No, sorry. Just remember the guy saying he'd sent it to TAG and they had confirmed it was real.
Well, he said that... whether it was true or not, who knows?
I think it was a different model, maybe a CAZ1010? I think the general consensus was that it was a fake but the owner insisted TAG had confirmed it wasn't, IIRC.
Here's the update on our forum:
https://tagheuerforums.com/posts/1963805/Ketz ·I have spoke to tag and they have confirmed there was a manufacturing error and it is a genuine watchI think it was a different model, maybe a CAZ1010? I think the general consensus was that it was a fake but the owner insisted TAG had confirmed it wasn't, IIRC.
He said it was a manufacturing error.
Still hard to believe TAG could have such lousy quality control. I suppose to the casual TAG consumer, the color swap might be a subtle thing. But historically, red was Heuer's color and green was Techniques d'Avant Garde. So, reversing the colors is a pretty bad manufacturing error. Unless these are painted by hand, I can't see how an automated process could screw that up! 🤦
The other thing that raises an eyebrow is the box pictured on his Omega forums post. I'm not an expert on all the boxes used for the F1, but it doesn't look right for a new TAG purchased in 2022.
It looks more like the type of box that was used by TAG in the early-mid 2010s, which even had the old style TAG logo. Shown below.
I think some ADs just throw watches in whatever boxes they have left. When I bought my Monaco the AD tried to shove it in a standard box with the old TH logo on before I asked if they had any Monaco specific packaging (turns out the employee just didn’t realise certain models came in different boxes).
Nothing sticks out on the pieces linked above to suggest they’re fake, so I’m going to theorise that these are real and the result of a (small) misprinted batch of components that QC failed to spot…or they did and just sold them anyway. Maybe these only ended up being sold through outlet stores (I see this model all the time at my local outlet)?
I think some ADs just throw watches in whatever boxes they have left. When I bought my Monaco the AD tried to shove it in a standard box with the old TH logo on before I asked if they had any Monaco specific packaging (turns out the employee just didn’t realise certain models came in different boxes).
Nothing sticks out on the pieces linked above to suggest they’re fake, so I’m going to theorise that these are real and the result of a (small) misprinted batch of components that QC failed to spot…or they did and just sold them anyway. Maybe these only ended up being sold through outlet stores (I see this model all the time at my local outlet)?
Innocent (of being genuine) until proven guilty.
