Edouard Heuer founded his workshop in 1860. His aim was to take time measurement more precise. The company has always been known for as the "avant-garde of watchmaking", in terms of technology, the choice of materials or design. Heuer's watches have been patented for a chronograph mechanism first in 1882 onto the 1998 launch of the Kirium Ti5 in grade 5 titanium and carbon fiber; from the first chronograph measuring 100ths of a second (1916) to the first analog display quartz chronograph (1983), not forgetting the first automatic chronograph with a microrotor (1969).
