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2019 Formula 1 Calibre 16 'Ultra Green' CAZ2016

  1. Michael156

    Michael156 Apr 19, 2020

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    Ha, Ha - My apologies for the lapse in etiquette!

    Took these in a bit of a haste and on a cloudy day unfortunately. Tried to get an angle with natural light to demonstrate the difference in green shades. If only the green actually was as equally brilliant as in the advertisement...

    Still, I love it. Not perfect but maybe it's an eye of the beholder thing.
     
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  2. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Apr 19, 2020

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    Hmm, that looks a lot better than the one I saw.. this photo from earlier in the thread better represents what I saw in the boutique.
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    Are you sure yours isn't a fake... :eek::D:p
     
  3. Jim Dollares

    Jim Dollares Apr 19, 2020

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    Aaaah yes, fakes have finally become even better than genuine ones :D
     
  4. Calibre11

    Calibre11 Editor of Calibre11.com Staff Member Apr 19, 2020

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    Thanks for these- do you mind if I add them to the post?
     
  5. Michael156

    Michael156 Apr 21, 2020

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    All, here is the photo bomb as requested.

    Just couldn't send further pictures without a little more effort from an amateur with an iPhone...

    Best to all, stay safe.

    M.
     
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  6. Jim Dollares

    Jim Dollares Apr 21, 2020

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    What a beauty, thanks for sharing :thumbsup:
     
  7. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Apr 21, 2020

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    Prosecution rests!
     
  8. Calibre11

    Calibre11 Editor of Calibre11.com Staff Member Apr 21, 2020

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    Sure, but a flat colour bezel will never match a starburst dial at all angles- the whole point of a starburst finish is for it to change colour depending on light. The only way to do that would be the same finish on the bezel.
     
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  9. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Apr 22, 2020

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    Agreed, but I think you need to see one to understand how mismatched it really is.
     
  10. Calibre11

    Calibre11 Editor of Calibre11.com Staff Member Apr 22, 2020

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    True. No substitute for seeing a watch in person
     
  11. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Apr 22, 2020

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    It's not like you see the difference when you move it about, it's apparent right away that the dial is a completely different green to the bezel. And those particular greens don't really gel well to my eyes.
     
  12. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Apr 22, 2020

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    Some of Michael's photos give a completely different impression... but perhaps the lighting in the boutique made it worse than it really is?
     
  13. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Apr 22, 2020

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    It probably would have been easier to make a bezel that toned in with the dial rather than the other way around.
     
  14. Michael156

    Michael156 Apr 30, 2020

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    Coming back to this subject I discovered this model while surfing...as a sucker for green is anyone familiar with this piece?

    TAG Heuer Formula 1 Chronograph CAZ1010.FT8024

    Anyone own one?

    Thanks, M
     
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  15. Jim Dollares

    Jim Dollares Apr 30, 2020

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    Not sure I understand, that model is black. Or maybe you did not mean that it was green, just that you like it. I think King @Hubert has one
     
  16. Michael156

    Michael156 Apr 30, 2020

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    I very well might be color blind for green...or maybe it was just the lighting in the film...



    I got really interested quickly...no wonder I couldn't find green in a search...Still @Hubert, a good piece?

    Thanks, M
     
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  17. Jim Dollares

    Jim Dollares Apr 30, 2020

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    Looks very black to me. The video description even says "The black face..." :D
     
  18. Michael156

    Michael156 Apr 30, 2020

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    ::facepalm1::
     
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  19. Hubert

    Hubert TAG Heuer Forums Moderator Staff Member Apr 30, 2020

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    This ^ one is a black dial. The YouTube's still preview-image has some reflections that might have made you think it was green.
     
  20. David B SG

    David B SG May 30, 2020

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    Hi, my local TAG Heuer boutique in Singapore is telling me the CAZ2016 green dial is no longer in production and they can only get it by transfer from another country after I pay a 40% deposit. Does that sound correct? I'd really like to see the watch before committing to purchase though. Thanks for any advice.