VIDEO: TAG Heuer Link Quartz by Birth Year Watches

 

VIDEO: TAG Heuer Ladies Link by Birth Year Watches

 

NOT BUYING EXPERIENCE: TAG Heuer Link Calibre S Chronograph

Considering how many watches I've owned over the last ten years (70+ all of which have been TAG Heuers) it's perhaps somewhat remarkable that I've only ever owned one Link. I mean, that's one more than the number of Autavias I've owned... or Monacos... or Monzas, Silverstones, Airlines, Titaniums, 1000 Series or indeed Connecteds. But given how freely available affordable quartz Links are (and have been) on eBay since I got into the hobby it still feels a little odd that I've only owned one. 

That was a Link Searacer that I searched high and low for and eventually found for a bargain price on the H&T website, having dropped from £995 to £750 and finally to £495 (IIRC) when I finally snapped it up. It was an odd watch, which is probably what I liked about it, but for some reason I never really 'loved' it. It was rather bulky somehow and the lack of micro adjustment bothered me as the bracelet was always too tight or too lose and while sometimes I liked its dial, sometimes the weird layout looked kinda ugly. I eventually parted with it for around the same price as I paid for it... so perhaps it wasn't that great of a bargain after all!

VIDEO: TAG Heuer Link Calibre 17 Chronograph by Watch Once Over

 

VIDEO: TAG Heuer Link Chronometer by Birth Year Watches

VIDEO: TAG Heuer Link WT5150 Chronometer by Birth Year Watches

 

VIDEO: TAG Heuer Link Quartz Watch by Birth Year Watches

 

OWNED: TAG Heuer Link Searacer

 

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It's a strange thing, but I haven't written a single post about my Link Searacer since my 'Buying Experience' post back in May 2019. Hard to believe, actually, that I've had this watch for over four years already. It's one I haven't worn that much, and recently even less because I needed a link for the bracelet and never got around to getting one, thinking that sooner or later it would fit me again (to be honest it's always been a bit tight), which of course it didn't. So I did finally get round to it, but to my surprise it turned out that despite the clasp having no micro adjustment there were only full links available. NOT COOL TAG HEUER!!!

So I ended up getting a full link from the TAG Heuer boutique in Sheffield (thanks Maxine) and it promptly sat in the packet for a full five weeks before I bothered my arse to fit it. 

INSTRUCTIONS: TAG Heuer Link Link Removal by Heyitsjosh

VIDEO: TAG Heuer Link 'Senna' Calibre 16 Limited Edition Chronograph by Nav Reviews Watches

FEATURE: TAG Heuer's 'Senna' Branded Watches

True F1 legends are few and far between. While that statement may seem a little odd at first glance, if you think about it, it's not that wide of the mark. Some supposed 'legends' don't last much beyond their tenure in the sport, and most start to fade as the population ages and starts to forget. Or some, like Sebastian Vettel, unfortunately end up in a situation where their early domination peters out until people start to wonder just how exactly he managed to win four WDCs in a row and was it in fact just the fact that they were driving the best car?

Then there's drivers like Fernando Alonso, who despite not winning as many titles as he really deserved, still command huge respect and a huge salary too, because he always gives it everything.

And then there's Ayrton Senna. A driver who (the older) current F1 drivers grew up watching and often still revere as 'the best', if nothing else for but his relentless competitiveness and desire to dominate everyone that stood between him and the titles he believed were his and his alone.

One thing's for sure, Ayrton would absolutely hate modern F1, as someone who wanted to attack every lap like it was for pole, he would have been disgusted at the idea of only having three engines to last a season and having to back off so as not to put too much stress on the mechanicals.

When you think about it like that it's easy to understand why we will never see another 'Senna'. Modern F1 just isn't built like that. In fact, if anything, Senna's arch nemesis Alain Prost would likely be the poster boy for the current era, a man who somehow managed to compete with Senna driving (in his own words) only as fast as absolutely necessary to win the race.

FEATURE: Keeping Track of Wrist Time 2022

 

Happy New Year everyone, and welcome to 2023. We start the year with everybody's favourite post... 'Keeping Track of Wrist Time' (I jest of course, it doesn't get any more self-indulgent than this!), in which I reveal which watches I wore the most (and least) during the year of our Lord Jean Claude Biver 2022. 

I know, it's a LOT, just keep calm and we'll get through this together! Haha.

Now if you've already read my 'Another Crazy Year of Watch Buying' post that went up a few days ago, you'll know that there's been a fair bit of coming and going this year. Actually a lot more going than coming... which is a good thing, because looking back it's clear that I had (and still have, truthfully) far too many watches to actually wear them all. In fact I'd be somewhat surprised if I'd worn my Microtimer more than 25 times since I bought it back in 2017. And given it cost me £85 for a new battery last year, that isn't a good ratio!

VIDEO: TAG Heuer Link 'Senna' Limited Edition Calibre 16 Chronograph by Nav Reviews Watches

 

VIDEO: TAG Heuer Link Blue V White Dial Comparison by Brent Miller Time

 

HISTORY: TAG Heuer Link - Part 2 (2012-)

 

As we discovered yesterday the TAG Heuer Link has a long history, too long for one post in fact! So here we go again, with yet more watches... and , it has to be said, an awful lot of Link Lady pieces!

For Part 1 of the History of the TAG Heuer Link, click the link below

http://tagheuerenthusiast.blogspot.com/2022/07/history-tag-heuer-link-part-1-1999-2012.html

HISTORY: TAG Heuer Link - Part 1 (1999-2012)

 

The TAG Heuer Link has had a rather up and down history, at one point in the early 00s, it was almost the 'go-to' TAG Heuer. As time went on the Link became less sporty and more dressy, but tastes have changed and the Link has sadly fallen out of favour. Indeed, the current Link line-up is pretty much the remnants of what was new five or six years ago. Where does the Link go from here?

As in previous 'History' posts all watches are quartz powered except as indicated:

(A) Automatic 

(C) Chronometer 

(S) Calibre S

SPOTLIGHT ON: TAG Heuer Link Automatic 'Tiger Woods' Limited Edition Watch

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It's fair to say that the 'Link' series of watches doesn't get a lot of love these days, but back in the 00s the 'Link' was a pretty popular watch. Today the line has dwindled to a handful of pieces and seems destined for extinction or possibly retention only as a 'female' focussed range. Which is a shame really, but the seeds of change were perhaps sowed by Jean Claude Biver when he famously said in an interview that the 'Link' bracelet should just be a bracelet that could be used on other watches. Since then we've seen the famous bracelet used on several Formula 1 'Senna' models, but as for the Link range itself, except for a few ladies pieces there has been nothing new for years.

FEATURE: Three Years On, Did I Buy The Watches I Thought I Wanted?

Way back in April 2019, I wrote a post where I listed ten watches that were on my radar as potential purchases. Some of them I did actually buy, but not all. I also produced the collage above for the top of the post which for some reason featured two watches that weren't in my top ten, maybe I changed my mind at the last minute or maybe I was trying to mislead my readers? Who knows. Anyway, let's find out which ones I bought and which ones didn't make the cut...

FEATURE: My Top Five Brown Dial TAG Heuer Watches

 
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Okay, let's be honest, TAG Heuer doesn't exactly have an endless supply of brown dial watches from which to compile a top 5... and even though I managed to cobble together a list of about twenty five individual references there was lots of repetition with the same watch featured on a bracelet and one or two different coloured straps. But ultimately I have come up with a reasonable list of watches that while I probably wouldn't actually buy myself with my own money, I certainly wouldn't object to wearing if given to me as a present. 

GALLERY: TAG Heuer Link Searacer Quartz Chronograph