well after lusting for the watch for a year... i finally just sucked it up and purchased it...
my wallet hates me... my new watch
my wallet hates me... my new watch
new watch (time piece)
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Nice...I looked at those when I was having my wife's Omega serviced...it's a lot bigger than I expected. I currently have a Breitling Superocean 1500M/5000FT.
Inspector Jihad
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well... i ended up getting it at tourneau.
i had two options pony up the cash up front and recieve a three hundred dollar discount from mrsp...
or have 12 months intrest free fianance and pay mrsp.
i chose mrsp which is $2495.
then they added a 129 watch protection plan which they will cover my watch for three years and refurbish band/casing if it gets scratched if not they will replace band/casing also covers scratches to face... very nice plan for 130 bucks more...
then tax...
grand total $2755.33
moshquerade
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i have the cash... but three hundred dollars isnt worth taking a major dent into my savings...
especially after i just bought my new cellphone and car...
I used to really dislike the chrono-style, but im warming up now. 
Great piece, but i would have gone with something a little more obscure than Tag.
Great piece, but i would have gone with something a little more obscure than Tag.
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Don Vito Corleone
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That's a nice watch. What is the movement in it? It's nominally something called a "TAG Calibre 16," but they definitely don't make their own movements, suggesting it is some kind of Lemania or ETA/Valjoux. I think some Heuer chronos have a Zenith movement, which is very nice indeed.
Honestly I think if I were looking to spend the kind of cash you spent on your Heuer on a chronograph I'd have gone for an Omega Speedmaster, which looks similar, has the distinction of being worn on the moon, and has a somewhat more prestigious badge IMO (mostly relevant in terms of resale value). Heck, for that money you could have had a Broad Arrow, which is pure sex IMO. Among the Heuer chronos, I think the blue Monaco is the standout, though obviously everyone likes something different. Your watch is very nice as well.
I own one automatic chronograph, a Hamilton Khaki Field with a Valjoux 7750. I really just wanted an auto chrono in my collection. My other watches include a Sinn 656, an Ollech & Wajs MP2801, several Seiko divers (an awesome 6309-7040, two Yao-customized SKX007s, an SKX779, an SKX781, and an SBDA001), a vintage Seiko Seikomatic Self Dater, a weird TV-faced Seiko 5, a Christopher Ward Malvern, a Zeno Explorer, a junky Orsa diver (essentially a military Submariner knockoff), a fully-decked out Casio G-Shock WaveCeptor I never wear, and probably one or two other things I'm not thinking of.
Honestly I think if I were looking to spend the kind of cash you spent on your Heuer on a chronograph I'd have gone for an Omega Speedmaster, which looks similar, has the distinction of being worn on the moon, and has a somewhat more prestigious badge IMO (mostly relevant in terms of resale value). Heck, for that money you could have had a Broad Arrow, which is pure sex IMO. Among the Heuer chronos, I think the blue Monaco is the standout, though obviously everyone likes something different. Your watch is very nice as well.
I own one automatic chronograph, a Hamilton Khaki Field with a Valjoux 7750. I really just wanted an auto chrono in my collection. My other watches include a Sinn 656, an Ollech & Wajs MP2801, several Seiko divers (an awesome 6309-7040, two Yao-customized SKX007s, an SKX779, an SKX781, and an SBDA001), a vintage Seiko Seikomatic Self Dater, a weird TV-faced Seiko 5, a Christopher Ward Malvern, a Zeno Explorer, a junky Orsa diver (essentially a military Submariner knockoff), a fully-decked out Casio G-Shock WaveCeptor I never wear, and probably one or two other things I'm not thinking of.
Don Vito Corleone
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Actually I'm quite sure it's measurably less accurate than a cell phone (no mechanical watch is as accurate as quartz, plus cell phones are autoupdated against the atomic clock frequently). Still nice, though!
I was looking @ the Omega Speedmasters... but they were definitly out of my price range... i think they were asking 4K for the one i liked... on top of the chrono speedmasters didn't have a saphire crystal, so its face was more prone to scracthes...
Honestly, the Omega Seamaster is my first choice in watches, but I couldn't purchase it. My mom and dad asked me not to purchase it because they want to buy me the Omega as present for when I graduate law school.
I did check out the Monaco but I really want feeling it... I also liked the Tag Link... but wanted soemthing with a little more racing flare... so in the end... the Carrera won me over...
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