BUYING EXPERIENCE: TAG Heuer 2000 Searacer Velcro Strap

 

Years ago I managed to get hold of a leaflet for the 2000 Searacer, which showed that the watch could be purchased either on a bracelet or on a black sailcloth strap, but also that there was a red velcro strap available which came in a pouch with a strap changing tool. I remember a long time ago I enquired about the black sailcloth strap and being told that it had been discontinued. I don't think I ever asked about the red velcro strap as I thought that there was zero chance of that still being available...

But then a few weeks ago a new forum member at TH Forums contacted me and told me that she had ordered a 2000 Searacer from Japan and that she had already got hold of the red velcro strap for it directly from TAG Heuer. Interesting!

INSTRUCTIONS: TAG Heuer 2000 CK111R Searacer

Recently I was talking to someone about the CK111R they had just bought and offered to send them a scan of my booklet, only to find when I dug it out that it was only printed in Japanese! This made some sense as I imported the watch from Japan a few years ago and since I had already owned the Link Searacer I didn't need to use the manual myself. So while I'm sure I would have looked at it when I opened it, I never needed to refer to it so I forgot all about it.

I tried looking for a copy online, but to no avail (though I did at least find out that the movement is a modified version of the ETA 251.262 called the 251.262R). 

Using my booklet for another watch which contains the normal 251.262 and my knowledge of using the Link and 2000 Series Searacers, I have compiled these notes which I hope will prove helpful to someone in the future, since this another one of those watches which must be very confusing if you don't have a manual!

VIDEO: TAG Heuer Full Collection Tour by Vintage Vega

 

VIDEO: TAG Heuer 2000 Series Watch by You'reTerrific

 

VIDEO: TAG Heuer 2000 Series 'Moon Dust' Restoration by The Nekkid Watchmaker

 

SPOTLIGHT ON: TAG Heuer 2000 Series 244.006 Quartz Watch

It's funny, I don't really look at eBay very often these days, but every now and then I click on one of those emails they send you heralding '327 new TAG Heuers' and occasionally it throws up something interesting. Of course, every third listing is suspicious as all hell, but now that eBay are utilising the wonderful and totally infallible 'AI' to check listings I guess we can all sleep safe in our beds.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!  

Sorry, I can't help it. Ebay is a complete joke and I would love to know exactly how 'AI' is checking the authenticity of listings? How is it programmed to do that? I mean, it's probably no more completely useless than a real person who doesn't know their arse from their elbow - but I guess they can now point to using 'AI' and everyone will be reassured. 

Jesus Christ. I'm glad my eBay days are largely behind me. But anyway...

FEATURE: Keeping Track of Wrist Time 2024

 

Happy New Year to all my readers! I hope you've all enjoyed the break (if you're lucky enough to get a break at Christmas of course) and you're ready to start another year of TAG Heuer enthusiasm with me?

So, obviously, it's that time again... where I reveal the REAL winners and losers of 2024. 🤣

I'm talking of course about which watches spent the most (and least) time on my wrist, and this year it's safe to say it was a bit of a walkover... 

VIDEO: TAG Heuer 2000 Series Automatic Chronograph by Kirby Young

 

VIDEO: TAG Heuer Aquaracer Quartz Watch by Birth Year Watches

 

INSTRUCTIONS: TAG Heuer 1/10th Second Quartz Chronographs (Various 90s/00s Models)

While I appreciate that for most of you this will be irrelevant, someone visited the TAG Heuer Forums asking for this manual as they couldn't figure out what was going on with their watch. Since I was scanning it I thought I might as well post it here as well. This manual is for various 90s and 00s models including the Kirium, 2000 and S/EL quartz chronographs.

VIDEO: TAG Heuer 2000 Series Watch Repair Tutorial by Watch Repair Channel

VIDEO: TAG Heuer 2000 Series Qaurtz Watch by Birth Year Watches

 

VIDEO: TAG Heuer 2000 Series Review by Gary Budget Watch Reviews

FEATURE: Another Crazy Year of Watch Buying!

 

Ever since I started this blog way back in October 2016 my watch collection has been expanding year on year, some years at a genuinely frightening pace. In fact by the end of 2021 I had in excess of 50 TAG Heuer watches.... which is quite a lot by anyone's reckoning! 

However, 2022 was the first year when this trend was not only halted but reversed, and for the first time I finished the year with a MUCH smaller collection than I started it with. 

The year began slow but steady, right up until I bought my long sought after blue dial Japanese limited edition Grand Carrera... which turned out to be something of a pivotal purchase as far as my TAG Heuer collecting goes. 

VIDEO: TAG Heuer 2000 Series by Erased Culture

 

VIDEO: TAG Heuer 2000 Series Quartz Chronograph by NeilPinkett

 

VIDEO: TAG Heuer 2000 'Moondust' by Teleology Diary

 

VIDEO: TAG Heuer Multigraph by Shwatch150

 

FEATURE: Why I'm Suddenly Selling Watches...

 

'People' say that people who collect watches go through predictable stages: they get their first watch, then another and then things gradually pick up steam until eventually the collector realises that they have more watches than they can actually wear. Shortly thereafter they come to the inevitable conclusion that... 'If I sell some of these watches I can buy something more expensive'.  

Often times this is portrayed as a warning through the medium of 'YouTube' as 'One Big Mistake New Watch Collectors Make' or similarly titled videos, the basic message being 'Don't buy loads of cheap(er) watches, go straight to Rolex' or whatever the YouTuber's watch brand of choice may be.

On the face of it this is sound advice since most often you will lose money selling a watch (especially if you bought it new), but since I bought most of my watches 'pre-loved' (as they nauseatingly say these days) this has never really concerned me since I have zero intention of ever selling my TAG Heuer collection in order to pursue Rolex, Audemars Piguet, etc. 

But then earlier in the year something happened which gave me pause for thought....

GALLERY: TAG Heuer 2000 Series Quartz Watch