Is my TAG Heuer Authentic? All questions here please

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Here’s the first Tag I bought. I don’t have any concerns but I might as well ask what you think. Thanks again!
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Looks okay to me. I hope you can get your money back.
 
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imagwai imagwai
Sorry, but that's a fake. Nothing real about it I'm afraid.
akong71 akong71
I agree with imagwai. Not even close to the real thing. Sorry!
Aquagraph Aquagraph
Oh dear...

What they said. The fact that it is a Kirium case with LINK on the dial was the first, major red flag.
 
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Hi there, just bought my Tag Heuer watch and it’s arrived 90% sure it’s real just wanted some clarification. Does anyone also know what the movement is inside, is it a Swiss movement not a Japanese one?
 
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That's genuine. And yes, Swiss movement. Note "Swiss Made" on the dial at 6 o'clock. Tag don't use Japanese movements.
 
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Mr_Orange Mr_Orange
What they said. The fact that it is a Kirium case with LINK on the dial was the first, major red flag.

Except it's not a even a Kirium case....
 
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That’s great to hear, the guy I bought it from had lost the warranty card which made me suspicious, can I get a new one from tag or is it now pointless having one with the age of the watch
 
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Facebook keeps showing me local ads for watches. All fake of course but this one that popped up today really wins the prize. Anyone ever seen anything worse?!
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imagwai imagwai
Facebook keeps showing me local ads for watches. All fake of course but this one that popped up today really wins the prize. Anyone ever seen anything worse?!
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If you click on those ads, Facebook will think you are interested and will show you even more of these.

Because of our interest in watches, these ads relentlessly pop left and right on the feed.
 
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https://forums.calibre11.com/thread...estions-here-please.33008/page-46#post-871747
I have just bought the very same model as my first Tag (to be truthful the second Tag, the first one I never wore it as I hated it and sold it immediately) I love this one, although already lusting after another😀
Can anyone tell me how often these Quartz movements need servicing please and how essential regular servicing is? If anyone can tell me typical servicing costs too would be appreciated. Thanks to all the knowledgeable people on this forum- I chose a watch with confidence after reading all the pointers here. Cheers.
 
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Can anyone tell me how often these Quartz movements need servicing please and how essential regular servicing is? If anyone can tell me typical servicing costs too would be appreciated.

@craigc here’s my thoughts on quartz. They do not need regular servicing and it would be nuts to do that frequently given the low cost of quartz replacement movements.
I’ve got a quartz Omega I bought in 2005, which has never been serviced, and had only 2 battery replacements.....it keeps perfect time and has no issues.

I had two of my vintage quartz Heuer’s serviced by a decent independent watchmaker for £50. They had both had issues and stopped after 30+ years of on off operation. One required new parts (taken from a donor module) and the other just a clean up and then both came back to life.
So based on that is it worth servicing them too frequently?
 
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Gambba Gambba
@craigc here’s my thoughts on quartz. They do not need regular servicing and it would be nuts to do that frequently given the low cost of quartz replacement movements.
I’ve got a quartz Omega I bought in 2005, which has never been serviced, and had only 2 battery replacements.....it keeps perfect time and has no issues.

I had two of my vintage quartz Heuer’s serviced by a decent independent watchmaker for £50. They had both had issues and stopped after 30+ years of on off operation. One required new parts (taken from a donor module) and the other just a clean up and then both came back to life.
So based on that is it worth servicing them too frequently?

Thanks for your reply. I think that pretty much confirms what I thought. I have never had a quartz watch serviced as they have never gone wrong on me - or I have broken/lost them. I sold a quartz watch recently and a number of people asked me how recently it had been serviced which got me thinking, should I have been all these years! Cheers
 
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imagwai imagwai
Facebook keeps showing me local ads for watches. All fake of course but this one that popped up today really wins the prize. Anyone ever seen anything worse?!
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That is.... remarkable! Well done imagwai, I think you may have won this thread!
 
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Can anyone tell me how often these Quartz movements need servicing please and how essential regular servicing is? If anyone can tell me typical servicing costs too would be appreciated. Thanks to all the knowledgeable people on this forum- I chose a watch with confidence after reading all the pointers here. Cheers.

The only advantage to sending the watch back to Tag is they will replace the seals so you know the watch is waterproof.
 
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The TAG Heuer Alfa Romeo CR2111 - Apparently...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alfa-Rom...621907?hash=item46748593d3:g:9PMAAOSw4DxaW6Ly

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Hello, I'm possibly going to be purchasing this item from someone online. He said it's a 1998 kirium WL1113. Can anyone tell me if it's real or fake? He said it has a new battery and recent service but no paperwork on what service was done to it.

If anyone has any information about these watches that would be helpful. It would be my first watch so why not make it a tag. I've read the information about kirium on this site but any other helpful information would be great.
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imagwai
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Looks like it's genuine. Is that a bracelet pin sticking out of the side in the last shot though?
 
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