There's nothing left of the racing DNA in the skeletons. Ironic enough isn't it

 

Racing DNA, pffft. I thought it was designed for Architects or something....

 

Agreed, the design reminds me of the exposed pipes you see in the ceilings of modern buildings which are called an "industrial design".

 

What do they call those horrible horizontal markers between 5 and 7?

 

That would be the mouth of the angry skeleton man right? Sub dials being the eyes.

On the top though, 11 and 1 markers, you see arms making the TAG shield look like a tiny little cartoon man flexing his muscles, those arms remind me of the Pokémon Geodude

 

Scaffolding>??

 

Still under construction. Hahaha

 

Would it be safe to say that we can divert our "love to hate" focus from the Monaco Riviera to the Skeleton Monaco

 

I'm sure there's plenty of hate to go around

 

Hell no. These are not even in the Monaco Riviera league.

Or the new glassbox Carrera league for that matter... (other opinions are available)

 

When I saw the live pic, the first thing that came to my mind was a strong Aztec or Mayan type of vibe.

I prefer not to "hate" on things. So I'll just say it's not my cup of tea, as I'm not a fan of skeletons in general.

At least in the Riviera's case, it reminded me of one of my favorite childhood rides. If the prices were equal, I'd probably choose the Riviera for that reason alone over the new skeleton.

 

Can confirm the AD in Solihull has a Dark Lord in stock even if they aren’t sure what they are allowed to do with it

 

Maybe they could sell it to a member of the public in exchange for money?

 

Why don’t we post preview pictures here? It’s not like the Calibre 11 days when it was affiliated to Tag?

 

Somebody is still hosting the site. We should respect that.

 

I do hate to sound like the goodie goodie in the classroom, but rather than respecting whoever is hosting the site, shouldn't you be respecting the TAG Heuer brand from whom images and information are being stolen (at worst) or misappropriated (at best)?

At times, this forum seems to serve as a clearing house for stolen / misappropriated information, with so many participants playing the game. Even when the images / information are not posted, there seems to be a regular flow of suggestions re DMs, offers of information, etc. And then after the images and information are exchanged, they are discussed.

Everyone has their own idea about what a discussion forum should (and should not) be; this is just my observation after a few months here.

Jeff

 

Hi Jeff

Not totally sure that it's fair to say that Tag Heuer has been disrespected. Many contributors here have been invited by Boutique Management and staff to view upcoming models prior to release date.
We are very respectful here not to post anything that is covered by embargo. It's been that way for a long time.
I don't see any better place to discuss these upcoming models than here, amongst Tag Heuer fans.
It's also my opinion that what is discussed via DM has nothing to do with what is posted on the Public Forum.

Lots of Members here are also friends outside of the Forum and it's no different to having a face to face conversation.
Most of this Monaco discussion has come about after someone posted a Photo of the New Skeleton Monaco on a Facebook page.
Nobody here has posted that Image, keeping to the strict standards we follow.

Reading your post makes me think you object to and future discussion on upcoming or rumoured pieces?

I understand it's disappointing when images get leaked but when it's a Tag Heuer Boutique that allows photos to be taken prior to release it's on them if theat image is then shared.

Not sure if everyone agrees with my views but that is how I feel about the whole matter.

 

It’s my firm belief that this forum hosts the most passionate TAG Heuer community, with daily contributions discussing a broad variety of topics, including rumoured releases.
There are firm rules in place that no renders or photos can be shared on the open forum before official release. These types of photos are shared and discussed in DMs however. I don’t think this can be avoided. It’s no different from other watch forums or any other topic people are passionate about, be it cars or sneakers. I certainly wouldn’t go as far as labelling the forum as a clearing house for stolen information. I remember that even before the official Isograph launch we found images of Chinese copies of that very Isograph. Those guys are lighyears ahead of us

I tend to agree we probably shouldn’t discuss the ‘spy shots’ or release information on the open forum. Not for legal reasons but as a courtesy.

The forum is of course fully independent from TAG Heuer. I would go as far as saying there is zero contribution from TAG Heuer. The most relevant online TAG Heuer community exists in a complete vacuum from the brand. Athough this shouldn’t impact the type of information that is shared, I’m convinced it enables some sharper edges in discussions.

 

@Jeff Stein TAG Heuer seems perfectly content with knowledge of upcoming ‘special releases’ being in the semi-public domain. Many boutiques are freely discussing/showing these pieces with clients well in advance, so they’re hardly top secret.

There is a pretty narrow pool of collectors who are willing to drop big bucks on TAG Heuer products, so it’s in the company’s interest to keep these people in the loop and gauge potential interest in such releases.