Designed for optimal performance both in and out of the water, this handsome automatic watch blends sporty prestige styling with optimal readability. The 41 mm case is crafted from a solid block of stainless steel and showcases a black dial with bold luminous hands and markers and a red-tipped seconds hand. The dial also features a tonal TAG Heuer logo and a date display at the three o’clock hour. Framing the dial is a unidirectional rotating bezel, in matching black, with oversiz [Read More...]
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August 24th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Watch
This TAG Heuer timepiece is excellent. I have had this watch for over a month now and have been happy with it. This timepiece comes in a beautiful box.
August 24th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
great looking watch, reasonable price
I’ve had my eye on this watch for a while on amazon before seeing it at a local jewelers on sale. The watch looks much bolder than the picture at the top of this page shows and…
August 24th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
This watch is an automatic, meaning that it contains a mechanical movement powered by the action of the wearer’s wrist. Some mechanical movements must be wound manually by the user. Neither type require a battery as a quartz watch would. The payoff is that all mechanical watches, however much they might cost, are less accurate than any quartz watch one might buy for $20 from a local garage. The reason that one might pay upwards of $1000 for such a watch is that the movement is a precise, finely engineered example of the watchmaker’s craft, and not a simple piece of electronics produced by the millions as might be found in a cheap Casio (to take nothing away from Casio).
The highest quality automatic watches are known as ‘chronometers’, and must contain a movement that has passed a rigorous set of tests laid down by the Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute (www.cosc.ch). Such a movement will have an accuracy of 99.99%, which is the maximum obtainable. Only 3% of all watches produced in Switzerland each year are certified as chronometers. Briefly, the COSC standard states that a certified movement must be accurate to within -4/+6 seconds per day. Most high-quality mechanical watches can be adjusted by a good watchmaker to meet that level of accuracy. As far as I am aware, this movement (a Tag-modified ETA 2824-2 for the technically inclined) is not COSC certified; however, this does not mean that it cannot meet the standard, but simply that Tag Heuer have not submitted it for testing.
Even chronometer-certified movements are still less accurate than a quartz watch. This is not a problem specific to Tag Heuer, but is common to any mechnical watch, whether it be from Rolex, Omega, Breitling or any other manufacturer. Even Omega’s new co-axial movement is not designed to increase accuracy, but rather stability over time. Stability is often considered to be a more desirable characteristic than pure accuracy in a mechanical timepiece (which is in any case impossible); that is, that it constantly gains 6 seconds a day, rather than gaining one day and losing time the next.
Many people (and websites) confuse chronometers with chronographs. A chronograph is a watch that has extra functions and displays allowing the timing of individual events, similar to a stopwatch. This watch is not a chronograph.
When buying an expensive watch, or any other valuable item, it pays to do a small amount of research and understand what exactly it is one is paying for.
I have always been very impressed with the build quality of Tag Heuers; their finishing and reliability is excellent and they are very reasonably priced when compared to other high-grade Swiss watches.
August 24th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
I have the blue one and love. Been SCUBA diving with it, no problems. It is an automatic, so it’s not going to be as accurate as a quartz, but if you buy it from an authorized dealer, they will adjust to make it accurate, usually within a couple seconds a day. You can save a few bucks buying a TAG online, but you’re screwed if you don’t like it or have problems.
August 24th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Found this watch as a Christmas gift to myself in 12/08. Great price and less expensive than the same model I found locally — that was used! So I ordered and was glad to see sold and shipped by Amazon. Watch arrives in GREAT packaging, looks wonderful, seems to be working fine… then BAM. Five days later the date locks. Can’t even move it with the crown. So I call Amazon customer service, provide my info and ship to Kentucky for repairs. I’m skeptical at this point. Amazon provided me the contact info for the repair shop in KY, so I called and spoke to them once my watch arrived (I had to pay shipping to KY, and I purchased insurance. Amazon paid the shipping back to me, which was nice.) Repairman said it wasn’t that big of a concern (the date not switching) and they should have my piece back to me in 6-8 weeks. It arrived back in five weeks. I’M VERY HAPPY NOW! Watch is working great, the experience was great, and dealing with Amazon customer service for a significant purchase like this really turned out to be easy and efficient.
August 24th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Watch from the Best online store. Amazon
First off all Its a thumbs up from me for Amazon, This is my first online experience and Amazon gave me that confidence through a great satisfying experience they made.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great watch - terrible overseas mail system!
The watch looks great - a gift for my husband - so no complaints there!! It is a bit bigger than expected - the dimensions could have been listed.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Solid, great looking watch. Black goes with everything.
This watch looks sophisticated and classy at anything from a football game with jeans on to a formal affair.
August 24th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great watch, great price
This is my second watch purchase on Amazon. They offer a great selection of watches and they are priced well below local jewelers.
August 25th, 2009 at 1:17 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
SOLID WATCH
This is mt first TAG and I love it. I have an OMEGA SEAMASTER that’s ten years old and still keeping great time. I like the looks of the TAG over the OMEGA.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:50 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great watch -Tag Heuer Men’s Automatic Aquaracer
This watch is amazing and Amazon.com y a great company. I have saved around [...]!!. Bought this watch new for a little over [..
August 25th, 2009 at 3:32 am
1.0 out of 5 stars
Bad surprise from a prestige brand
In terms of design and ergonomic (is very confortable on the wrist) I am very happy.
The big negative surprise is the accuracy, each 24hours it adds 20 seconds , what is…