Wednesday 30 June 2021

PRICE LIST: TAG Heuer Price List July 2021

 

Once again, in the absence of comprehensive catalogues and price lists, it's time for our half-yearly look at the TAG Heuer website so we can assess what has changed, what has been discontinued, what has been introduced and which prices have risen. To keep it simple I will break it down by model range.

Monday 28 June 2021

SPOTLIGHT ON: TAG Heuer 2000 Series Sports Quartz Watch

 
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You may remember a few weeks ago I posted a 'Spotlight On' the blue version of this watch which was for sale on 'Est 1897' (and has since been sold). At the time I believe I commented on how unusual it was to see a 2000 'Sports' for sale on a 'pre-owned' website and they were usually to be found instead on eBay, lurking between £350-500 depending on condition and colour scheme desirability.

This is undoubtedly the most desirable colour scheme variation, but finding a 'quarter' Coke bezel 2000 Sports in good condition is a tricky business. Bizarrely, Watchfinder have not one, but two available at the moment. The first is dated 1997 and is selling for £500, while the second is 2003 and is selling for £625.

Saturday 26 June 2021

SPOTLIGHT ON: TAG Heuer Aquaracer 'Pink Dial' Piece Unique Automatic Ladies Watch


Some of you may be aware of 'Only Watch', a charity auction that comes around every two years and raises money for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and one that TAG Heuer have been involved with in the past (though not in 2019 I don't think). Well there is another charitable auction along the same lines taking place in October this year and what you are looking at here is TAG Heuer's 36mm, pink 'ribbon' dial automatic donation.

Unfortunately, all we have to look at is this one picture (well, render... I wonder if it's even actually been manufactured yet?) which is a shame, but perhaps we will get to see more pictures nearer the time.
It's part of the 'Pink Dial' project, brainchild of Wei Koh / Revolution / The Rake, created to raise funds to research and treat breast cancer 

Thursday 24 June 2021

BUYING EXPERIENCE: TAG Heuer 3000 Series Ladies Quartz Watch

 
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The 932.206 all steel 3000 Series has always been one of my absolute favourite watches and one that I consider 100% 'not for sale'. So when the opportunity arose to purchase the ladies version of the same for a very reasonable price a few weeks ago I couldn't resist, especially since last time I wore my 932.206 my wife commented on how much she liked it.

Tuesday 22 June 2021

SPOTLIGHT ON: Breitling Premier Heritage 'Pistachio' Chronograph

 
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As I've mentioned before, since the demise of my beloved QP magazine, I really don't take all that much notice of what's going on outside of TAG Heuer world; but now and again something comes along which just can't be ignored. Last year Breitling gave us those unbelievably cool 'Formula 1' style super-quartz watches and this year it's the turn of this... vomit inducing pistachio chronograph.

I know I'm generally out of step with the wider watch community who all regularly soil themselves every time a new watch comes out that looks like it might have been owned by their great-grandfather and usually I can write it off as a divergence of style. But to me the seemingly growing popularity of this unbelievably ugly watch defies understanding.

Sunday 20 June 2021

FEATURE: My Top Five 1500 Series


The 1500 Series is a frustratingly simple one, indeed when I compiled my 'History of the 1500 Series' post I was quite taken aback by just how few there were and how this whittled down even further when you took into account mild variations and duplicates available in different sizes. In fact, it was quite hard to pick five pieces to fill out this post since there are barely more than five distinct models in total. But pick them I did and so, without further ado, here are my top five 1500 Series models...


#5. WD1120.BB0607 (925.206M)

This was the last piece to be picked, and really I went with the two tone version just because it gave a bit of life to what is otherwise a fairly humdrum model. The 1500 Series was marketed by TAG Heuer (believe it or not) as the 'basic' sportswatch. Can you imagine a Swiss Watch Manufacturer using the word 'basic' in 2021? I think not... but I find it rather refreshing. No bullshit story, no paying homage to something that came out 40 years ago, here it is, bish-bash-bosh - our basic watch, do you want one or not? If only life was still so pure and simple!


#4. WD1212.BA0610 (929.113M)

This is the first of two watches on this list that I would like to own, but probably never will. This is the rather desirable 'full lume' 1500 Series, and while you might be forgiven for thinking it's the price that puts me off, unfortunately it's something far less 'negotiable'. It's the size; this was only available in the mid-size which means it's probably about 34/35mm, fine for a plastic Formula 1 but not a steel watch on a bracelet for me, sorry it's not going to happen. Pity...


#3. WD1111.BA0606 (959.706M)

In many ways the 959.706M (later renumbered as WD1111.BA0606) is the quintessential 1500 and carries the one feature utterly unique to this range - the granite dial. The dial seemingly remains tremendously popular with collectors and as such these watches command much higher prices than you might otherwise imagine. One day I'll get one though, it's just a matter of time.


#2. WD1214.BA0607

This blue dial / blue bezel 1500 is a fine looking watch (I'm sure you'll agree) but unfortunately like the 'lume dial' variant shown earlier, again this is only available in 34/35mm which is such a shame. I think, honestly, that there are some watches I could get over being that small, such as the Airline, but that's because there's absolutely no alternative - if you want an Airline they are only available in 35mm, but with the 1500 Series you have them available in 37mm and even 40mm, but not in this cool blue scheme. Arrrrrgh; damn you TAG Heuer!!!

#1. WS1111,BA0606 (159.006M)

Perhaps unsurprisingly, my number one choice for the 1500 Series is the only one that I actually own, that being the 'jumbo' sized 40mm GMT. I really like this watch, and actually I think this was the watch that changed my mind about white dials; I used to think they were quite dull and boring, but this one provides the perfect background for the creamy-yellow hour markers, the green and red TAG Heuer shield and the super cool red GMT hand. I don't know what it's made of, but bizarrely it looks like 'paper' or 'card'. I mean, I'm sure it isn't, but that really is what it looks like...


Well there are folks, a brief look at my favourite 1500 Series pieces. Usually at this point I would be bringing up some real stinkers as a counterpoint, but there really aren't any. These five watches pretty much give a comprehensive overview of the range, and if you don't like these there's probably nothing to be gained by looking further.

If you'd like to know more about the 1500 range, please visit my 'History of the 1500 Series' post by clicking the link below:

Friday 18 June 2021

OWNED: TAG Heuer S/EL 'Two-Tone' Quartz Chronograph

 
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Believe it or not, one of the highlights of my visit to the TAG Heuer museum in La Chaux de Fonds in September 2018, was clapping eyes on an 'S/EL' for the first time. That may sound a bit silly given the other amazing things they have in their collection, but up until then I'd never seen one in real life and leaving Switzerland I was determined to get one into my collection. Fast forward two and a half years and I now have four... but this two-tone quartz chronograph was my first.

It wasn't my first two tone TAG Heuer, that honour went to my silver dial 2000 Exclusive and in truth it wasn't really my first choice either... in fact I only really ended up buying this because I couldn't seem to secure a black dial steel CG1110 in the right condition for a sensible price - they were either minty for £850-£1000, or £400 with 'issues', indeed I remember trying to buy one from 'Birth Year Watches' but they couldn't get a replacement crystal and I didn't want to buy it with a scratch on it. Eventually I did manage to get hold of one (that seemed okay) for £400... which then cost me another £500 in servicing and repairs, so that worked out well, huh?


At the time of purchase I was still a little bit unsure about two-tone, but I reasoned that if I was going to have more two-tone pieces then what better than an S/EL? Go big or go home, right? I also figured that if I bought the two-tone model that was available to me (with a white dial) then when I was able to find a CG1110 to buy it wouldn't be too much of a 'duplication' in the collection.

I will freely admit that once I got the CG1110 my interest in this one did wane just a bit. I haven't worn it as much for sure, but then again given the rapid increase in size of my watch collection over the last couple of years that's neither particularly surprising, nor exclusive to this piece. Indeed, there are plenty of watches languishing in the cabinet which very rarely see the light of day, my Microtimer is one and my original F1 Kirium is another.


I'm quite sure, some of you are recoiling in horror from these pictures... and I get it, a two tone S/EL is definitely not everyone's cup of tea, in fact to some of you this is probably something of a 'nightmare' watch. Not only is it quartz, but it's also a 90s design with a completely rounded off case, a bizarrely integrated bracelet, not to mention that famous 'S' link bracelet which is quintessential TAG Heuer, but also the focus of much (misplaced) scorn.

I'm betting most of the people who 'despise' this bracelet have never worn one though, as it's one of the most comfortable bracelets I've ever tried on. I don't really know why that should be but it's a fact that when wearing an S/EL I often completely forget about it and have to roll up my sleeve to check it's still there, it really is that good (and definitely better than the Link bracelet that replaced it, in my not so humble opinion).


As with the CG1110, the CG1120 had a mid-life facelift and while the new dial wasn't as horrendous as the black dial variant, I still prefer the original and that's what we have here. The CG1120 re-dial was a lot more subtle than the CG1110, all they really did was pick out the subdials with a slim black line whereas on the black version they slapped some really thick silver edges on that I really found quite objectional!

As ever with these old two-tone TAG Heuers, the gold plate is pretty thin, but mine is looking pretty good. Obviously the bezel is scratched up, but that's a given - gold is not a hard material and putting it on a bezel is a bad idea generally. But it does look cool, and you can't tell it's scratched unless you look closely. 


Unlike my CG1110, this one has always worked perfectly and the chronograph resets accurately, in fact the only slight issue I've had with it is that when I have changed the battery or altered the date sometimes the watch stops and I have to set it again. I suspect it may be something to do with the watch thinking the crown is still out when it isn't, probably not a massive problem and something that will no doubt be fixed someday when it inevitably goes back for a service. 

In a way, I kinda wish that I had bought a brown leather strap for this one rather than the black one for the CG1110, but then again, if you're going to have two tone you might just as well have the bracelet as well and really bling it up... and also I was a little worried that the new gold end links (which would be necessary to fit the strap) might not quite match the gold on my watch. I do like this watch but I do tend to always reach for other S/ELs in my collection over this one which leaves me wondering if perhaps I should move it on? I doubt I will, especially as this crown issue would need fixing first which could make it a bit pointless financially. 

I think most likely I will continue to sit on it and to enjoy an occasional day with it now and again instead. Ultimately, it's a fun watch to wear, it's just not the first one that catches my eye when I'm browsing my collection of a morning...

BUYING EXPERIENCE POST: 

Wednesday 16 June 2021

FEATURE: How to Create a TAG Heuer Hating You Tube Clickbait Video!

The TAG Heuer hate is strong with this one... 

Hosting an ailing YouTube channel that just won't pick up views? Here's an easy guide to boosting your ratings and confirm your position as a TAG Heuer hating connoisseur of fine watchmaking...

First, and most importantly, you need a tag line, or a TAG line (if you will), the harsher the better... don't pussy about with things like 'Are TAG Heuer watches worth the money' because that's not going to get you anywhere. No, you need something much stronger and eye catching like 'TAG Heuer: Garbage or Great Watches?', 'TAG Heuer: Cheap Crap or High Horology?', best to frame it as a question to give the illusion that the video might just contain a modicum of fairness or a genuine open-mindedness (yeah, right).


But let's be frank, if you make one of these videos and you actually give TAG Heuer a fair crack of the whip you will fail in your number one objective - to get the TAG Heuer hating watch community behind you and to cement your reputation as 'one of the rightminded majority'.

No, that will never do, at all costs you must HATE TAG Heuer, but... of course this comes with it's own problems, because if it was that simple you wouldn't need to distinguish between TAG Heuer and Heuer. Ah,... now, this is a tricky one because there are two paths to tread here and both have their own issues.


You must either deride everything made after 1985, when Heuer became TAG Heuer... or you must distinguish between watches that are 'branded' Heuer and watches which are branded 'TAG Heuer'. 

The first scenario is easier and will find much approval with the vintage watch community who think everything past the mid 70s is unspeakable garbage, and so if you do plan to take this route you should probably not mention a specific date, just say 'original Heuer' because honestly Heuer made some ropey old shit in the early 80s and you don't want to leave any room for misunderstandings to creep in.


The second option should be fraught with difficulty, because at the end of the day whether a watch is branded TAG Heuer or Heuer it is being made by the same people, in the same factory and often with the same movements. But TAG Heuer haters care not for these simple truths, because it's a witch hunt and we all know how that goes: throw her in the river, if she floats she's a witch so burn her at the stake!

And besides, everyone is in on the joke, so sneer away... Christian @ Theo and Harris is the absolute master of this, in the same sentence he can switch from TAG Heuer is utter garbage to 'but the new green dial HEUER Carrera is gorgeous' without missing a beat, watch and learn kiddies, study at the master's feet.


The 'Time Teller' once made a video called 'Why I Never Talk About TAG Heuer' in which he blasted the brand because literally 'EVERYONE' he knew had owned a TAG Heuer at some point and they had all fallen to pieces. But, of course, he couldn't resist the lure of the ratings boost that hating on TAG Heuer brings so time and time again he goes back to talking about the brand he allegedly NEVER talks about.

And then he made a video about why the Monaco is wonderful, the Heuer branded one, obviously, not that God-awful TAG Heuer branded crap... 


The truth is what these people generally have in common (Christian at Theo and Harris and the Time Teller both sell vintage watches FYI) is they don't like TAG Heuer because for the most part they have a modern 'aesthetic'. But they don't say that, obviously, because where's the HATE in that? That's not going to bait the trap, is it? 

Can anyone show me another watch brand that gets this level of nonsense thrown at it? Nope, despite other watch brands having similar 'issues' none of them inspire this level of fanaticism. Why? Because no one cares enough about the brands 'below' TAG Heuer in the pecking order to care and the ones slightly above are sticking firmly to the vintage aesthetic, or at least that's all you hear about.


(Do Tudor still make watches like the Fast Rider? I imagine they've been quietly discontinued to free up production space for even more variations on the proven Black Bay). Unfortunately until TAG Heuer cow down and rebrand all their lines as re-editions or 'heritage inspired' this will continue unabated.

Do these videos actually 'hurt' TAG Heuer though? Actually I don't think so... partly because the 'watch snob' kind of people who hate TAG Heuer are going to hate them no matter what and the younger, 'edgier' kind of people that TAG Heuer are targeting probably either don't care or view it as 'old fuddies' kicking what they don't understand. As for the rest of us, well hopefully we can all recognise it for the clickbait bullshit that it is and simply laugh at it. 

One thing you notice again and again though is that the go to argument against TAG Heuer is that you shouldn't buy an Aquaracer, you should buy a Tudor Black Bay, as if those watches are remotely similar. What makes anyone think that a person who lusts after a watch that looks like this: 


Would be persuaded to buy a watch that looks like this:


Apart from the fact that they are nominally dive watches and they both have hands to tell the time, where is the similarity. That's like someone saying I want a Lamborghini Aventador and somebody saying 'no, no, no.. you should get a Muira instead'. So why don't these people offer an alternative with a similarly modern aesthetic? Well, two reasons, a) such as what exactly? and b) because 'vintage inspired' is always the answer, no matter what the question.

Here endeth today's lesson! 


Monday 14 June 2021

BUYING EXPERIENCE: TAG Heuer Formula 1 'Classic' Quartz Watch

 
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Way back in October 2018 I took delivery of my first 'classic' TAG Heuer Formula 1; I started out with a full black model (383.513) and to be completely honest I didn't wear it all that much, in fact I kind of regarded it as my first 'collectible' rather than a watch I would actually wear. It was nearly two years until I added a second classic F1 to my collection (the red and black 385.513) and since then I've added them at an alarming rate, within days I added a 380.513 (yellow/black) and then two months later a 382.513 (grey/yellow). 

Once I had realised that the best way to buy these was to import them from Japan, I was regularly browsing Japanese eBay listings and by the end of the year I had added a 381.513 (black/blue) and also my first steel cased 'classic' F1, the green and black 375.513. Another steel cased Formula 1 arrived in January (WA1213 orange/grey) and then a light blue/blue one (388.513) but that's still on the 'down-low' currently so we'll gloss over that for now... 


And now, after much searching, comes this red/green combination, which was one of the three original Formula 1 watches released in 1987. I saw one a few months ago on eBay in mint condition with box and papers etc, but it was £350+ and I though that was a bit too much and decided to wait. For some reason this model doesn't seem to come up as often as some of the others and it took a while to find one that was a decent price and in good condition.

There was one on eBay from an American seller, which wasn't in perfect condition but was still well over £200 (plus import charges, etc) and the seller had a very funny attitude - not that I contacted him, because importing from the US to the UK is an expensive business, but his listing was bizarrely aggressive in pointing out the rarity of his offering and how the buyer should 'educate themselves' if they thought otherwise! Wow, way to alienate your buyers buddy!


Of course, since I bought this one they seem to be coming up on eBay every other day, which is completely typical... but thankfully not cheaper than the one I bought - so that's okay. This one actually turned up in the UK, and I paid a very reasonable £158 for it (UK prices are usually rather inflated compared to Japanese pieces). When it arrived it was on the cheapest, naffest white leather strap you could possibly imagine, but needless to say the guys at Bicester Village were able to order me a proper green plastic replacement strap for it for £32, so even with that it was only £190 all in with a brand new strap.

Actually, the strap is my least favourite of all my classic F1 straps, I don't know if it's because the colour and texture reminds me of garden pots, but it definitely seems a lot more 'plastic' than all the others. Most of them have some degree of 'rubberiness' about them, but this one just looks and feels cheaper for some reason. It also doesn't match the bezel, at all... but that's nothing new when it comes to these watches to be completely honest. 


Someone pointed out that this watch is in 'TAG Heuer' colours, which is true, but it's also true to say this looks a little, umm... Christmassy. I don't know if that's why I feel like overall it seems to look a little 'cheaper' than all the other classic Formula 1s. In fact I did go through a 24 hour period where I was thinking that maybe I didn't like this one all that much, but I seem to have got over that hump. Not that I was going to sell it, because I do intend to get the full set (next stop 'cream and navy' and then all out for the Ukyo Katayama limited edition...), but it's definitely not my favourite of the classic F1s. At least not at the moment, but things could change...

Saturday 12 June 2021

SPOTLIGHT ON: Three Kinds of Very Easy to Spot Fake TAG Heuers

 

We all know that fakes are getting better all the time, and indeed so good are the newest fakes that I honestly wouldn't buy a WAY Aquaracer from eBay no matter how good the price was. But amazingly, eBay and in particular YouTube are still littered with bad fakes, fakes so bad you don't even need to compare or look for original images to check up.


#1. Eiffel Tower watches: I don't know where or why this started, but TAG Heuer have NEVER made a watch with the Eiffel Tower on the dial. I mean, why the hell would they? And yet these ridiculous looking things are so prevalent on You Tube! Of course I feel compelled to leave comments on their videos informing them of their 'mistake' and they always come back to me with either 'This is AAAAAA copy' or 'Of course it exists, look at all the other videos on YouTube!'. Yes, all the other videos posted by people selling equally fake 'Eiffel Tower' dial watches... unbelievable.

These seem particularly popular in India for some reason, the prices all seem to be in Rupees and if you Google TAG Heuer Eiffel Tower Watch you will find numerous India based websites selling them...

Example video:



#2. CR7 Carreras: Simply put, there are no CR7 Carreras. CR7, if you are not aware, was only used on one TAG Heuer watch, which was a black and green limited edition Formula 1 made for Cristiano Ronaldo (hence the CR7) in a run of 3000 pieces. But yet again, these things are an epidemic! Actually, as bogus fakes go these are actually quite interesting looking... but still, they are utterly fake and do not mimic any genuine TAG Heuer model. Again I feel compelled to leave comments which garner much the same responses as the Eiffel Tower pieces.

Example video:


#3. Grand Carreras with solid casebacks: These can be the most convincing of the three, since on the surface they are pretty decent fakes and because they are actually copies of a model that genuinely did exist. But the simple truth is that no genuine Grand Carrera ever left the TAG Heuer factory with anything other than a clear display caseback (split into two) and whatever eBay sellers might tell you, that is indisputable. I recently left a comment on a YouTube video (linked to an eBay sale) and was told that I did not know what I was talking about. I'm not sure if the seller honestly believed this or not, but it doesn't change the fact that he was talking out of his hat! And, actually... after a couple more people added similar comments he changed his tune and took the video down - but not the eBay sale! 

Example video:


It's quite depressing how many YouTube videos there are of these fakes, I search YouTube every week for TAG Heuer videos and I would say 30% or more of the videos on there are obvious fakes.

So, there we are - three kinds of fakes that are obvious to those who know, but worth pointing out for the casual buyer. Don't forget, if you see something on eBay but you're not sure about it, it's always worth posting a question on the Calibre 11 forum to get a second opinion:


Thursday 10 June 2021

SPOTLIGHT ON: Switching Out Straps on my Orange Dial Formula 1 and my WAY208C Aquaracer Calibre 5

 

One of the eye catching features of the new TAG Heuer Formula 1 special editions is their funky textile straps: we had the lime and grey Formula 1 with its own strap and then the orange dial WAZ101A also got its own strap, and it doesn't take a degree in watchology to work out that sooner or later either TAG Heuer will offer the (so far bracelet only) orange and grey version on this strap, or that you could buy it and fit it yourself.

I love my WAZ101A orange dial Formula 1 and I am 100% convinced I made the right decision to buy it. I also think the strap looks really, really cool... but for me at least, comfortable it is not. First of all I thought it was the strap retainers, which while they are radiused are still quite sharp. So I took them off and bought some aftermarket rubber ones. They didn't look that great, but... they did improve the comfort a bit. 


I wore the watch for a few days and realised that if I wore it under a sleeve it was fine, but as soon as I wore it with a T-shirt, it was not. I concluded that because the strap has limited fit options (being a pin and buckle style strap rather than a clasp) and also being quite thick and inflexible it was difficult to get it to stay still on the wrist and this was causing the irritation. I did try pulling it tight and doing it up to the next hole, this helped, but after I took it off I could still feel it for three hours, so that obviously wasn't the answer!

So, reluctantly I decided that I would purchase the BT0724 (FT8024) rubber strap found on the carbon effect/yellow dial Formula 1 (among other things) and use that instead. My other 43mm Formula 1 (WAZ1014) came on a rubber strap and I have nothing but good things to say about that, so why not. 


I had to return my watch under warranty because the date wasn't sitting square in the window and when it came back I removed the old strap and fitted the new rubber one. Granted, I don't think it looks quite as good, but... it was instantly comfortable and I immediately enjoyed wearing the watch, which was a lot different to how I felt about the watch before it went away.

I'm told by other owners that if you wear the watch for a couple of weeks the original strap will eventually soften and become more comfortable to wear. Which is fine, I guess... but now I've bought the rubber strap I find it difficult to imagine that I will put it back.


Another watch which has recently been given a makeover is my WAY208C Aquaracer. Even before I bought this I saw a photo of the watch (on A Blog to Watch) taken off the golden/brown textile strap and fitted with a black Isofrane rubber strap and I thought it was the coolest looking watch ever. Consequently when I finally managed to track down and buy my WAY208C the first thing I did was order a TAG Heuer fitted rubber strap to go with it.

Unbelievably it took me two years to pluck up the courage to fit the rubber strap, so worried was I about scratching the PVD coating, but the other day I finally took the plunge and doesn't it look amazing? I really think TAG Heuer should have sold it on this strap in the first place

Tuesday 8 June 2021

BUYING EXPERIENCE: TAG Heuer 160th Anniversary Catalogue


Things ain't what they used to be, so goes the saying, and when it comes to TAG Heuer's catalogues that's certainly true. Pre 2015 TAG Heuer's catalogues were extensive, showing pretty much everything the company had at any one time, save for a few limited production pieces. But the world has changed and so has the watch game. In 2021 the idea of a catalogue with everything in it seems impractical at best: there are so many limited editions now that a catalogue without them wouldn't be very representative and a catalogue with them would spoil the 'surprise' of each (staggered) release.


And so we come to the TAG Heuer 2020 Catalogue... I mean, I'm assuming that's what it is. Unlike previous catalogues there's no actual date on this (usually TAG Heuer's catalogues ran from one year to the next '2019-2020' and suchlike), but this just has 'The Catalog' on the spine so... I don't exactly know what it's supposed to be or for how long it's supposed to last.


With the 'terminal' move to digital, catalogues are becoming ever more irrelevant (albeit I pity the historians of the future who try and make sense of the watch world without catalogues - good luck working things out from an utterly transient website!) and since 'touching things is bad' nowadays, and 'printing things is also frowned upon' (although TH don't seem too concerned about the planet given the cardboard 'chest of drawers' they sent my orange F1 to me in...) I guess it's no surprise that printed catalogues are ever harder to come by.


But I saw this on eBay for £7.50 and took the bait, and it's a nice enough piece of ephemera. The catalogue has 100 pages of which about 10% are the usual 'history of TAG Heuer' stuff you'd expect (Steve McQueen, Jack Heuer, dashboard Autavias, etc) along with the obligatory Ayrton Senna shot.


The rest of the catalogue is divided up into model ranges, with a bizarre index page that defies the expected layout norms - (perhaps it's considered 'edgy' or avant garde...) and so I guess this is actually the 2020 catalogue. On the plus side, it's physically bigger than the last few catalogues, but on the minus side it's a softback rather than a hardback binding, and the paper feels cheaper and it's all a bit 'matt' finish, whereas you'd expect luxury products to be more glossily presented.


I mean, it's okay... it covers the basics and gives a representation of the basic 'core' range, but there's nothing overly exciting in here... still, for £7.50 I can't exactly grumble...