Tuesday, 20 January 2026

PRICE LIST: TAG Heuer Price List - January 2026

 


It's time for another look at the TAG Heuer website and how the prices have changed over the last six months. Almost nothing has left the catalogue since July, in fact the only watches that have disappeared from the website are the Goodwood Festival of Speed Carrera, the stainless 'Year of the Dragon' Carrera and the Aquaracer Superdiver (which can currently be had at a rather tasty discount from the Bicester Village outlet).

There has been a price rise (as usual these are marked in blue) and while it's never welcome it doesn't seem to have been as horrendous as I was led to believe it was going to be. In fact it's pretty similar to what we've seen in recent times with increases of between £50 and £200 on most references. I did chuckle to myself when I saw that TAG Heuer had added another £900 to the tourbillons... you know, the ones that went up £9000 last year. The bizarre thing there is that the pre-owned market for TH tourbillons doesn't seem to have risen at all and you can find these £30k+ watches for around £11k, which doesn't seem very sustainable.

There was one watch which actually dropped by £100, I don't know if it was a mistake or what, but I've marked it in green.

Items marked in red are new since the last price list I did back in July. Most of these are genuinely new items, but there are a few random older models that have reappeared on the website for some reason. 

Interestingly, the Monaco range seems to have emerged fairly unscathed, with most of the prices staying the same. Perhaps the thought of pushing those DLC coated skeletons over the £10,000 threshold gave them pause for thought? Oddly though the basic blue dial Heuer 02 Monaco increased by £250 on the bracelet (and £300 on the strap, work that out!) while the black dial versions remained the same. Interesting.

As one of the longest standing models in the catalogue the 'Steve McQueen' Monaco has long been a barometer for pricing, and here again we see another £200 added to the price. This doesn't really surprise me to be honest, since the majority of watch collectors who want to buy a Monaco gravitate towards the left hand crown 'Heuer' branded version... and what's another £200 when you're spending this kind of money? 🤣  

Anyway, that's this job done for another six months... enjoy! And if you want more price lists then click the 'Price Lists' tab at the top of the page or click on the banner at the bottom of this post.

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Wednesday, 14 January 2026

FEATURE: My Top Ten Formula 1s by Shane Paradis

 


As you can see from the banner above, this year we are celebrating forty years of the TAG Heuer Formula 1. I'd like to hope TAG Heuer themselves would do the same, but... we'll see. TAG usually reserve anniversaries for their 'Heuer' models, but the Formula 1 is enjoying a surge in popularity so it would be nice if they did acknowledge it this year. I mean, they celebrated 40 years of the Monaco and it was only in production for about 20 of those, hahaha.

So I thought, what better way to celebrate this very special birthday than to invite some fellow 'TAG Heuer Formula 1' enthusiasts to share their favourite models with us. Just like in 2024, with the Aquaracer's 20th anniversary, each month we'll have a 'Top Ten' and (assuming we get some kind of consensus and not just 110 different models) at the end of the year we can crown the top ten TH F1's ever.

First up we have Shane Paradis... and straight off the bat I have to say I don't think I would have predicted these particular references. I think this is going to be an interesting project!



10: WAZ2113.BA0875 Calibre 5 Automatic

One of the more toned-down versions of the modern F1 range, the WAZ2113 fits in my top ten because it has TAG’s charm, but has a more restrained appearance at first glance. This is what I would recommend to someone who is afraid of quartz movements but is seeking a somewhat affordable model from TAG Heuer. There IS hope for those who run in fear of the mighty quartz crystal, but the real ones know that a proper TAG Heuer F1 runs on a nice cheap quartz movement 😀



9: CAZ201E.FC6517 Calibre 16 Super Mario Limited Edition

Everyone hates this watch but I love it! I wouldn’t buy one… but I love it! I’m not usually a fan of limited editions because they usually just don’t capture enough of my interest, but the little details TAG added here were adorable, but the price was a bit more reasonable with the Calibre 16



8: WAZ211A.BA0875 Calibre 7 GMT

These get overshadowed (probably with good reason) by the Aquaracer GMT range, but I’ve always preferred the look of the F1 GMT range. The TH logo on the counter balance is such a great touch, but I wish the bezel rotated. The movement was still finished well if I remember correctly, and the GMT function was really fun, even if it was an office GMT.



7: WAZ111A.BA0875 Quartz Alarm

This model starts to lean into the TAG Heuer quirkiness that I know and love. Not only does this F1 have an alarm function, but the way TAG implemented the alarm with the sub-seconds dial, and the BIG DATE really tie it all together to offer a fun, and practical everyday tool watch.



6: CAZ201D.BA0633 Calibre 16 Senna Special Edition

The F1 case and bezel on the iconic “Link” bracelet honouring Senna needs to be on this list. There really isn’t much to say besides the fact that maybe all F1 and AR models should have this bracelet option. COME ON!!!



5: WAZ1010.BA0842 Quartz

I personally owned this model for too long before finally accepting that it was way too big for me. Deep down, I knew I couldn’t wear it but I pretended everything was fine for a few years until I just couldn’t ignore it anymore… if only I could pull this one off because it was a solid daily wearer, with a great quartz Ronda movement. My only gripe (besides the 43mm size, of course) was the clasp and bracelet which were complete poopoo junk garbage to put it nicely… and TAG thought a 21.5mm lug width was cute.



4: WBY1111.BA0042 Solar Quartz

Maybe it’s true that these new reissues aren’t as cool as the original models, but they were updated in a cool way, and adding a “Solargraph” movement makes the idea of having a quartz movement more digestible for its asking price.



3: CAH1113.BA0850 Quartz Chronograph

IIRC these were some of the last F1 models that still maintained their original iconic styling from the 80s. I remember wanting this watch when I was a teenager, but couldn’t shell out the $700 or whatever the MSRP was at the time.




2: 470.513 Quartz Chronograph

I love the earlier F1 quartz chronos the most because they had their most interesting movements. I’m a little rusty on the exact references, but I know there were some interesting movements in these earlier quartz chronos models, similar to how the 2000 series was around the same time, but not quite the same.




1: 371.513 Quartz 

The top of the list has to be the original lume dial model on bracelet. It’s hard to argue that that this particular model is the most iconic version of the entire range, and that dial ages so well with the old tritium lume these manufacturers used at the time.

The original F1 range looked like TAG’s response to SWATCH, and today they look more like TAG’s response to Breitling’s entry level models. The F1 has come a long since its release in the 1980s when it marked a pivotal point for the brand at the time. Here’s to another 40 years of the TAG Heuer Formula 1


Thanks Shane, you can find all the other 'Formula1@40' posts by clicking the link below.

Thursday, 8 January 2026

ON THE WRIST: TAG Heuer Formula 1 Solargraphs and Calibre 16 Chronograph




TAG Heuer Boutique / Meadowhall, Sheffield 31st October 2025

Due to the ridiculous number of watches released at the end of last year this has been delayed quite considerably, hence it might seem a bit out of date! 

So finally the last two of the original nine Formula 1 Solargraphs are here and it could perhaps be said that they saved the best for last. Right from the start I thought if I was going to buy any of these new models it was either going to be the white/red one or the black/yellow one (both of which I owned previously in their 35mm incarnation). Well the white/red one came out in September and it didn't prompt me to reach for my credit card and so far this one hasn't yet either. I definitely think it's one of the best of the nine, possibly even top two, and I appreciate that it has a black DLC steel case (which seems to imbue it with a touch more 'substance') but does it really cut it?


Unfortunately for me, no. And there are two main reasons for that, maybe three. Like all the other new Formula 1's, the applied hour markers look a bit weird to me, and more so where they are a contrasting colour to the dial. Then there's the weird case shape (which admittedly looks better in black, but looks even better where the case and strap are the same colour) and the large, highly polished crown, If only the crowns were black (at least on some of the models), it would make such a difference. And yes I know the original models had steel crowns but they weren't polished to a shine and they were absolutely tiny. But the real problem I have with this model in particular is the dial, which is most definitely grey rather than black. I assume this is due to it being a Solargraph, but regardless of whether that is the reason or not it does rather spoil the otherwise strong yellow/black theme.


Next we come to the last of the original nine F1 Solargraphs which was released for the 'Singapore GP' at the start of October. This one is cast in blue TH-Polylight, sports a lovely white dial with a blue ring detail, is limited to 3000 pieces worldwide and is rather unexpectedly my favourite of the original nine watches. Here the polished crown doesn't look quite so out of place, the hour markers and dial are the same colour so they look less weird and the case and strap are the same (rather purpley it must be said) blue, which helps hide that odd looking case edge. 

The other thing I think this one has going for it over the others is that it isn't a direct re-issue of a previous model so it feels like it has less 'baggage' and so I don't feel like I'm comparing it to a watch I previously owned. I still can't see me buying one, especially not at £1550 (although I notice TH Baker are offering 10% discount at the time of writing), but it's definitely my pick of the bunch.


Finally for today we come to the Formula 1 Calibre 16 which is now available on a titanium bracelet. It's fine, but it doesn't really set my heart on fire and I'd take the Senna version over this in a heartbeat (the Senna costs just £250 more and has a carbon bezel). Sure the practicality of a lightweight bracelet is always a bonus, but the dullish titanium makes the watch feel a bit 'dead'. I assume at some point they are going to bring these out in steel (at more reasonable prices) and it will be interesting to see how they look, but for now this one is just a bit 'meh'. 

And yes, like many others who have been extremely vocal about it, I still hate the word 'SPEED' on the bezel. 🤮

Friday, 2 January 2026

FEATURE: Keeping Track of Wrist Time (2025 Edition)

Happy New Year fellow TAG Heuer Enthusiasts and welcome to 2026. I am hopeful for a great year of new watches and interesting posts, but we'll have to wait and see I guess (...on both counts 🤣).

With the 'Crazy Year of Watch Buying' posts well and truly a thing of the past, it's time for my only truly self-indulgent post of the year... my annual 'Keeping Track of Wrist Time' update. So this year, like every year for the last several years I have kept a daily record of which watches I wear (usually one or two a day - one to work, one in the evening) and now I can present to you the results.

But first, it's time to quickly update you on the (fairly minimal) comings and goings of my collection. As you probably remember I have been slowly whittling away at my collection, trying to get it down to a sensible number. Twenty perhaps? Well, I'm still a way off that, but it is coming down and I have earmarked several pieces for sale in the near future, but we'll see if that actually comes about.


This year I sold two watches. First of all there was the two tone 2000 Exclusive quartz, which I must admit I really liked, but it just felt too small on me and then there was the 1500 GMT, both of which I'd owned for quite a number of years. I think I just about broke even on those, which is pretty good really, but I did buy them both quite well, which honestly is the main key to not losing money on watches.

As for purchases, there have been only two this year (so proud of myself for that, haha), firstly a blue dial Aquaracer Regatta Calibre S that Watchfinder were selling back in February that I got for a very good price and then much later in the year came the watch that I've been lusting after for the last five years, ever since I saw it in Selfridges 'Wonder Room'. 


I speak of course about the gloriously imperfect Carrera Dato 160. Imperfect, because the date at 12 is very silly (and as I suspected all along - most of the time hard to see), but I don't really care because the watch is otherwise utterly gorgeous. With it's perfect blue sunray dial, blinding white subdials and rehaut, and the cherry on the cake... the red chrono second hand.

(It's funny but the only Rolex I ever really wanted was a blue dial Yachtmaster with a red second hand, guess that's redundant now!)


So this is clearly my favourite watch now, right? Well... that's debatable. I still absolutely love my Grand Carrera Calibre 36 Caliper and those two would definitely be the first two I'd grab if my house was on fire (plus my H01 Skeleton, obviously), but as to which one I'd sell in an emergency, that's a tough call... especially since the Dato 160 is still firmly in the honeymoon phase.

Indeed given how late in the year I purchased the Dato 160 I didn't really expect it to come close to topping the chart (especially since the first month I was too scared to actually wear it - haha), not least because the GC Caliper is still in heavy rotation and because the Aquaracer Regatta had been on the wrist a LOT when I first got it, but it did pretty well... 


Such is the pull of the GC Caliper that I tend to resist wearing it because I know once I put it on it will probably stay on for at least 4 or 5 days, which isn't great when you have as many watches as I do. 

By contrast, the Regatta peaked early and tapered off to a kind of normal 'twice a month' wear rate after the initial buzz had worn off. I still really like it a lot and I don't regret buying it, but it's a kind of middling watch and actually, the one thing I don't like about it is that it doesn't have button release clasp. It seems to surprise me every time and it's the only one of my three Calibre S watches that has an old-style fold-over clasp. 

That aside it's a good looking watch and the Regatta function is pretty cool, especially when the second hand starts moving anti-clockwise!

Anyway, I feel like that's enough waffle from me, let's get to the results...