

Tag Heuer uses finishing techniques on their calibers as well but their methods tend to look more sporty and utilitarian. Longines, for the most part, makes more refined watches with beautiful hand finishing on their movements. TAG Heuer watches have a great rugged build and even their movements are beautifully designed.


While Longines also has many sports models that have a rugged build very comparable to TAG Heuer, the majority of Longines’ watches are classic watches that have a more refined build. While you can’t blanket coat an answer for either brand in terms of durability, TAG Heuer has a higher percentage of sports models in their product catalog when compare to Longines. The most accurate mechanical watches from these two brands are the ones with the designation of Chronometer and come with a COSC certificate.Ī good example of a Longines Chronograph is any watch in their Longines Record collection.Ī good example of a TAG Heuer Chronometer is Carrera Calibre Heuer 02T Tourbillon Chronograph. Example: Longines has a Very High Precision Quartz collection. But not all quartz watches are created equal. To be perfectly direct and honest, the most accurate watches from each of these brands are battery-powered quartz models. That said, the most accurate watches are not mechanical watches at all. When the movements that are given to this facility pass all sorts of testing, they then receive a designation of Chronometer.īoth TAG Heuer and Longines produce some watches with this designation although the bulk of their products aren’t Chronometers.

Some of the most precise mechanical watches have a certification from a Swiss chronometric testing facility known as COSC.
