2020 TAG Heuer Connected (E3) - Discussions Thread

Albert-AMG
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... but everytime I see the 45 sitting on my desk, awaiting to be sold, I get a bit sad inside ☹️

Keep it, don’t sell it! 😬

It’s the only Modular watch ever, and probably the only Swiss Made TH Connected ever, so it’s worth having in the collection 😉

Just buy the Calibre 16 mechanical module, and you could enjoy all the straps and bracelet. And if you don’t like the Calibre 5 module, it’s being sold for quite high price at ebay 😉
 
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All gen 2 faces are gone. Supposedly tag will be periodically releasing new ones.

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Second hand sweeps in the AOD mode
Thanks for the pictures! 👍

Other than a running seconds hand, dimmed mode of Gen3 factory installed faces seems to not have improved a lot 🤔...

Gen2 factory installed faces are not a great loss, because of their awful dimmed mode 😵‍💫. I realize that -for sure- I would keep using WatchMaker faces with Gen3

And what about the new Carrera Heuer 02 Connected face? How does it look in dimmed mode for Gen3?
 
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Negative on modularity from the 2nd gen, however, there are some interchange straps, which of course means buying all over again if you are a gen2 owner!

Well, at least there is titanium and creamic, but at a huge premium over Gen2.

Commenting on the video review, next post-- other than the dedicated cycling sports app-- everything else, the breathing app, Fit, etc., is stock Google (I am about to do a weight workout with fit on my gen2 with polar Bluetooth)

Certainly this is not a bad device, but diminished from gen2 for a lot more money.

Pass for now, if there is a Gen4, will look again.

Will say again-- if Gen3 continued modularity, would have ordered today-- not a good look for Tag to alienate the entire modular customer base.

Been a pleasure interacting with all of you over the past 3 years-- stay well everyone!

Agreed Tag have really let down both the gen1 & Gen 2 onwers, twice now they have changed design and left the older owners to pick up the pieces, wouldn't buy another smart watch from them again.
 
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This is like buying a Mercedes-Benz A-Class 180 d: it has a Renault engine, not everybody knows it, if you remove the badge nobody will ever notice there’s a Renault engine under the bonet
Is this embarrasing fact true??? Or are you just making a theoretical example 😲
 
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Is this embarrasing fact true??? Or are you just making a theoretical example 😲

Seems true. While in America we don't have Renault, it is still somewhat common for automakers to share tech, or mechanical pieces. Remember when Jag was basically a Ford?
 
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Agreed Tag have really let down both the gen1 & Gen 2 onwers, twice now they have changed design and left the older owners to pick up the pieces, wouldn't buy another smart watch from them again.

Not, on the contrary:

TAG Heuer took care of Gen1 and Gen2 owners, offering us different “Connected to Eternity” programs to beat obsolescence:

Gen1: after two years of use, you could take advantage of the exchange program, receiving a new Carrera Calibre 5 for a much lower price than usual

Gen2: the Modular system allows any Gen2 Modular owner to buy a Calibre 5, Calibre 16 -or even a Heuer 02 Tourbillon!- Carrera mechanical modules at much less money than a complete standard Carrera, so you have a mechanical Carrera at very good price and you can keep enjoying your collection of straps, lugs, buckles, and bracelets even when the smartwatch module becomes obsolete

Gen3 owners have not been so well cared by TAG Heuer, because being more expensive than ever, Gen3 has no “Connected to Eternity” program, so all the investment will be lost when it becomes obsolete, and there’s no advantageous program to upgrade it for a mechanical watch either

So being a Gen2 M45 owner I’m not angry at all with TH, because the Modular system is brilliant to keep the investment. I would be happier if it were possible to just upgrade the smartwatch module, but it’s nothing serious, because my Gen2 M45 is running better than ever after last Wear OS updates. So don’t worry, and if you don’t want to buy the Gen3, just enjoy your Gen2! 😉
 
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Thanks for the pictures! 👍

Other than a running seconds hand, dimmed mode of Gen3 factory installed faces seems to not have improved a lot 🤔...

Gen2 factory installed faces are not a great loss, because of their awful dimmed mode 😵‍💫. I realize that -for sure- I would keep using WatchMaker faces with Gen3

And what about the new Carrera Heuer 02 Connected face? How does it look in dimmed mode for Gen3?
Same situation. The OEMs are several years away from a full AOD display, even Samsung isn't really there yet.
 
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Same situation. The OEMs are several years away from a full AOD display, even Samsung isn't really there yet.
I don’t really understand why they are not offering the option of a fully detailed and coloured dimmed mode with the factory installed faces. It would be great with new live AOD. Of course the battery consumption would be higher, but they could let the owners decide whether they prefer to charge the watch every two days wearing awful faces, or every day wearing full detailed faces.

Using WM faces fully detailed AOD my battery is still at around 50-40% when I return at home after 11h, so there’s battery enough to handle it!
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Is this embarrasing fact true??? Or are you just making a theoretical example 😲
Yes, this is true: the smallest diesel engine for A-Class and B-Class, “180 d” version, is made by Renault. So if you want a real Mercedes, you should buy at least the “200 d” engine.

But don’t worry Jim, this Renault cutting costs agreement is only for the smallest engines of the entry level A-Class family (A, B, CLA, GLA, GLB). From the second level included (C-Class family) and up, all Mercedes are real Mercedes-Benz 😉 👍
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I don’t really understand why they are not offering the option of a fully detailed and coloured dimmed mode with the factory installed faces. It would be great with new live AOD. Of course the battery consumption would be higher, but they could let the owners decide whether they prefer to charge the watch every two days wearing awful faces, or every day wearing full detailed faces.

Using WM faces fully detailed AOD my battery is still at around 50-40% when I return at home after 11h, so there’s battery enough to handle it!
Because they don't want to exchange watches within warranty because of OLED burn-in.
 
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Because they don't want to exchange watches within warranty because of OLED burn-in.
OK, this makes sense. But if you are allowed to install apps where you can set an AOD fully detailed face, and you have a burn-in problem, how can they prove that the problem was because ot the app? Mostly when these apps with watchfaces are not forbidden. Moreover you can do a factory reset to the watch before going to the AD, so there’s no way to prove the app was installed.

BTW, after almost two years of intensive use only with WatchMaker faces and fully detailed AOD dimmed mode, there’s no sign of any burn-in problem on the screen of my Gen2 M45
 
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Because they don't want to exchange watches within warranty because of OLED burn-in.
No, the wear os software has a pixel shifter for the AOD. It's not always perfectly centered, hardly noticable though, it was more noticeable back in the early builds, Samsung watches do this as well and more noticeable. It really just comes down to battery life.
 
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It’s the only Modular watch ever, and probably the only Swiss Made TH Connected ever, so it’s worth having in the collection 😉

The only modular watch so far
 
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😲 So, do you mean that this long article talking about AMOLED vs OLED is wrong?

https://www.phoneworld.com.pk/amoled-vs-oled/
Yes, I trust hundred of websites more than one from Pakistan.
AMOLED and OLED are the same thing with two names, it’s pure marketing.
Samsung is specialist in creating “wannabee” names, like its QLED TV’s which are crap compared to the OLED’s from Sony or LG.
 
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Yes, I trust hundred of websites more than one from Pakistan.
AMOLED and OLED are the same thing with two names, it’s pure marketing.
Samsung is specialist in creating “wannabee” names, like its QLED TV’s which are crap compared to the OLED’s from Sony or LG.

The screen on the gen 3 is far superior. Better colors and black levels. My 45 had a slight red tint in the black areas in a dark room. Gen 3 is deep black.
 
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Yes, I trust hundred of websites more than one from Pakistan.
AMOLED and OLED are the same thing with two names, it’s pure marketing.
Samsung is specialist in creating “wannabee” names, like its QLED TV’s which are crap compared to the OLED’s from Sony or LG.

There are hundreds of websites saying the same as the one from Pakistan (BTW, do you think people from Pakistan is not good enough in technology? 😉)

Maybe you are confused with AMOLED vs SAMOLED (by Samsung)

Because, for instance, this another site (not from Pakistan) is saying the same: AMOLED is not the same as OLED. AMOLED is an advanced version from OLED, and it’s more expensive than OLED. For this reason I was talking about cutting costs also here in Gen3, but having higher final price on the other hand

Source:
http://www.nelson-miller.com/amoled-vs-oled-whats-the-difference/

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The screen on the gen 3 is far superior. Better colors and black levels. My 45 had a slight red tint in the black areas in a dark room. Gen 3 is deep black.

This slight red tint is a problem that also another of our members had, and he was told this could happen if we usually put the watch on the charger for more than 2 hours... overnight for instance, and because of the magnet of the charger.

But this red tint is not part of the normal functioning of the Gen2 M45 screen. Mine is not showing any kind of red tint, it’s deep black when the watchface is deep black, but I never leave the watch on the charger overnight, and since I learnt about this red tint problem, I remove it from the charger as soon as it is charged! 😉
 
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This slight red tint is a problem that also another of our members had, and he was told this could happen if we usually put the watch on the charger for more than 2 hours... overnight for instance, and because of the magnet of the charger.

But this red tint is not part of the normal functioning of the Gen2 M45 screen. Mine is not showing any kind of red tint, it’s deep black when the watchface is deep black, but I never leave the watch on the charger overnight, and since I learnt about this red tint problem, I remove it from the charger as soon as it is charged! 😉
my 45 is on the charger all the times. sometime for days (weekends etc), NEVER had a red tint...
 
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my 45 is on the charger all the times. sometime for days (weekends etc), NEVER had a red tint...
This is the explanation that this member had from TH: that it could happen because of the magnet in the charger... but it doesn’t mean that it always happens, fortunately for you!
 
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