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·Now I come to think about it, maybe it was this model... did you buy from an authorised dealer?
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Aquagraph
·Nuts though, can you imagine that getting past QC?
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Yago
·Lovely Carrera in a stunning condition 🥰
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·To get there, il y a quand même eu un coup de pouce (magique) belge 👍
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Mspeedster
·I've owned this watch for over 3 decades and only today I noticed it has a Heuer crown! 😲
Do all original F1s have Heuer signed crowns? Or did they switch to TAG at some point?
Do all original F1s have Heuer signed crowns? Or did they switch to TAG at some point?
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Aquagraph
·All mine have Heuer crowns.... even the ones that came out in the 1990s... so I'm guessing all of them did.
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Mspeedster
·All mine have Heuer crowns.... even the ones that came out in the 1990s... so I'm guessing all of them did.
I can't believe I've never noticed the Heuer crown before. 🤦
I haven't worn this watch in the last 10 years and I was probably just oblivious or indifferent about the crown when it was new.
But it surprised me today when I was looking over the watch. Because the F1 was TAG's first all new watch and everything else on the watch, box & papers are branded TAG Heuer. OTOH, watches inherited from the pre-existing Heuer catalog (e.g. 1000 & 2000 series) quickly transitioned from Heuer to TAG Heuer branding, even the crowns. Go figure?
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HoltzPlatz
·They sure didn't waste any time on branding the then new "super professional" 1000m diver watch from the mid '80s
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Aquagraph
·Probably so then. Thanks.
I can't believe I've never noticed the Heuer crown before. 🤦
I haven't worn this watch in the last 10 years and I was probably just oblivious or indifferent about the crown when it was new.
But it surprised me today when I was looking over the watch. Because the F1 was TAG's first all new watch and everything else on the watch, box & papers are branded TAG Heuer. OTOH, watches inherited from the pre-existing Heuer catalog (e.g. 1000 & 2000 series) quickly transitioned from Heuer to TAG Heuer branding, even the crowns. Go figure?
Didn't David post a while back about the F1 saying it was probably conceived as a Heuer? I have several watches that have TAG dials and Heuer clasps and backplates, so they clearly weren't shy about using up old parts... but even the post number change (1992) F1s had Heuer crowns, which either means that they ordered way too many originally or they just couldn't be bothered to change them. Like you said, you never even noticed, they probably thought no one would.
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Mspeedster
·Didn't David post a while back about the F1 saying it was probably conceived as a Heuer? I have several watches that have TAG dials and Heuer clasps and backplates, so they clearly weren't shy about using up old parts... but even the post number change (1992) F1s had Heuer crowns, which either means that they ordered way too many originally or they just couldn't be bothered to change them. Like you said, you never even noticed, they probably thought no one would.
Even if the F1 was on the drawing board prior to TAG's acquisition, it was TAG Heuer's first release and they were careful about branding everything else TAG. I can understand wanting to use up old parts for pre-existing watches, but this was an all new watch. My guess is they hadn't yet designed a crown with the TAG shield on it and just went with Heuer crowns.
I purchased my 2000 series within a year after getting my F1 and everything was TAG branded, crown included. Just like @HoltzPlatz's 1000m Super Professional. So I'm kind of surprised they didn't eventually transition the original F1 to TAG crowns too.
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Aquagraph
·It wasn't in his article, it was... someone posted an advert for the F1 and it was called the Heuer F1 in the text, David said he thought it was probably designed before the buyout.
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Mspeedster
·It wasn't in his article, it was... someone posted an advert for the F1 and it was called the Heuer F1 in the text, David said he thought it was probably designed before the buyout.
It was just pure speculation by @Yago and DC @Calibre11, nothing definitive.
Design may have very well started before the buy out. We'll never know. Regardless, I still find it interesting they'd re-brand everything TAG but the crown.
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Yago
·It’s a very small crown. Maybe the options were to have an unsigned crown or only Heuer. Maybe at the beginning they wanted to keep the Heuer brand in some form. I do agree with David that 12 months is too short to complete a whole new watch range from scratch. For sure this was started way before the buyout. Either by Heuer or the subcontractor.
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·It’s a very small crown. Maybe the options were to have an unsigned crown or only Heuer. Maybe at the beginning they wanted to keep the Heuer brand in some form. I do agree with David that 12 months is too short to complete a whole new watch range from scratch. For sure this was started way before the buyout. Either by Heuer or the subcontractor.
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