CAZ2012.BA0970
Goldsmiths / Sheffield 26th November 2016
I tried this on the same day as the black version mentioned in the last post. This was a case of trying something on for review, rather than for my own interest. This model costs a couple of hundred quid more than the CAZ2011.FT8024, which is a little bit confusing, yes it has a bracelet rather than a rubber strap, but the CAZ2011 has titanium carbide coating which usually adds £3-400, and it's a 'Special Edition' which again adds a few quid on... all of which makes this bracelet rather expensive - don't you think?
Anyway, leaving aside the questionable pricing, this is quite a nice watch, and I particular like the the touches of red on the second hand, crown, bezel and subdials. It's a bit too 'regular' to really get me excited, especially at this price point, but it does have a certain style about it.
The ceramic bezel is pretty neat and the ceramic inserts in the bracelet set it off nicely. The bracelet definitely gives this watch a kind of 'grown-up' feeling about it, and makes a sports watch rather dressy. Unfortunately my one big beef with this watch is the clasp on the bracelet, which is the worst clasp I've seen on any watch for a very long time.
It's a horrible folding thing, that appears to be made of tin, it really is that bad, and a right faff to fasten as well. No TAG, sorry but I'm definitely not impressed with that at all. Nasty and expensive, and would put me off owning this altogether.
How long does luminosity last in the dark?
ReplyDeleteHi Penteado
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I don't own the watch so I couldn't say. I would imagine it would be similar to other TAG Heuer watches with Luminova so probably still readable after 5-6 hours.
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