paulr

If you want to get the Tag leather strap and deplyment clasp for this watch, the strap is £140 and the clasp £90. Thats £230. Absolutely ridiculous.

Tag Heuer Carrera Twin Time WV2115.BA0787 Watch

I've found this for £145.

WatchRetail.co.uk Quality Watch Straps

Can anyone do any better. What about a good quality non-branded strap and pin buckle. Anyone know a site where i can get one.

NACRO

You could try these

Hirsch Watch Straps - from £12.99

I wouldn't though. Agreed the price of deployant and strap is stupid but that's part of the joy in owning a 'quality' watch.

paulr

Part of the joy ???
I dont mind paying for the watch as you are paying for the engineering, but £230 for a strap and clasp. Totally ridiculous.


£257 buys you an E36cam shaft kit. Fair do's as there is quite a bit of engineering in there.
Linwar.com: Camshaft Kit, M40: e36 - 316i, 318i - BMW Spares, Parts & Accessories

£145 for a new Ted Baker leather jacket
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£230 for a watch strap.............bolLocks.

paulr

I'll pay between £40 and £80.

rb5_336

I replaced my authentic (leather...lasts no more that a few years) strap with a no name cheap one metal one for my Beirtling. Can anyone notice the difference (or do I care) ?

Sean

D-an-W

iTrader: (1)

I have used a bloke in Germany who does handmade straps (He supplied me some TAG Spares but straps are his main business).

I will PM you his details...

Freak

My carrera strap is sat at home unused the leather doesnt seem to last very well- especially in the summer months..
Replaced it (and my breitling strap) with these:
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...8042008334.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...5042008008.jpg

Signed buckles on both - deployment straps arent my thing!
Can tell you where to get them from if you like... not too expensive.

As for the buckle, you can buy them seperately from any authorised dealer (they can order them) or try vintage and collectable heuer watches index.htm

KiwiGTI

Quality? It's a Tag with an ETA movement.

NACRO

You noticed the quotation marks?

Leslie

How can anyone justify that sort of price for a leather watch strap. They are taking the "****".

Les

GC8

A genuine Rolex strap retails for £75!

paulr

A genuine, and a lot thicker, strap for a Breitling is £75.

paulr

Just to let you knowi'min the process of buying a new Tag, any tips on getting the best price from an authorised dealer. (not internet)

GC8

Wait until the end of the month.

Chris L

You could apply that to most of the Swiss watch industry

GC8

What an ignorant and ill-informed remark. Rolex*, Breitling, Omega, Panerai and IWC, amongst others, use similar low quality ebauches too.....

Simon

*its a trap.

AndyC_772

iTrader: (2)

Could be worse... it could be $800 for a rubber strap:
TimeZone: Glashuette Original: So I saved myself over $800...

paulr

What they are relying on is people wanting the "proper" brand name strap. Its quite a good argument, but at a huge cost.

Scooby Snacks 23

There's a company in the midlands somewhere called Burton McCall who specialise in watches and straps - they've replaced my worn out Timberland watch straps twice in the last 6 years or so. I believe they may also supply companies like Swag, Beaverbrooks etc.

paulr

Thanks. Thats a really nice site, but its not exactly what i'm after. They are more military straps (but very nice).

Has anyone got any more recommendations for a replacement leather strap for a Tag Carrera.

GC8WRX

Thats what happens when you pay way over the odds for a WATCH, you get ripped off at every turn, has it been "serviced" yet, that will be 250 quid as well!

Im happy with my new raymond weil chrono, it was down from 995 to 495 at tk maxx and its a nice watch ( i also have a tag monaco but it lives in my safe and only comes out for wedding etc!)

GC8WRX

Thats like putting remoulds on a 400bhp scoob, pointless!

paulr

Buying an authentic strap can sometimes be like putting a solid gold rocker cover on a Focus. Equally pointless.

yoza

You have PM.

Daryl

You could try one of these

fitzscoob

It really amazes me at the prices some of these companies get.

Depending on the price of the buckle, the leather content is pretty negligable - depending on what leather they are using.

I have a skin of Aligator hanging in my office, its only a tiddler however the skin is worth £350 odd and is approximately 5 square feet. £70 a square foot!

A decent calf skin you can buy anywhere from £2 per square foot upwards, but an expensive calf wouldnt cost much more than £6 per square foot.

The watch strap will use about half a square foot, chances are the strap is being made in Poland, Turkey, Spain, or France, and at their overhead rates probably cost less than £5.00 labour content.....................thats one expensive buckle.