TAG Heuer 273.006-1 / 2000 Series

TAG Heuer 273.006-1 Chrono / 2000 Series. c1986-90

Some of you might think I’m posting the same watch again, as this is the twin brother of the 273.306 Tachy I posted a few weeks ago. It’s essentially identical, but has a minute bezel instead of a tachy bezel. Nicely sized, at a width of 41mm, these 2000’s sit nicely on the wrist and have quiet a low profile. They are extremely well made too, with the factory beadblasted case, crown and pushers are very tool-like. Originally designed under Heuer, these black & silver dialed 2000 series chronographs are quite stunning when studied closely, especially when offset with creamy lume like this one. The ‘-1’ signifies that this was either a very early or very late version, most probably identical, but this is a common theme throughout the Heuer/TAG Heuer range when the model numbers were transitioned over from Heuer.

This model also featured the ‘super-quartz’ Calibre. 185 movement – it uses the Dubois Depraz 2000 chronograph module mated with a quartz engine.

It can be seen in the 1990 TAG Heuer catalogue on OTD. The model to the left in the catalogue (273.206) is identical but with a part polished case & bracelet.

TAG Heuer 273.306 / 2000 Series

TAG Heuer 273.306 Chrono Tachy / 2000 Series. c1986-90

Originally designed under Heuer, the 2000 series chronographs are great watches, personally I think they are stunning. The size and balance is spot on. This is a rarely seen model, which has a tachy scale bezel. These are more regularly seen with a Minute bezel, but is actually a different model number. As I mentioned, these were also sold as Heuers, and was marketed with the Pilot. Apart from in the catalogues, I’ve never seen a Heuer version , ever.. in fact, I’ve never seen another one of these in TAG guise. (Specifically with the Tachy bezel).

They are stunning in the flesh, with the silver subdials with concentric grooved circles. I particularly love the triangular hour markers, I’ve said it before about these early 2000 designs, they have a military/tool-ness to them, these have gone a delectable creamy colour too. The fluted pushes hints back to the early Heuers, and I know it sounds silly.. but you can see the DNA of the early Heuer Autavias in the design, with the charcoal/black dial and grooved sub dials. Again, this features the ‘super-quartz’ Calibre. 185 movement – it uses the Dubois Depraz 2000 chronograph module mated with a quartz engine.

A fellow collector (Thanks Rob) also pointed out that the dial is marked ‘Chronograph’ like on the earlier Heuer versions, TAG Heuer changed the lettering to ‘Professional’, so I can only deduct that this is a very early version from c1986.

I can’t actually find this in any TAG Heuer catalogue, primarily because they aren’t archived online or with collectors as much as the Heuer versions are. It is however seen in pre-TAG guise here on OTD. It’s brothers, with Minute bezels (273.206 & 273.006) can be seen in the 1990 TAG Heuer catalogue on OTD.

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Heuer Diver 980.004 (BCR)	TAG Heuer Super Pro 840.006-2	Heuer Chronograph – Ref. 12
Heuer Diver 980.021 Two-tone	Heuer Night Diver 980.032L	Heuer Diver 980.026 Black PVD
TAG Heuer Diver 980.013N	Heuer Diver 982.106 Pewter PVD	Heuer Diver 984.424 Dual Time
Heuer Diver 980.023 Deep Dive 1000m	Heuer Autavia 45 Ref. 3646M	Heuer 510.501 – Lemania 5100
Heuer Diver 980.004 (with minute markings)	Leonidas Flieger Chronographe Val. 22	Heuer Ref. 3249 Up-Down Chronograph
Silverstone Fume 110.313F	TAG Heuer Super Pro 840.006	Heuer Monza 150.501 PVD Cal. 15
Autavia 1163MH Orange Boy / Gulf	Heuer Camaro 73443 NT 30 Dato	Autavia 11630 MH Silver Dial
Heuer Diver 980.007 Orange Dial	Heuer Autavia 11630 GMT	Galco Skin Diver 5ATM Swiss
Ed. Heuer & Cie. Moonphase 188.505	Halios Bluering 73/100 Brushed 300m	Heuer Pocket Chrono Ref. 701/Dec
Heuer 3000 Chronograph 234.006	Heuer Ladies Diver 980.038/17 200m	Heuer Ref. 12 Small Shield
Autavia 11063 MH + Decomp bezel	TAG Heuer Autavia -Siffert-	TAG Heuer 844/5 Auto Diver
Carrera 110.573B (Blue) Côtes de Genève	Autavia 1163v Viceroy Racing Team	Heuer Montreal 110.503NC
Heuer Diver 982.013 PVD Pewter	Heuer Night Diver 980.031L PVD Bond	Autavia 11630 MH Black/Orange
Heuer Diver 844/3 Automatic	Heuer Diver 980.006L 1000 Series	Heuer Diver 980.006 (Norwegian)
Heuer Diver 980.006 (Rhode Island)	Pasadena 750.501 (No Name Dial)	Heuer Autavia 11630 GMT
Heuer Skipper 15640 (3rd Gen)	Heuer Diver 973.006 2000 Series	Heuer 972.008 Ladies 2000 Series
Heuer 980.032 Night Diver	Heuer 1614 Chrono (French Made)	Heuer Pilot 230.006 (Silver Dial)
TAG Heuer 273.306 2000 Series	Heuer 989.113L Night Diver	TAG Heuer 273.006-1 2000 Series
Heuer AMI 1000 Series 510.543	Heuer 982.113 Night Diver	Heuer 981.113 Night Diver -Military-
Silverstone Blue 110.313B	Heuer 844 Monnin Automatic Diver	TAG Heuer 172.006 Automatic 2000 Series
Heuer 272.006-1 2000 Series	Heuer Diver 982.006 -Great Grey-	Heuer Autavia GMT 11063
Silverstone Bordeaux 110.313R	JAC Chronograph 7750 (Cuanillon & Cie)	Heuer Autavia 30. Ref. 7763C MH
Heuer Autavia 2446C GMT Mk3	TAG Heuer 980.023N Deep Dive 1000m	Heuer Autavia 11630 Tachy Black/White
Heuer Diver 983.015 Black Coral	Heuer Diver 980.021 Two Tone	Heuer Carrera 510.511 PVD Lemania 5100
Breitling Chrono Avenger Titanium	Heuer Montreal 750.503N Convex Case	Certina DS2 PH200 Turtle Back
Hanhart 417ES Flyback Flieger McQueen	Heuer Autavia 1163T Siffert	TAG Heuer Spirotechnique 180.023
Heuer Orange Diver 980.005 Auto	Heuer Diver 935.112 Ladies Trans. Phantom	Heuer Diver 980.028 Ladies Black Coral II
Heuer Titanium Series 820.208 Ladies	Heuer Autavia 11630T Bianco	Heuer Diver 980.021 Black Bay (Custom)
Heuer Night Diver 980.032L 1000 Series	Heuer Diver 973.008 Ladies 2000 Series	Heuer Skipper 15640 2nd Gen
Omega Speedmaster Pro Moon 3570.50	Felca Seascoper Super Compressor	Heuer Titanium Series 220.206
Heuer Monaco 1133G (Sunken Black Subs)	Heuer 3000 Chronograph 232.206	Breitling SuperOcean Heritage 46
Omega Speedmaster Pro Mitsukoshi Domino	Heuer Carrera 3647NT Valjoux 92	Heuer Carrera 3648S Valjoux 92 1964-5
Heuer Autavia 2446 H Rindt	Heuer 510.501 Kenyan 82 Air Force ’82AF’ Military Issued	Tudor Submariner 9401/0 Snowflake
Rolex Submariner 5513 Gloss dial 1986	Heuer Autavia 2446C Tachy 1971-2	Heuer Audi Sport 510.533 Lemania 5100
Autavia 15630 MH Hellenic	Heuer Autavia 11630P Diver Decomp Tropic	Heuer Monaco 40th Anniversary McQueen
Autavia 11063 Alpha Orange Skunkworks	Movado Super Sea Sub Cal. 146	Heuer Diver LV Hulk 980.006 Custom
Heuer Autavia 2446C GMT Mk4	Heuer Autavia 2446C Tachy (Early)	Ollech & Wajs Caribbean 1000 Ref. 702
Fortis Marinemaster 8001 Blue c1972	Heuer Autavia 1563 Tachy (Albino)	Heuer Carrera 510.523 Lemania 5100
Omega Speedmaster Pro 145.022 1969	Heuer Diver Orange Mid Size 980.016	Wittnauer Ref. 7004A Chronograph
Bulova Marine Star 1970/80s	Rolex Submariner 1680 ’78 Superdome	Hamilton Pilots Chrono Military Issued
Heuer Regatta 134.601 Black PVD	Tudor Submariner 7016/0 1968 Snowflake	Fortis Stratoliner 571.10.142
Squale ‘1521’ Marina Militare 50 Atmos	Heuer Night Diver 980.032L Full Lume Dial	Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 3H Bund
Omega Seamaster 300 166.0324