ON THE WRIST: TAG Heuer Formula 1 'Gulf' Special Edition Quartz Chronograph

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TAG Heuer Boutique / Spitalfields, London 15th April 2023

This post has been kicked into the long grass more times than I care to mention, hence why I'm now writing about a watch I tried on in April (you can blame TAG Heuer's relentless release schedule for that... still lots more 'First Impressions' posts to come, I just can't keep up with them!) and yes, of course you could be forgiven for thinking that perhaps I wasn't excited enough to make this a priority? Well maybe there's a little bit of truth to that, but to be fair I wasn't disappointed by the new 43mm Gulf Formula 1 quartz chronograph either.

ON THE WRIST: TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 02 Chronograph

 

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TAG Heuer Boutique / Spitalfields, London 15th April 2023

Once again I'm so behind with these posts that I've since tried on this watch again (at the TAG Heuer boutique on Oxford Street) and in both colours. But my initial meeting was with the black dial version and I was rather surprised by how much I liked this one. I've tried on a 42mm (no longer called 'Elegant') Carrera before, but the initial release colours were rather too, ahem... elegant for my liking, but this rather sporty looking take on the same model certainly appeals more to me.

ON THE WRIST: TAG Heuer Aquaracer 'Two-Tone' Calibre 5 & 9 Watches

 

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TAG Heuer Boutique / Spitalfields, London 15th April 2023

Spitalfields isn't an area of London I know all that well; I remember going there a few years ago to visit a gallery for Nathan Sawaya's 'Art of the Brick' show, but I hadn't been back since and the only reason I was back there now was because I had tickets to the Dali Immersive Experience in Brick Lane. However, somewhere in the back of my mind I remembered that there was a TAG Heuer boutique in the area, and as we turned up way too early for our 12:30pm ticket time my wife and I decided to go check it out.

The store is a bit anonymous from the pavement to be honest, and it's not exactly on the busiest street either... which all seems a bit strange. But once inside it's very nice and cosy and we were greeted warmly by Rafiq and his crew who had several new pieces for us to try on.