TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 12 blue
Discussion
Hi All,
Seen this watch in Goldsmiths, MODEL NUMBER: CAW2111.FC6183. I have loved these for a while.
https://www.goldsmiths.co.uk/TAG-Heuer-Monaco-Cali...
I am wondering if the price of £ 4,350.00 is negotable and if so what discount could I expect to receive.
Also is there any where else that people would recomed to buy one from instead?
They also do a "vintage" version for £ 400 more with a black strap which in my eyes does not look as nice, am I missing something here?
Thanks, and sorry for all the questions.
Seen this watch in Goldsmiths, MODEL NUMBER: CAW2111.FC6183. I have loved these for a while.
https://www.goldsmiths.co.uk/TAG-Heuer-Monaco-Cali...
I am wondering if the price of £ 4,350.00 is negotable and if so what discount could I expect to receive.
Also is there any where else that people would recomed to buy one from instead?
They also do a "vintage" version for £ 400 more with a black strap which in my eyes does not look as nice, am I missing something here?
Thanks, and sorry for all the questions.
Nice watch. The only trouble with Tag's is their dreadful customer service. Puts me right off I'm afraid. They don't respond to emails. You send a watch to them for repair. They keep it for months with no feed back then send it back still faulty. You send it back to them at your own expense. After a few months they send it back still not repaired saying that the movement parts are no longer available. Will not buy another. I eventually got it fixed at an independent.
Edited by Fallingup on Thursday 7th February 21:16
Edited by Fallingup on Thursday 7th February 21:25
Fallingup said:
Nice watch. The only trouble with Tag's is their dreadful customer service. Puts me right off I'm afraid. They don't respond to emails. You send a watch to them for repair. They keep it for months with no feed back then send it back still faulty. You send it back to them at your own expense. After a few months they send it back still not repaired saying that the movement parts are no longer available. Will not buy another. I eventually got it fixed at an independent.
I’d agree with that. Two months to repair a sticking rotor, then the same again when the stem came away. This was my wife’s watch - I don’t have a Tag myself.Edited by Fallingup on Thursday 7th February 21:16
Edited by Fallingup on Thursday 7th February 21:25
Short story..... don’t buy one.
Long story.....
I would avoid any Modern Tag without an in-house calibre to be fair.
Unless it has an in house movement, it will have a sellita in it, which makes the watch useless.
This model has a sellita sw300-1 in it with a Dubois-Dupraz 2008 chrono module.
Firstly, the sellita movement will have winding issues, both kinetically and manually.
After a year or 2, The winding wheels will break off teeth when winding manually. Whilst the automatic reversers will grind themselves down until the movement is covered in ground steel dust, which will wreck the watch.
Secondly, there aren’t many people who will service these, not even Tag. So when all goes wrong, you are pretty much paying for a replacement movement and module. Which starts the process again.
If you can still find a calibre 17 model, that is the one to get.
ETA 2894-2 movement with the same chrono module from Dubois-Depraz.
Just as a side note, Tag Heuer are my favourite watch brand. So this isn’t a haters post.
I love Tag watches and I have lots of them, but all of them are ETA calibre watches. I would never, nor would I recommend, buying a watch with a Sellita movement in it.
Unfortunately, due to the recent Swatch debacle, more and more brands are struggling to find quality materials with which to use in their watches.
Long story.....
I would avoid any Modern Tag without an in-house calibre to be fair.
Unless it has an in house movement, it will have a sellita in it, which makes the watch useless.
This model has a sellita sw300-1 in it with a Dubois-Dupraz 2008 chrono module.
Firstly, the sellita movement will have winding issues, both kinetically and manually.
After a year or 2, The winding wheels will break off teeth when winding manually. Whilst the automatic reversers will grind themselves down until the movement is covered in ground steel dust, which will wreck the watch.
Secondly, there aren’t many people who will service these, not even Tag. So when all goes wrong, you are pretty much paying for a replacement movement and module. Which starts the process again.
If you can still find a calibre 17 model, that is the one to get.
ETA 2894-2 movement with the same chrono module from Dubois-Depraz.
Just as a side note, Tag Heuer are my favourite watch brand. So this isn’t a haters post.
I love Tag watches and I have lots of them, but all of them are ETA calibre watches. I would never, nor would I recommend, buying a watch with a Sellita movement in it.
Unfortunately, due to the recent Swatch debacle, more and more brands are struggling to find quality materials with which to use in their watches.
Edited by RiggaTheMighty on Tuesday 26th February 11:05
How about this price https://www.chronext.co.uk/tag-heuer/monaco/caw211...
RiggaTheMighty said:
Short story..... don’t buy one.
Long story.....
I would avoid any Modern Tag without an in-house calibre to be fair.
Unless it has an in house movement, it will have a sellita in it, which makes the watch useless.
This model has a sellita sw300-1 in it with a Dubois-Dupraz 2008 chrono module.
Firstly, the sellita movement will have winding issues, both kinetically and manually.
After a year or 2, The winding wheels will break off teeth when winding manually. Whilst the automatic reversers will grind themselves down until the movement is covered in ground steel dust, which will wreck the watch.
Secondly, there aren’t many people who will service these, not even Tag. So when all goes wrong, you are pretty much paying for a replacement movement and module. Which starts the process again.
If you can still find a calibre 17 model, that is the one to get.
ETA 2894-2 movement with the same chrono module from Dubois-Depraz.
Just as a side note, Tag Heuer are my favourite watch brand. So this isn’t a haters post.
I love Tag watches and I have lots of them, but all of them are ETA calibre watches. I would never, nor would I recommend, buying a watch with a Sellita movement in it.
Unfortunately, due to the recent Swatch debacle, more and more brands are struggling to find quality materials with which to use in their watches.
How can you tell what movement is in a watch? I have a Carrera Calibre 5 which comes with either the ETA 2824 or Selita movement.Long story.....
I would avoid any Modern Tag without an in-house calibre to be fair.
Unless it has an in house movement, it will have a sellita in it, which makes the watch useless.
This model has a sellita sw300-1 in it with a Dubois-Dupraz 2008 chrono module.
Firstly, the sellita movement will have winding issues, both kinetically and manually.
After a year or 2, The winding wheels will break off teeth when winding manually. Whilst the automatic reversers will grind themselves down until the movement is covered in ground steel dust, which will wreck the watch.
Secondly, there aren’t many people who will service these, not even Tag. So when all goes wrong, you are pretty much paying for a replacement movement and module. Which starts the process again.
If you can still find a calibre 17 model, that is the one to get.
ETA 2894-2 movement with the same chrono module from Dubois-Depraz.
Just as a side note, Tag Heuer are my favourite watch brand. So this isn’t a haters post.
I love Tag watches and I have lots of them, but all of them are ETA calibre watches. I would never, nor would I recommend, buying a watch with a Sellita movement in it.
Unfortunately, due to the recent Swatch debacle, more and more brands are struggling to find quality materials with which to use in their watches.
TheAngryDog said:
How can you tell what movement is in a watch? I have a Carrera Calibre 5 which comes with either the ETA 2824 or Selita movement.
The calibre 5 was an ETA several years ago, yes. But now it is a Sellita. No watch brand that is not part of the Swatch group can now put ETA movements in their watches.
If you have a glass back, you can see the movement details under the balance, if it’s a solid case back, then the only way to know is to ask a watchmaker.
Happy to let you know if you want to message me details.
RiggaTheMighty said:
TheAngryDog said:
How can you tell what movement is in a watch? I have a Carrera Calibre 5 which comes with either the ETA 2824 or Selita movement.
The calibre 5 was an ETA several years ago, yes. But now it is a Sellita. No watch brand that is not part of the Swatch group can now put ETA movements in their watches.
If you have a glass back, you can see the movement details under the balance, if it’s a solid case back, then the only way to know is to ask a watchmaker.
Happy to let you know if you want to message me details.
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