Is my TAG Heuer Authentic? All questions here please

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Yep it's still in warranty so definitely will be doing that. Do you guys know what the typical turn-around time is on sending them in?
Well they're quoting me 3 months for my Carrera service. But for authenticating and changing a hand it should be a fairly quick job, as long as they don't need to wait for parts from Switzerland.
 
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Mmmhmm... suuuure. inhouse experts.
In-house luxury experts, no less! 馃う
 
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Came across this on Youtube. Really weired packaging, also there is a video from the same guy with a plastic wrapped Monaco Steve Mc Queen
Is this legit ?

 
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what do you mean by really weird packaging. Everything looks ok to me.
 
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All the clear plastic on the band and the watch head wrapped in clear plastic.
Is that how they do it form TH now? My CAZ2017 from aug 2020 was in blue plastic on the band.
 
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All the clear plastic on the band and the watch head wrapped in clear plastic.
Is that how they do it form TH now? My CAZ2017 from aug 2020 was in blue plastic on the band.
It varies. I think cheaper formula ones have the clear plastic. More expensive watches have the blue or blue on one side and clear on the other. The fake tags have the bracelets wrapped in plastic. The real ones have just a strip going down the length of the bracelet.
 
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The thing with serial numbers is, sometimes they are reused from REAL watches. So there is always a chance. lol not to put anymore doubts in your head... but I just thought I'd mention that. The dial on yours also appears real. The fake ones don't have the markings lined up the same way on the lines. Don't know why they wouldn't just make the dial more real. As good as they make the fake ones, you'd think it wouldn't be much harder to make them more accurate.

Sorry - I don't want to worry you, but just because a serial number is registered with the correct model doesn't mean the watch is authentic. It is a factor to consider, but as jamesbizs said, some fraudsters out there have used this tactic before (in fact, they sell multiple watches with the same serial number).

The seconds hand is really throwing me off. TAG Heuer hasn't used this style of second hand since their 500m aquaracer models (IIRC). Not only that, but I'm not recalling a yellow tipped one either. The current aquaracer collection doesn't use this style of seconds hand, so this isn't making any sense to me.

As many others have said before, replicas of the the current aquaracer (and F1) series look very real now. I wouldn't trust buying a current aquaracer or F1 unless it was from an AD or certified pre-owned from an AD.

Just out of curiosity, how much (approx.) did you end up paying for it? I'm not looking for an exact number, but perhaps a percent range off of the MSRP?

Good luck - I hope this one is authentic! It certainly looks great - the WAY211A is one of my favorites in the current collection (I prefer the smaller 41 mm size over the 43m).
 
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Wow, dial looks identical to the watchingo fakes
They are all the same watches, either from the same manufacturer, or using the same info.
 
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The seconds hand is really throwing me off. TAG Heuer hasn't used this style of second hand since their 500m aquaracer models (IIRC). Not only that, but I'm not recalling a yellow tipped one either.
WAK2180 had a yellow tip seconds hand
 
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Sorry - I don't want to worry you, but just because a serial number is registered with the correct model doesn't mean the watch is authentic. It is a factor to consider, but as jamesbizs said, some fraudsters out there have used this tactic before (in fact, they sell multiple watches with the same serial number).

The seconds hand is really throwing me off. TAG Heuer hasn't used this style of second hand since their 500m aquaracer models (IIRC). Not only that, but I'm not recalling a yellow tipped one either. The current aquaracer collection doesn't use this style of seconds hand, so this isn't making any sense to me.

As many others have said before, replicas of the the current aquaracer (and F1) series look very real now. I wouldn't trust buying a current aquaracer or F1 unless it was from an AD or certified pre-owned from an AD.

Just out of curiosity, how much (approx.) did you end up paying for it? I'm not looking for an exact number, but perhaps a percent range off of the MSRP?

Good luck - I hope this one is authentic! It certainly looks great - the WAY211A is one of my favorites in the current collection (I prefer the smaller 41 mm size over the 43m).
I think you meant to quote me, but I paid roughtly $1500 for it used.

I'd be willing to bet that tag has a whole host of random seconds hands, maybe even some that were only used in some special edition very briefly, etc etc. The the fact that this seconds hand is so off in my mind lends to the idea that this was a mistake made during it's warranty repair w/ tag, because it would be very silly for a fake watch manufacturer to make a watch so spot on and then just throw some random non-sensical second hand on what would be probably the best 41mm fake ive ever seen in my searches.

Like james had mentioned, every fake ive seen had the correct hands, even the terrible quality ones. (which is kind of sad for tag's US repair center if that is the case, that chinese fake factories had better QC on their seconds hands than tag themselves)
 
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Hi Jonnyv,
I've also bought a series 1000 that, only after having looked through all these forums, appears "fake". This time it's a bright blue variant.

Bought from watchcompany-1, who have now disappeared.

Where exactly did you send it so that TAG could "authenticate" it as I may do the same.

It's strange, because even though they don't look 100% legit to us, if TAG are saying they're real, then they must be real.
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I always think that the serial number being very obviously laser etched very tidily is a bit of a giveaway. I don't believe TAG were laser-etching the casebacks in the mid 90s..... (but stand to be corrected, obviously!)
 
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As a side note - what seller thinks that machining out the old serial number on a caseback is going to make the watch more sellable??
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184629258814
When my father worked as a watch maker at a company that sold online, one of his jobs was to scratch out the numbers. These were gray market watches and therefor can not be allowed to be traced back to where they came from. And this was a large company. I've never seen anyone machine the numbers off tho... never in my many years of watches. And I'm not sure why they'd do it on an old watch.
 
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Guys, need your help. Is this Tag Heuer 1000 legit? All right? What do you think?
Thank you!

I'm NOT an expert by ANY means, but ....

according to this :
http://onthedash.com/docs/DiveWatchRefTable.html

a 980.029 should be the black/gold two-tone - NOT an all gold.

Could be the caseback was replaced at some point.
The body actually looks (to me) fairly good - the slight scratching on the upper lug seems genuine, but the bracelet isn't original (the lug ends I think are wrong, and the middle links should be solid, not bent loops).
 
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Hi everyone, newbie here but looking for some advice! I've been eyeing up a second hand vintage S/EL, but can't figure out if either of these two listings are fake?

1. https://us.vestiairecollective.com/...teel-aquaracer-tag-heuer-watch-12002910.shtml
2. https://us.vestiairecollective.com/women-accessories/watches/tag-heuer/silver-gold-plated-link-lady-tag-heuer-watch-12682049.shtml

I thought that the WG1320 (listing 1) was slightly bigger than the WG1420 (listing 2), but from what I can tell both sellers are saying they're both around the same dial size (26mm and 27mm respectively). So surely that makes one of these fake? Also, listing 2 seems to show a serial number engraved, whereas listing 1 doesn't (although I'm waiting to hear confirmation from the seller if this was simply blurred out for safety reasons when posting).

Any thoughts would be hugely appreciated. Thanks!
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I doubt they are fake, fake SELs are usually very poor. I think the smaller one should be 25mm and the other one 27mm. It's probably a case of poor measuring.
 
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