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Introduced This Week -- TAG Heuer Fragment Design Formula 1 Chronograph
This past Thursday, June 18, TAG Heuer introduced its second collaboration with designer / streetwear legend, Hiroshi Fujiwaraa, of Fragment Design. In what was definitely a shocker to both the vintage Heuer and modern TAG Heuer communities, the new Formula 1 chronograph draws heavily on Autavias from the 1970s (Reference 1163 and 11063, with the Viceroy colors) and incorporates the Heuer 02 automatic movement. So the Formulaa 1 seems to have gone from the "entry level" TAG Heuer to join the top-of-the-line models of the Autavia, Carrera and Monaco.
The watch measures 44 mm across the dial, with a thickness of 14.2 mm; will be limited to 500 pieces; available toward the end of July; priced at $6,150 here in the United States.
I will be interested to hear the impressions and reactions here. I am a huge fan of the watch and can't wait to see it in the metal.
Jeff
The Fragment thing is phony to me...
I feel any messing with--or the pretending to only 'slightly mess with' traditional design... is pseudo and fake... and unwelcome... my 2c... classic design needs no help. Fragment is unwelcome on dials and design, my 2c.
I personally think it is a very attractive design. I like the uncluttered dial layout. [nt]
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I like the dial face ....
I do not know anything about Fragment or its design but taking this watch as it is, I like overall black dial / subdials balance.
A quick glance at the watch brings your attention to the time (white hands) and then quickly to the subdials for chrono functions.
I don't care about red display back crystal but the red highlights on the dial face is a nice touch.
For me this is a good looking watch.
Much better than the "open dial" models from Tag Heuer.
Overall I think it looks good. Young, modern and fun. But,
I don't like the strap (jubilee style), doesn't fit the young and fun tone its trying to convey. And I am not sure if this bezel turns (due to its design), but that wouldn't make any sense to me. would look quite gimmicky