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··TAG Heuer Forums ModeratorI moved all the related posts under this thread to avoid duplication.
TAG Heuer Autavia Isographs Being Removed from the Market
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·Question is what happens if you have an issue with the movement in a couple of years, if the tech has been abandonded by Tag
Ya. That's a concern for me. However, my understanding is that the movement is just a Caliber 5 with the carbon hairspring. I guess if it goes wonky after the warranty expires and Tag won't do anything to help me, I could just replace the escapement with a normal basic escapement. Assuming I received a good one and the Isograph escapement keeps performing, a regular service shouldn't affect the escapement. I should be able to service the movement and keep the escapement.
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··TAG Heuer Forums ModeratorJ JjspyderYes. My AD said Tag Heuer would buy back any models already sold to customers. I really want to hang on to mine. It has been performing well. I hope it stays that way.
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··TAG Heuer Forums ModeratorJ JjspyderTrue, but this is a generic movement. Any decent watch repair person should be able to service it. If it's out of warranty, I probably won't be having it serviced by Tag anyway.
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·How long did they test this before bringing it to market? Seems like it was a rush job. Okay get the Nanograph out there and make your point but I never understood the rush to get it out in the mass market, especially since it compromised one of the main incentives to buy a Nanograph!
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·If I understand correctly there is no difference between the 'nanograph' and 'isograph'? There's a huge spread between the 02T nanograph and the Autavia isograph so I don't think the one will influence the sales of the other very much.
Since the 02T is still available, perhaps the tourbillon makes the carbon hairspring work perfectly. Maybe they only noticed later that without tourbillon the hairspring is flawed over a longer period of use. All Guesswork, can't wait for David's interview.
Since the 02T is still available, perhaps the tourbillon makes the carbon hairspring work perfectly. Maybe they only noticed later that without tourbillon the hairspring is flawed over a longer period of use. All Guesswork, can't wait for David's interview.
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·If I understand correctly there is no difference between the 'nanograph' and 'isograph'? There's a huge spread between the 02T nanograph and the Autavia isograph so I don't think the one will influence the sales of the other very much.
Since the 02T is still available, perhaps the tourbillon makes the carbon hairspring work perfectly. Maybe they only noticed later that without tourbillon the hairspring is flawed over a longer period of use. All Guesswork, can't wait for David's interview.
So if TAG put a tourbillon in an Aquaracer for £4k it wouldn't affect the sales of the Carrera?
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·Seems like it was a rush job
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·So if TAG put a tourbillon in an Aquaracer for £4k it wouldn't affect the sales of the Carrera?
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·Not really fair comparison though, I think most people that would consider the Autavia isograph would not have the funds to purchase the Nanograph
No, to me the selling point of the Nanograph is the hairspring, otherwise it's an overpriced Carrera tourbillon with some yellow on it. By putting the hairspring in the Autavia they undermined it's selling point. I can't understand why they didn't maintain this angle for six months at least. Sure, Autavia customers can't necessarily afford a Nanograph, but people spending £26k want something they can brag about, something they know everyone else doesn't have.
Hey check out my £26k Nanograph with it's silicon hairspring.
Oh you mean like the one in my Autavia I just bought for £3k
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·Ah yes but the key point is the tourbillon, right? That's why you're forking out +20k. Unlike the carbon hairspring, the tourbillon is the haute horlogerie bragging coin. Tag Heuer's ambition with the carbon hairspring is to eventually replace the bought in alloy hairsprings, so a much more democratic ambition than the tourbillon. But yes maybe they should have waited a bit longer for the novelty of the 02T carbon to wear off before introducing these hairsprings in the Autavia. I suppose they needed that extra boost. It's the only reason I would buy that Autavia, in bronze, which now is off the table...
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·All I'm saying is the Tete de Vipere tourbillon is only £16,500 so you are paying nearly £10k for the silicon hairspring... (okay you're not but you get what I'm saying).
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·All I'm saying is the Tete de Vipere tourbillon is only £16,500 so you are paying nearly £10k for the silicon hairspring... (okay you're not but you get what I'm saying).
