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Yago
·It’s very cool!
2020 TAG Heuer Bamford AquaRadar WAY20F.BA0638
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Yago
·No one on the forum has one??
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Mspeedster
·No one on the forum has one??
My question is why hasn't @Aquagraph pulled the trigger? 😗
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abrod520
·If they start showing up for cheap, I might be tempted. I've got enough 3-handers right now though and I'm getting choosier about which ones I add. Definitely cool though for sure
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·@ecgo does. See pages 6, 7 & 8 for his pics.
My question is why hasn't @Aquagraph pulled the trigger? 😗
Good question..... I dunno, I haven't seen one and I'm not 100% sure about that weird finish on the titanium - I feel like I might love it or I might not. Now I've bought the WAZ101A so...
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·Good question..... I dunno, I haven't seen one and I'm not 100% sure about that weird finish on the titanium - I feel like I might love it or I might not. Now I've bought the WAZ101A so...
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·It's also twice the price...
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Yago
·Yes both price and size are the issue for me. Although with this one I think the price might be justified. Nicest AR in the line-up 🍿
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·Although with this one I think the price might be justified.
For me, as long as they're using the Sellita I can't see myself spending more than 2k for one.
Most microbrands using the SW200 come in between 400 and 1000 US, and some of the nicer small brands (Yema and the like) come in below 1500. Even titanium watches are maybe 2k, and the more expensive ones are very nicely finished just like the TAG. So with the Calibre 5 watches, it's pretty clear you're paying more for the name than anything else :/
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·You certainly pay for the name, for both TAG Heuer and Bamford but that's the case for all established brands. I don't think the price is the issue, they just made too many. They'll be around for a while and plenty of discounted pre-owned options floating. Might pick one up at some point but would need to try first. Those 43mm scare me 😉
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·You certainly pay for the name, for both TAG Heuer and Bamford but that's the case for all established brands. I don't think the price is the issue, they just made too many. They'll be around for a while and plenty of discounted pre-owned options floating. Might pick one up at some point but would need to try first. Those 43mm scare me 😉
There is only one Bamford Colab that I like.
Everything just seems like because it has the name on it it's an extra few thousand $$$.
Monza edition is the one for me...but I still wouldn't buy it due to the high price. Nearly triple the price of a LE standard.
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·For me, as long as they're using the Sellita I can't see myself spending more than 2k for one.
Most microbrands using the SW200 come in between 400 and 1000 US, and some of the nicer small brands (Yema and the like) come in below 1500. Even titanium watches are maybe 2k, and the more expensive ones are very nicely finished just like the TAG. So with the Calibre 5 watches, it's pretty clear you're paying more for the name than anything else :/
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Jim Dollares
·Even all the counterfeit watches are using the SW200.... And those things cost $100-200
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abrod520
·You certainly pay for the name, for both TAG Heuer and Bamford but that's the case for all established brands.
Yeah, I should have clarified - it's not the SW200 that's the issue so much as the fact that TAG doesn't do much to refine or finish it. I've got a Breitling Superocean and an IWC Mark XVIII that both use an SW200 base, and they both went for $4000 or so new - but you can tell there's been a lot of work put into that movement to refine it when you wind it or go to set the time. The TAGs have the same cheap feeling as the micros - or the fakes.
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·Yeah, I should have clarified - it's not the SW200 that's the issue so much as the fact that TAG doesn't do much to refine or finish it. I've got a Breitling Superocean and an IWC Mark XVIII that both use an SW200 base, and they both went for $4000 or so new - but you can tell there's been a lot of work put into that movement to refine it when you wind it or go to set the time. The TAGs have the same cheap feeling as the micros - or the fakes.
Yes, i think so too, Calibre 5 that i owned before feels like a lousy job (though to be honest i only judged it from accuracy point of view, never open the caseback)
But i tried calibre 7 gmt, it farrrrrr exceeding my expectation.
Maybe it just me, maybe i just got lucky. But i would recommend calibre 7 gmt over calibre 5 any time of the day.
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·Lets called it the way TH called it which is Calibre 5.
Well the TAG Calibre 5 is either a SW200 or an ETA 2892.
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·I found one of these at 5th Ave last week too. Such a cool watch but man that cyclops is just 🤮
No date and I very well might have walked out with it!
No date and I very well might have walked out with it!
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Its a damn cool one for sure, thanks for sharing
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·I found one of these at 5th Ave last week too. Such a cool watch but man that cyclops is just 🤮
No date and I very well might have walked out with it!
