Totally agree, the gen2 is the only one that seems like it moves the smartwatch needle at all, the e3/e4 seem like generic Chinese smart watches with a hefty price tag

 

If it is correct, I find it a rather curious choice to decrease the RAM from 1 gig on the Gen1 to 512K on thee Gen2

 

So they pulled an Apple (Designed in California)
It'd be interesting to find out where it was made, or whether it was assembled in Switzerland but with an amount of parts that did not allow them to put Swiss Made...

 

Not only that, but to revamp it to 1GB of RAM for the Gen 2 41 that came out a year later (2018) -- an increase in RAM over the Gen 2 45 that more than one review highlighted back then. Perhaps due to the case-battery sizing ratio? Really strange and an interesting bit to find out.

I'm still amazed how both my Gen2 41s (black and silver) are between Snapdragons 3100 and 4100 in terms of performance. That Intel chip can supposedly run smartphones and tablets, and the extra RAM is a gift. That differentiating factor not present in the current E4 42 (with a Snapdragon as any other Wear OS smartwatch) is partly what holds me from purchasing it (the other part being the form factor -- for dressy, not sport, I prefer my various Montblanc Summit 2 -- and to some extent the fact that it is no longer a Swiss watch -- still for $2.5K).

 

@Albert-AMG You were mostly right: I found the quote that basically explains the 'why' of the 'Swiss Engineered' engraving instead of 'Swiss Made'. Basically, it's due to the processor, which Switzerland (and most developed countries for that matter) obviously cannot make. Intel chips, particularly those these small, are made in Taiwan, since only that country and South Korea has the foundries capable of such nano tech (Biggers chips can be made elsewhere in East Asia). Thus, 'Swiss Made' could not be stamped there:

"Oh, and to answer your #watchnerd question: the watch cannot be "Swiss Made" because the movement is digital, but the case is indeed Swiss made – a nice touch, certainly."

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-tag-heuer-connected-smartwatch

Which begs the question: How could TAG pull it off for both the 2017 Connected 45 and 2018 Connected 41? My guess is that they worked on the legality of the claim, where past a certain threshold of percentage of parts made within Switzerland the item could legally qualify as 'Swiss Made'. @gmetrail shared an interesting link regarding this threshold: https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/a596884/swiss-made-watches/

 

Calibre11 itself solved all these for us in their own review of the 2018 Connected 41, including a very useful table with the differences between that one and both the 2017 Connected 45 and 2015 Connected. What we were writing is not far off. The 2017 Connected 45 got somewhat 'punished' and then 'redeemed' with the Connected 41 the next year (save for the battery):

https://www.calibre11.com/first-look-2018-tag-heuer-connected-modular-41-smartwatch/

 

I dont hear much about F1 from the 90s although they looked trendy back then. Some people like it even today tho.

Same thing here. E2 is already outdated on the hardware side and on the bulky design side as well. Its like Hublot.

 

What you need to appreciate about the E2 is that it is so much more than a smart watch.

 

No. Its a smartwatch. All components are made in China, like in E3 and E4. You can change straps for the majority of watches out there, these are not "modules". But we discussed this before on here. I appreciate that some people like E2 although this "modular" system was discontinued due to poor sales obviously, but E3 and E2 are also great watches. Its annoying that some people are saying that E2 is great and the rest is crap. Simply not true.

 

You do not discontinue the product that sells well. Obviously. Anyway, I don't want to go any further, its just interesting, I think, how people can get this marketing so seriously. Whatever, let it be modular with mechanical heads.

 

I’ve never said the others are crap, indeed I have the E1 and E3 also and wear them too. What sets the E2 apart is that you can have a smart watch,a cal5 and a cal16 as a set and swap between them lugs, straps and buckles. It has by far the highest amount of accessories of any of the E series. I would love them to make a module for it with E4 hardware, ofcourse that would be fantastic.

 

The problem was the cost with the E2, it was over engineered (which is not a bad thing for us end users), but tag hoped to make money on the accessories made from expensive materials . The lugs alone for example were 600, 900 and well over 1000 for the gold, and the diamond lugs well forget it. The bracelets were 600 or 900 to buy retail depending on materials. Far too much, so they did not sell many at these levels. In comparison the E3 straps with Buckle you can get for 150, for E2 the equivalent was 450 pounds. They build a Rolls Royce to drive to the supermarket effectively.

 

Hi all can anyone give me an idea of the value of this box set. I’m slowly building a collection of all connected models.