My first Swiss Cheese. Tag Heuer Formula 1

[joropug]

Well after much searching and deliberating, I finally settled on my first (relatively to some people) premium watch.

I've had a lot of £50 to £200 watches, but with my wedding coming up i finally was able to justify the purchase of a Tag.

I've always liked the formula 1 and as soon as I saw this, fell in love. The colour scheme is exactly what I wanted and Vs the RRP on the tag website, I got nearly £400 off. I have only seen the ceramic two tone strap version for sale in the UK. Purchased through Chronext. Took 3 weeks but expected this, I know of three successful purchases now so can definitely recommend.

I am perfectly happy having a quartz, and I'm chuffed with the overall finish on the product.

Obligatory instagram-esque car steering wheel badge brag (you can't tell it's a diesel):

[TiggerBits]

Lovely watch. I sold the only one I owned to buy a Chris Ward. Probably would have kept it if it were a little larger. I often see it on the bloke I sold it to and wish it were still mine

[griff7]

Like the watch.I have had mine since 2004 and worn it every day since.

Edited by griff7 on Tuesday 27th February 19:48

Edited by griff7 on Tuesday 27th February 19:49

[TheAngryDog]

joropug said:

Well after much searching and deliberating, I finally settled on my first (relatively to some people) premium watch.

I've had a lot of £50 to £200 watches, but with my wedding coming up i finally was able to justify the purchase of a Tag.

I've always liked the formula 1 and as soon as I saw this, fell in love. The colour scheme is exactly what I wanted and Vs the RRP on the tag website, I got nearly £400 off. I have only seen the ceramic two tone strap version for sale in the UK. Purchased through Chronext. Took 3 weeks but expected this, I know of three successful purchases now so can definitely recommend.

I am perfectly happy having a quartz, and I'm chuffed with the overall finish on the product.

Obligatory instagram-esque car steering wheel badge brag (you can't tell it's a diesel):

It's a TAG, it's st mate.











Lol, nah, looks a lovely thing. How come you ended up with a quartz rather than an automatic in the end?

[andy tims]

Nice looking watch OP

[joropug]

Cheers guys. I went for a quartz purely on price and look. Out of the Tag range at sub £1,600 this was my favourite watch looks wise. It is exactly what I wanted. I almost went for the aquaracer calibre 5 but in the flesh I felt the F1 was more me. And...added bonus of the price. I paid a little over 1k. Tag RRP is £1400, managed to find a tidy discount code for chronext! The same watch with ceramic band in the strap is £1600 on the high street.

I'll be wearing it nearly every day so hopefully stands the test of time like the above !

[Ari]

That's a fantastic looking watch!

Never understood the snobbishness toward Tag. My first 'proper' watch was a quartz Tag Heuer Professional 1000 nearly 30 years ago and it's still going strong. I've just bought my son one for his 21st because for around £1,000 I don't think there is anything to touch them for quality, style and brand image (which we might 'all be above', but actually it was great for him that he got a watch that most people recognise as a quality watch compared to, say, an Oris or a Stowa which are good watches, but for him who's not into watches, might as well be a Sekonda).

It's not a Rolex but he loves it and (if mine is anything to go by) it'll last him for ever.

[romeodelta]

Nice.

F1 quartz was my first too.

Word of warning, it gets more expensive from here!

[joropug]

Thanks both. I definitely want to update the wardrobe so to speak and retire some of my other watches!

If you don't already , subscribe to the r/watches sub on Reddit. Some incredible stuff on there from brands you would otherwise not know would exist. A steinhart or Seiko is probably next.

[lostkiwi]

That does look nice.
My first 'Premium' watch was a Tag Formula One too - I paid £72 for it new at a jewelers in Wakefield back in 1989.
Sadly it got lost in the last house move 4 years ago.

[BBenzzz]

First for me was a TAG Heuer F1 Indy 500 back in 2014.. Worn just about every day since then and love it to bits. Cracking looking watch OP!

[Mark83]

Mine’s still going strong from 2004 too.

[Jimmytno1]

I think every collection should have a Tag F1 in it, I love mine (really like the look of yours too).
Also for me it was my first foray into the world of ‘expensive’ watches.
Being a novice at the time I paid full retail for mine!
You can read how I came about buying it here:
https://kernowwatches.co.uk/2017/01/31/a-tale-of-c...

[Wildfire]

I have a black faced 2004 F1 Chrono. I really like it, aside from the rubber bumpers that have degraded over the years.

It’s one of my go to daily wears.

Lovely looking watch you’ve got there!