Yeah, it is a pretty nice box and definitely a departure from the so-so boxes TAG has been doing. Happily, it isn't bigger though! (I don't care for those enormous watch boxes, especially as they stack up in my closet!)
It comes with a nice loupe, and the watch pillow is inside a neat little leather travel case. I quite liked that 😀
Nice box!
It's interesting that it comes in a Breitling like travel case and with an Omega like magnifying loupe. But I like it! 😀
That does look good. I see what you mean about the finishing improvements.👍
Yeah, from the back it definitely looks like a $6500 watch, unlike the ugly Sellitas in previous models. The Heuer-02 even looks nicer here than in the Autavias, too.
Would you say there’s any difference in the strap/clasp?
I suppose! I don't own any Breitlings (modern or vintage) so can't speak to the similarity of the travel case. But the loupe isn't quite like the ones Omega supplies - those have a rubber gasket at the watch end, so as to avoid any scratching whatsoever. This one doesn't, but since the watch crystal is sapphire it's likely not a big deal. More significantly though, is TAG suggesting this watch is worth viewing under a loupe (it is) which I don't believe has been part of other TAG packages, at least to my knowledge?
I believe the latest Connected also comes in a slightly different looking travel case.
This was my point. Not that TH is copying Breitling's case (but it does look similar) or Omega's loupe, but rather this is the first time I've seen TH provide this type of box presentation packaging with their mechanical watches. (I believe the latest Connected also comes in a slightly different looking travel case.)
That render of the 160 clearly misrepresents the visibility of the chapter ring when viewed head-on 😒
