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Good feedback. Thank you. I do however think you missed the entire point of the article.
“TAG was never a manufacture to begin with.” Fair enough; but neither was Wilsdorf & Davis in their beginning, or a majority of other brands for that matter. I think most here are aware of the history of TAG Heuer and realize they, as do many brands, still rely heavily on ETA movements. This is necessary to make Swiss timepieces affordable for a larger audience. Perhaps this doesn’t meet some biblical definition of “manufacture,” but the fact is, by all contemporary standards, they are.
To me, another hallmark of a manufacture is innovation. Even the aforementioned Seiko 6s37 you reference, as I recall, owes its functionality to the oscillating pinion; which of course, is a Heuer design. And the circle of life continues. They’ve continued this innovation through the Monaco V4 through recent Calibres that you pointed out. It is this spirit of innovation that contributes to the art of watchmaking and continues to push the entire discipline forward.
As for the accuracy? I didn’t need a Witschi to tell me it works. If I required absolute accuracy, I would have worn the quartz.
With regard to the bezel (good question), there’s no contest. I love and respect my Submariner and appreciate the Seamasters. Still, the bezel of the Aquaracer is far easier to grasp and operate. Though I wasn’t wearing gloves on this dive, I’m confident the effectiveness of this bezel would only be amplified.
As for the Calibre 5 / 2824? Not every engine can be a Tipo F140 or W16, in fact, when it comes to reliability, you can’t beat a Chevy 350. An ETA may not be the most sexy or exotic, but when you look to your wrist, chances are, it will be working. I don’t extol the 2824 as haute horlogerie, but rather an affordable, practical tool watch. And while in 50 years, they may not grace the cover of a Sotheby’s, Christie’s or (of course) Antiquorum catalogs, chances are, thousands of Aquaracers will still be ticking away on the wrists of appreciative recipients of these simple tool watches, passed down through the generations.
Cheers to great discussion!
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It was a fun day. It's funny how my failed dive computer (GRRRR!) helped frame the entire story!
very thorough and detailed reported with great photos. Thanks for sharing however some disagreements and some thoughts from my personal side
First of all, TAG was never a manufacture to begin with. They were an assembleur who got their reputation by using france ebauches (especially on their diving watches)valjoux and lemania chrono movements in the past. It is until very recently that Tag sta...
Good feedback. Thank you. I do however think you missed the entire point of the article.
“TAG was never a manufacture to begin with.” Fair enough; but neither was Wilsdorf & Davis in their beginning, or a majority of other brands for that matter. I think most here are aware of the history of TAG Heuer and realize they, as do many brands, ...
My friend..... Tag 😇(under sea)
I had visited a ship wreak in Goa, and my dream was to go Diving. I had my Tag Heuer formula1 which has 200m professional diving rating. I enjoyed and this is not an Paid review as other bloggers do, you must feel diving an real dive, which will make you ...
Thank you Numaan for your story and photos!
It's great to see people using tool watches as they were design to be. It looks like you had a great day of diving as well. Also, I am not a paid blogger either. Shortly after my review, I had to send both Aquaracers back to TAG Heuer. I am certainly than...
Welcome and no offence
Thanks and love to know that you are not paid reviwer, i love watches and you can check my instagram i post often with my and some of watch from friends with store.... love to see your reviews My instagram link below
