Tag heuer f1 solargraph

[ledz]

Anyone got or getting the tag f1 watch

[Funk]

Looks like something you'd get free with a Happy Meal...

Edit: oof - a £1500 Happy Meal...!

Edited by Funk on Thursday 27th November 09:35

[toasty]

Looks like a kid's watch. 10 year old me would have loved it.

[PRO5T]

I've tried them on a few times but there's no denying it, they feel like £500 would be a stretch.

It's obviously not what TAG are going for but I can't help feeling that if they'd have priced them like the MoonSwatch/Blancpain they'd have had trouble manufacturing them fast enough!

Sell the plastic/rubber ones for £300 or so and put out the steel versions as properly limped editions for more.

[J4CKO]

I dont get the bottom end TAG stuff, just looks cheap, PRO5T is bang on, make it a tie in like the Swatch thing, a bit of TAG * something else at a lower price points, the punters get their bit of TAG for £300 and enough distance between them and the real ones as it doesnt look like one, this is £1500 and looks like a cheap watch, can get a steel F1 for less, I paid £770 for mine brand new in 2017, same thing is now nearly twice that !

[anyideas]

Earlier in the year I was in Annecy on holiday, went into Geneva for the day and see a few of these in the window, went in and ended up coming out with this one for my teenage son.

https://www.tagheuer.com/gb/en/timepieces/collecti...

Its got my son interested in watches to the extent that earlier this week I spoke to Dom H and hes managed to source one of these (again discounted). Thanks Dom.

https://www.tagheuer.com/gb/en/timepieces/collecti...

I don't get the dislike for Tag Heuer, these pieces are quite fun and a little different IMO.

[Jamescrs]

I don't personally dislike Tag at all, and i'm old enough to remember when these watches were out the first time around in the 90's. I personally just think these are over priced for what they are, especially the plastic models

[Geertsen]

I really like TAG but feel like these are a strange line to release in plastic...for the price. And some retro things should stay in the past, like tiny plastic TAG F1s.

I’ve never handled one or a MoonSwatch but they seem like they’re somehow no better than one another, except the massive price difference.

[Mont Blanc]

I really like these, and I owned one of the 1990's originals back in about 2000-2005.

I like them so much I went to the Tag Boutique to have a look at them recently, and to try one on. After having a look and trying one I won't be buying one unfortunately, as they have two problems IMO:

They are too small. Only 38mm and they also wear really small for their size. I've read some people say they wear more like 36 mm. It's a shame they hadn't scaled up this new production to 40-41mm.

Honestly, too expensive. Should be £1000 maximum.

If they were a better size and a more palatable price I would absolutely have one.

[andySC]

I’ve been hankering after a white dial watch for a bit so tried one on. I really wanted to like it prior to getting hands on, I’d even got my head around the price but straight away I knew it was a no. They feel extremely cheap, the bracelet was light & flimsy. The movement is lifted from a £200 Citizen so it’s very very difficult to see where the additional £1400 has gone. As I said, it’s a shame because had I liked it I wouldn’t have bothered looking at the other options & bought it there & then.

[PRO5T]

andySC said:

The movement is lifted from a £200 Citizen so it s very very difficult to see where the additional £1400 has gone.

The F1 timing sponsorship fee!

[pistolpedro]

I have the all-red version. I don’t wear it often, but whenever I do, it always makes me feel good. I think it’s a mix of nostalgia and the fact that it’s just a really good-looking watch (IMO) It’s also a nice change from the more traditional watches I wear day to day.

[Ikemi]

I've owned several TAG Heuer watches in the past, including a Formula 1 Grande Date with Gulf dial. However, the Grande Date had a steel case and steel bracelet. For me, the combination of plastic case, plastic strap, simple design and quartz movement does not warrant the £1,500 price. I think £1K would be too steep for me. As someone else said, £500-800 would be more reasonable.

Obviously, not everyone wants to go down the second hand route, but I'd rather one of these. The first one has boxes and papers for £1,200. The second option does not include box or papers, but is little over £900. This would be my choice for a TAG at £1Kish.

https://www.chrono24.co.uk/tagheuer/grand-carrera-...
https://www.chrono24.co.uk/tagheuer/grand-carrera-...

[raceboy]

I've still got my F1 from 1993, paid £180 for it then, specified with a steel bracelet and a red rubber strap.
Since these have been rereleased I've blown the dust off it and worn it quite a bit, it is very small compared to a lot of current watches, and that's not a bad thing.
£1500 is way too expensive though, £180 in 93 put through an inflation calculator comes out at £280 which sounds right to me, at a £300 price point I'd have one in a wacky colour to sit alongside my colourful Moonswatch, but not at that price.

[anyideas]

Excellent service as always by DomH, and this arrived today.





A nice fun piece that brings out the nostalgic side of me. I have 3 of the originals and this does feel different, it’s also not comparable to a moon swatch IMO.

The originals were my first introduction into watches that I can remember and now it seems surreal that it’s my sons too.