Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
TAG Heuer · Autavia
TAG Heuer Autavia 42 mm Silvered 18k
Reference 89082OR.47
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- TAG Heuer
- Collection
- Autavia
- Model
- TAG Heuer Autavia 42 mm Silvered 18k
- Reference number
- 89082OR.47
- Year / era
- 1967 · 1960s — pre-quartz mechanical era
- Complication
- Flyback chronograph
- Movement
- Spring Drive
- Case material
- 18k rose gold
- Dial type
- Silvered opaline
- Strap / bracelet
- White rubber velcro strap
- Water resistance
- 200 m
- Limited-edition status
- Limited edition of 88 pieces
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 42 mm
- Case thickness
- 11.3 mm
- Case material
- 18k rose gold
- Bezel
- Octagonal with 8 hexagonal screws
- Crystal
- Box sapphire with AR coating
- Dial
- Silvered opaline
- Hands
- Blued steel Breguet-style hands
- Indexes
- Applied Arabic numerals with luminous coating
- Bracelet / strap
- White rubber velcro strap
- Clasp / buckle
- Titanium deployant clasp
- Water resistance
- 200 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 41C — Spring Drive
- Movement type
- High-frequency automatic
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 5 days
- Number of jewels
- 21 jewels
- Complications
- Flyback chronograph
- Functions
- Hours, minutes, seconds, date
- Watchmaker
- Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1967 – 1972
- Limited-edition quantity
- 88 pieces
- Current market information
- Trades close to retail on the secondary market, with steady demand for full-set examples.
Designer
Emmanuel Gueit
Emmanuel Gueit came from a family of Geneva jewellers and was barely into his twenties when he drew the oversized Royal Oak Offshore in 1993 — a watch the house's traditionalists resisted and collectors turned into an icon.
Historical significance
TAG Heuer Autavia 42 mm Silvered 18k sits within TAG Heuer's Autavia line, introduced in 1967. It carries the house codes established since 1860 — 18k rose gold case, silvered opaline dial and spring drive — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
- The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
- Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
The House
TAG Heuer
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 1860
- Founder
- Edouard Heuer
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Tier
- Premium
- Major collections
- Carrera, Monaco, Aquaracer, Formula 1, Autavia, Connected
- Signature technologies
- Hand-applied guilloché dials · Proprietary case-hardening and polishing · Certified chronometer regulation
- Famous movements
- High-beat automatic · Automatic, Swiss lever escapement · Automatic chronograph · Spring Drive
- Notable watches
- TAG Heuer Carrera 40 mm Salmon 18k (1998) · TAG Heuer Carrera 39 mm Green Stainless (1984) · TAG Heuer Carrera 40 mm Skeletonised Grade (2001) · TAG Heuer Carrera 37 mm Green Quartz (1984)
Brand history
TAG Heuer has spent more than 166 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Carrera, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Edouard Heuer established TAG Heuer in 1860, working from Switzerland at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every TAG Heuer calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
1860
Edouard Heuer founds TAG Heuer in Switzerland.
1899
TAG Heuer earns its first international recognition for precision timekeeping.
1969
The quartz era forces TAG Heuer to redefine mechanical watchmaking.
1990
TAG Heuer enters the modern collector market with its signature lines.
2024
TAG Heuer continues to produce Carrera, Monaco, Aquaracer and other icons in limited numbers.