Tag F1 black face, anyone got/had one?
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Got my eye on one on fleabay. Can anyone tell me anything about them that will be of use to me? Servicing cost, reliability etc? I know they're quite a "showy" watch but I really really like them!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TAG-Heuer-F1-Black-Face-exce...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TAG-Heuer-F1-Black-Face-exce...
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I've had one for a couple of years. Having owned a 'Mk1' TAG F1 from the 80s/90s I liked the new version when it was released, and got one a couple of years back. Build quality is good for the price: the bezel has a very precise, mechanical action, the crystal is sapphire, and the entire watch feels quite nicely engineered. The bracelet looks good, and has a double-locking clasp with diver extension.
Reliability has been 100%, with usual decent quartz accuracy. Lume is average, it's superluminova and isn't that great during the night.
Servicing? It's a cheap quartz watch, other than battery change and seals, that's about it.
It wears quite small on the wrist, and is 'only' a 40mm case. The crystal also lacks any AR coating, which I find slightly annoying.
FWIW, I, too, bought it from Bicester TAG outlet as a warrantied ex-demo watch for £300.
I've had one for a couple of years. Having owned a 'Mk1' TAG F1 from the 80s/90s I liked the new version when it was released, and got one a couple of years back. Build quality is good for the price: the bezel has a very precise, mechanical action, the crystal is sapphire, and the entire watch feels quite nicely engineered. The bracelet looks good, and has a double-locking clasp with diver extension.
Reliability has been 100%, with usual decent quartz accuracy. Lume is average, it's superluminova and isn't that great during the night.
Servicing? It's a cheap quartz watch, other than battery change and seals, that's about it.
It wears quite small on the wrist, and is 'only' a 40mm case. The crystal also lacks any AR coating, which I find slightly annoying.
FWIW, I, too, bought it from Bicester TAG outlet as a warrantied ex-demo watch for £300.
speedtwelve said:
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I've had one for a couple of years. Having owned a 'Mk1' TAG F1 from the 80s/90s I liked the new version when it was released, and got one a couple of years back. Build quality is good for the price: the bezel has a very precise, mechanical action, the crystal is sapphire, and the entire watch feels quite nicely engineered. The bracelet looks good, and has a double-locking clasp with diver extension.
Reliability has been 100%, with usual decent quartz accuracy. Lume is average, it's superluminova and isn't that great during the night.
Servicing? It's a cheap quartz watch, other than battery change and seals, that's about it.
It wears quite small on the wrist, and is 'only' a 40mm case. The crystal also lacks any AR coating, which I find slightly annoying.
FWIW, I, too, bought it from Bicester TAG outlet as a warrantied ex-demo watch for £300.
Cheers mate, Im looking at some Seiko's now!I've had one for a couple of years. Having owned a 'Mk1' TAG F1 from the 80s/90s I liked the new version when it was released, and got one a couple of years back. Build quality is good for the price: the bezel has a very precise, mechanical action, the crystal is sapphire, and the entire watch feels quite nicely engineered. The bracelet looks good, and has a double-locking clasp with diver extension.
Reliability has been 100%, with usual decent quartz accuracy. Lume is average, it's superluminova and isn't that great during the night.
Servicing? It's a cheap quartz watch, other than battery change and seals, that's about it.
It wears quite small on the wrist, and is 'only' a 40mm case. The crystal also lacks any AR coating, which I find slightly annoying.
FWIW, I, too, bought it from Bicester TAG outlet as a warrantied ex-demo watch for £300.
I still have my Tag Heuer F1 Chronograph which has cost me £100 in the sixteen years I've owned it. That is two batteries and a new clasp this year. They are well made and as a quartz watch are very accurate. I will never sell it as it was my first chorongraph watch.
It's identical to this one http://www.calibre11.com/tag-heuer-f1-chronograph/
It's identical to this one http://www.calibre11.com/tag-heuer-f1-chronograph/
Edited by Andy OH on Monday 22 November 11:59
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