It's arrived! Tag Heuer Link Calibre S ... with pics!
Discussion
I'm sure many of you are aware of the several threads I created over the past month, which consisted of many blantantly obvious questions that you have most likely answered hundreds of times before. However last Saturday my latest acquisition arrived on my doorstep! 
This is my second watch for 2009 and most likely the last for this year ... until the urge for a PO becomes too much! 
Firstly I want to thank PH'er Dominic H ( www.hackettwatches.com ) for sourcing the watch for me, being incredibly helpful & friendly, and offering an amazingly good deal! Cheers mate!
I think it is also worth mentioning that I purchased the watch Friday afternoon and the watch was with me Saturday morning - Excellent service and couldn't be happier! 
This is my first 'serious' watch and opening the Tag Heuer presentation case was special in itself. There rested the Calibre S in all it's rather shiny glory. I tried the watch on a few times in a couple of jewellery stores, but the feeling of having it on your kitchen table is like no other ... I'm sure it's the same for all watches though
The anti-reflective coating on both the inside and outside of the slightly domed sapphire glass is instantly noticeable, as the glass itself seems to literally disappear, giving the impression that you could extend your finger and poke the hands and face of the watch. However the main feature that will most likely interest you most is the chronograph feature ...
To enter chronograph mode you push the crown in, which resets the hands to 12 and the subdials to 0. It isn't an instant movement like the Omega PO Chrono. The hands glide to their positions and can do so either clockwise or anti-clockwise due to the 5 bi-directional motors inside. The crown doesn't push in very far - only a fraction of a millimetre. There is a nice amount of resistance to the button, but feels as if you're pushing against soft rubber. The top most chronograph button stops and starts and the bottom most button can pause timing and/or be used for split timing, as per usual. The buttons themselves are shaped and have a very satisifying solid 'click' to them when pressed ...
It's main party trick is the fact that you can press the crown to enter time mode and the chronograph timing will continue. A push of the crown and the hands spin round from the time back to your uninterrupted chronograph timing! Also worth noting is that the subdials provide the date (perpetual calendar) when in time mode, as you'll see from the pictures! A very happy new owner
Any questions, just ask!
Calibre S (Left), Citizen E81 (Right)
This is my second watch for 2009 and most likely the last for this year ... until the urge for a PO becomes too much! Firstly I want to thank PH'er Dominic H ( www.hackettwatches.com ) for sourcing the watch for me, being incredibly helpful & friendly, and offering an amazingly good deal! Cheers mate!
I think it is also worth mentioning that I purchased the watch Friday afternoon and the watch was with me Saturday morning - Excellent service and couldn't be happier! This is my first 'serious' watch and opening the Tag Heuer presentation case was special in itself. There rested the Calibre S in all it's rather shiny glory. I tried the watch on a few times in a couple of jewellery stores, but the feeling of having it on your kitchen table is like no other ... I'm sure it's the same for all watches though
The anti-reflective coating on both the inside and outside of the slightly domed sapphire glass is instantly noticeable, as the glass itself seems to literally disappear, giving the impression that you could extend your finger and poke the hands and face of the watch. However the main feature that will most likely interest you most is the chronograph feature ...
To enter chronograph mode you push the crown in, which resets the hands to 12 and the subdials to 0. It isn't an instant movement like the Omega PO Chrono. The hands glide to their positions and can do so either clockwise or anti-clockwise due to the 5 bi-directional motors inside. The crown doesn't push in very far - only a fraction of a millimetre. There is a nice amount of resistance to the button, but feels as if you're pushing against soft rubber. The top most chronograph button stops and starts and the bottom most button can pause timing and/or be used for split timing, as per usual. The buttons themselves are shaped and have a very satisifying solid 'click' to them when pressed ...
It's main party trick is the fact that you can press the crown to enter time mode and the chronograph timing will continue. A push of the crown and the hands spin round from the time back to your uninterrupted chronograph timing! Also worth noting is that the subdials provide the date (perpetual calendar) when in time mode, as you'll see from the pictures! A very happy new owner
Any questions, just ask!
Calibre S (Left), Citizen E81 (Right)
@LeeThePeople: Like Sagacitas said, it is an electro-mechanical movement that does have 230 moving parts, but at the end of the day it is a quartz and this may put some people off ... I have to admit the viewing window in the Link Automatic Chronograph nearly had me sold, but I prefered the face and subdials on the Calibre S, so based my decision on that I'll definitely be looking for an automatic watch for my next purchase and a transparent backing would be very nice! If only Oris' weren't so big on my wrists!
Cheers Owain! The Citizen is a BL5295-55E ... Here is a direct link to the watch for more info!: http://www.citizenwatch.com/CUK/English/detail.asp...
I'll definitely be looking for an automatic watch for my next purchase and a transparent backing would be very nice! If only Oris' weren't so big on my wrists!Cheers Owain!
The Citizen is a BL5295-55E ... Here is a direct link to the watch for more info!: http://www.citizenwatch.com/CUK/English/detail.asp...Edited by Ikemi on Wednesday 4th March 00:07
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