darms

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Guys

My wife wants to buy me a present (recon she wants more shoes or something) anyway, I'm looking at getting this Tag Heuer Carrera watch (CV2014.BA0786)


I've contacted a Tag Authorised dealer in California who has quoted me $3,000 (inc sales tax) = £1550 as I have some friends flying over in a month who are willing to bring it over.

Doesnt look like its much of a saving from the RRP £1695.

Any recommendations on where to buy it from?

Thx in advance......

SJ_Skyline

YHPM

Dieseldog

My gf got a Tag (not that model) from the Tag Outlet shop at Bicester Village (01869 249 008).

I remember suggesting she delay the purchase as I was sure I could find it on the net much cheaper, but I couldn't...

Longjing

Are you dead set on a Tag? Imho there are always better watches available for the price... Anonimo for Italian style (not grossly overpriced like Panerai, but made by the people who made Panerai before Richemont bought them out); Sinn for technical quality - 142 series, 900 series or H4 are all technical watches like the Carrera ChronoTachy.

However, if you do want the Carrera, tagwatchesdirect is a UK webshop that has one for £1370. Wouldn't surprise me if you could get it cheaper.

I'll admit to being biased in favour of Sinn watches - always amazing quality for the price point. But they are quite technical-looking usually and that's not to everyone's taste.

Here's an H4:

KiwiGTI

That's a disgusting looking watch.

Agree with the Tag thing though, but in the "Heat" and "Hello" magazine society we live in loads of people seem to want Tags/Omegas/Rolex's even though there are far better watches available.

RichWalk

thats the first watch I've seen with MPH on it, is this a marketing ploy or a reflection of its ability to keep time?

darms

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Longjing

I know there are alot of other watches in this price range, but like the look and feel of the Tag.

I'm not too sure on purchasing one from somewhere like tagwatchesdirect, as I'm worried that there may been problems with the warranty should anything happen. Has anyone had any experience in buying such a watch from a internet reseller?

Longjing

It's a tachymeter watch... OP has picked a Tag tachymeter, hence that option.

Tactful as ever Kiwi Not my favoured style really, but people like all sorts.

This is my current Sinn:

Longjing

All that matters is whether you like it! Like with cars really...

Not used that lot, and it's a fair concern. I've bought a few watches on-line, but always from the same bloke in Bolton who was recommended once. None of them have had problems so I can't say what the after sales would be like in a pinch.

That said, I wouldn't be too happy buying a US watch either - are you going to send it back to Callifornia if it goes pop? Europe would make more sense to me - that's where TAG are, after all. Cheap flight to Zurich and get one there maybe?

FATBOY_STi

I bought a TAG from Singapore (though i was there on holiday !) - they are about 50% of UK prices - mine was in UK stores for £895 - I bought it for about £450.

.....and before you ask it is real as it has been back to Tag for cleaning !!

...not sure if you can buy them online though and get it shipped.

Terzo 333

https://www.scoobynet.com/non-scooby...ight=tag+heuer

bugsti

The H4 is a flight computer watch.

The next watch I get will be a Sinn. I think they are great.

Longjing

It is indeed... with chrono and tachy functions.

I'm a Sinn evangelist myself. They make some fantastic technical watches.

carl

LOL, that first Sinn looks like a copy of a Breitling and the second a copy of an IWC. Do they do anything original?

James Neill

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Buy a Poljot - great quality - and great price. This is mine. Love it to bits.

tonybooth

I have had my Tag for 8 years and I can honestly say that neither of the aforementioned publications influenced my decision

I bought it because I liked it and the mid-size face suited my skinny wrists

T

Longjing

There's not much new under the sun in mechanical watch design. Quartz movements give more room for manouevre... fancy a Storm? LOL indeed.

Lots of chrono pilot watches have that format and the same sub-dial position because 90%+ of these automatics use the same Valjoux 7750 movement.

But it would be fair to say that internal innovation is a stronger point than fashion design for Sinn. Argon moisture-repelling and oil-filled watches for high pressure, for example, and some internal gear suspension stuff that I don't understand.

carl

I'm more thinking of the shape of the case, the hands, the font used on the face. It appears that in 2004 the ex-head of IWC joined Sinn. Looks like he got them producing cheap knock-offs of his former product

Longjing

It was 1994 I think. You could hardly make a more expensive version of your average IWC watch could you?

Anyway, it's true to say that some Sinns are like other watches only cheaper. Not sure what's bad about that though!

KiwiGTI

I think Tags have lost a lot of their credence as a watchmaker in the last few years. They are now purely a fashion brand.

I mean here someone is paying £1500 for a ETA movement that isn't worth £50, yet stick it in a Tag case and they can charge a ridiculous amount.

Longjing

More or less... the Carrera uses a Heuer calibre 16, which is a lightly decorated Valjoux 7750... and ETA now make valjoux movements.

But we don't all drive skodas, do we? It doesn't always have to be the best value item that we buy.

carl

Dunno, mine appears to be worth £300 more now than when I bought it. I reckon that makes it pretty cheap

chameleon

Very nice mate, big fan of Poljots.

I have an Aviator Chrono Titanium but can't find a pic of it.

Check out the Traser automatics for bargain Eta movement watches with interesting military connections here [TraserH3 - Welcome I have one with black face and strap and love it

Also love the Traser chrono even though it's quartz.

Love the Sinn Flieger above, although really want the IWC version...

I love watches

carl

Yeah that Poljot is particularly nice.

chameleon

Carl, what IWC do you have

Freak

My Carrera has a manual Lemania 1873 Movement and not a TAG logo in sight-only the Heuer one.(CS3113 model)
Wouldn't touch one with the Valjoux personally but then I am a picky git!

I have my eye on a vintage manual 60s/70s model Breitling at the moment that I have been trying to locate for a while, and one of those Poljots has been on my purchase list for ages. Cheers for the reminder

Watch threads aren't the same without yoza

As for the OP, get one in the US.
Managed to pick up a Carrera Twin Time for my brother for stupidly cheap a few months ago. Amazing exchange rate, plus %35 off made it very cheap indeed.

James Neill

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