, except for the baguette-style markers at 9 and 6 o’clock and an over sized triangle at 12 o’clock. The second version of the diver watch had a stainless steel bezel with six “grip points”. This dial had baguette-style hour markers, except for the circle at 9 and 6 o’clock and a diamond-shape marker at 12 o’clock. It was this style that endured through to 2005 as the classic look of the series. While later models would offer the 2000 as an automatic, the Heuer 2000 watch was only available with a quartz movement.ChronographsLike the 2000 watch, the 2000 Chronograph was also available with either a coloured aluminium insert bezel, or the stainless steel bezel design the 2000 series was launched during the two-tone colour era, which is making something of a comeback today. MovementsThe movements used in the Heuer 2000 Series are actually quite remarkable. Many think of the 2000 as being an entry-level quartz watch, but actually the movement has far more to it than that.Both the quartz and automatic chronographs use the Dubois Depraz 2000 chronograph module. The Automatic movement (LWO 283) mates the DD2000 module to the ETA 2892 base, while the quartz movement (Calibre 185) uses a ESA 555.XXX (also known as the ETA 955.XXX) tractor. the Dubois Depraz 2000 module was the result of a partnership between Lemania and Dubois Depraz that began in the late 1970s.Because Heuer contributed to the funding of the project, the LWo 283 was initially exclusive to Heuer, but when Lemania sold its shares in Heuer in 1984 to TAG, the use of the movement became more widespread. Lemania sold the movement as the Lemania 283 to several high-end clients such as Audemars Piguet in their Royal Oak Offshore, Girard Perregaux (7000 Chronograph) and Baume et Mercier.The quartz chronograph was effectively a forerunner of the Calibre S movement, combing a quartz base with a mechanical chronograph module.Other Early 2000 Models. hi welcome to this auction for my tag heuer divers 2000 series chronograph quartz watch i have had this watch for some years now and was faultless but last year while we was on holliday in thailand it stopped working i took it in to a watch repair shop in thailand they got it working but it was losing time i have found a picture on the web of the works and circled the part they have changed ( see picture 2 ) i have put a new battery in it and it still works but it is still losing time these are quite rare watches to find now and have become very collectable the watch is in a used condition and has been in a draw for a year now so time to sell it to some 1 who will fix and enjoy it as it was a really good watch. i have dived with this watch all over the world ok ... read more

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