After some waiting time..my CM45 is back. a full replacement. the power button stopped working over night and with the perfect Tag support from Switzerland i recieved a new module. Thanks TagHeuer specially Mrs Zeina. Must add that i am thrilled after the new WearOs update. all perfect... buttery could be better but its ok.
L lukeDon’t want to sound like a nuisance but is it normal for the aluminum steel bezel to scratch so easily? I have worn it a couple of times to the office and have used the tag cloth to wipe the bezel which appears to have scratch marks on the corners (unsure whether it like this when I received it).
Another query, the charge dots on the back on the watch appear to be causing skin irritation on my wrist. This did not occur with my Connected 46mm (stainless bracelet). I have tried to adjust the strap tighter which has not made any difference.
Luke it seems that your watch still has the 2nd protective film on the dial. Use your finger nail to remove it.
L lukeThanks for your responses all.
Yep defiantly was aware that I still had the protective film over face of the watch but wanted to leave on in case for situations such as this. I was rather hoping that Hubert was correct in saying that the protective film might be on the dial too. However, to my disappointment the dial does not have any protective film over it, so I will be complaining to Tag in hope to get a ceramic dial replacement (cost extra $).
Cheers
Luke
Let us know how it turns out. To avoid scratches, I always choose a ceramic bezel over an aluminium, whenever the choice is available.
OMG if that's an option i'd totally take it! My watch CAME with scratches in the bezel. I initially thought it had to do with the protective film that was on the bezel, because the scratches marked what would be the edges of the film (which in this case covered half the bezel, all around). There's one big scratch going completely around the bezel - and i'd LOVE to replace it, even if it is with aluminum again.
J JcMarinExperience with Water Resistance
So I spent most of last week doing water sports and activities, and just wanted to share my experience with the watch under these conditions
The Good:
Good news is the watch is working just fine after spending a significant part of the week under water (both Sea & fresh water) and under several conditions:
* Being submerged for around an hour while snorkeling
* Splash and falls from WaveRunner water bikes
* Jumping/Diving from several heights into a sinkhole (highest was around 14 Meters high)
* Swimming/Wave Diving @ sea for around an hour several times
The Somewhat Expected:
* You can't interact with the watch while in water, the touchscreen is unresponsive and you should not press the crown button as this could compromise water seal
* This is true until the watch is fully dried, and this is not just wiping the screen with a towel or removing water form the screen, in most cases the touchscreen worked fine after it had been fully dried and out of water for a minute or so
* After spending some time in Sea Water salt build-up was considerable on both screen and bracelet (Black Rubber in mi case) and needs some thorough cleaning afterwards. I took care of this with some shampoo and warm water while I showered
The Bad:
* Depending on the activity the watch would activate (wake) and even do random swipes and screen touches, this was specially true whit Sea Water and wave diving. In some cases the random swipes/touch end up starting an app, changing watch-faces etc.
* This was much less while snorkeling or at the pool, but still happened and the problem is that if the swipe for instance started an app or changed watch-face you can't really do much about it as the touchscreen is imposible to use while your in the water
* I ended up putting the watch in theater mode (TM) before going swimming at sea, which of course avoided the random activity problem; this was fine for some activities since I was not really concerned with the time while swimming, but in certain cases (like snorkeling or diving) having the time was more important
* Also if you take the watch out of theater mode (only doable by pressing the crown) there is no way to put it back in theater mode while its wet.
So, it would be ideal if there was a way to de-activate the touchscreen but leave the always-on display active instead of off which is what TM does. Also TM also disables alerts which is not good. I did some research and found some apps in Google Store that can do this but only on rooted watches (not sure I'm confortable with that)
One last thing. I'm using an analog watchface most of the time, but I created a Digital one with just big bold numbers in neon green to use while doing water activities, this was much easier to read quickly by just glancing at the watch and much more readable while under-water.
Awesome review, thank you!
A little late perhaps BUT: "touch-to-wake" is NOW a setting (along with the usual "tilt to wake") if you turn BOTH off, and Always on Display ON. This should allow you to get the watch wet without the screen going crazy.
I just turn on touch lock beforehand. settings->display->touch lock. I just wish it was one of the quick access settings on the swipe-down settings screen.
I think that’s not the truth.
If you go to the TAG Heuer e-shop you can buy online the full Connected Modular range of watches and accessories:
https://www.tagheuer.com/en-ch/watches/tag-heuer-connected
The Connected Modular 45 and 41 are in the recently printed “TAG Heuer The Catalog 2018-2019”
And finally, even if the watch were no longer in production, it makes no sense to stop selling accessories for this watch: you can still buy straps (and spare parts) for TAG Heuer watches that are not in production since many years ago...
I think you just have to change your shop 😉
Hi Everyone,
I just visited a Tag Heuer Boutiqe in Indonesia yesterday, they are not direct branch from TAG but more a franchise.
They said they stop selling any Tag Heuer Connected series and accessories now, because it is no longer in production.
Is that the truth right now?
Thanks everyone
