I have never seen this info on their web site. I agree that it would be good to have. That said, Switzerland (TH head ofice) do not like to sell you a strap or bracelet that was not originally intended for your watch. Of course, a friendly AD can sell you whatever you ask for. The boutiques often have a display of replacement straps which might give you some inspiration.
Also, there are plenty of 3rd party suppliers such as Watch Strap World, Watch Gecko and Clockwork Synergy. Beyond these, there are the custom strap makers such as Combat Straps and Heuerville.
Edit: I wouldn't consider anything other than OEM for a bracelet.
Thanks for the advice on 3rd party suppliers. Always like to keep my watches with Tag made straps and bracelets if possible but where I cant find the right one, I will go with someone else.
Unfortunately we dont have any Tag Heuer Boutiques in New Zealand but will be travelling to AUSTRALIA soon so may have some luck there.
Thanks for your help.
I have never seen this info on their web site. I agree that it would be good to have. That said, Switzerland (TH head ofice) do not like to sell you a strap or bracelet that was not originally intended for your watch. Of course, a friendly AD can sell you whatever you ask for. The boutiques often have a display of replacement straps which might give you some inspiration.
Also, there are plenty of 3rd party suppliers such as Watch Strap World, Watch Gecko and Clockwork Synergy. Beyond these, there are the custom strap makers such as Combat Straps and Heuerville.
Edit: I wouldn't consider anything other than OEM for a bracelet.
Thanks a lot for naming Clockworkd Syngery, they seem to have a nice racing strap in 21mm that looks what I want to have for my new Autavia. Have you tried them or heard anything about the quality? I've been thinking of ordering a strap from Heuerville, but these seem very nice as well!
Yes. I have an orange Croco strap from Clockwork Synergy for my Monaco. They are nice straps and the quick release spring bars are a bonus.
Thanks, I'll probably end up buying a strap and try it on then! Only bad thing is that it's on a TAG butterfly clasp, but I guess you can change that for a Heuer buckle rather easy.
The 3rd party suppliers I mentioned all make straps that are designed to fit TAG Heuer/Heuer deployant clasps. If you want to use a pin buckle, then the world is your oyster for after-market straps.
Definitely, or in a worst case scenario you can always buy a customised strap! At the same time, I don't feel a deployant clasp with the "wrong" logo would bug me too much and if it dosesn't fit that well on leather it's, of course, nice to pay a bit less before buying straps of a higher quality.
I'm not advocating buying an after-market deployant clasp. In fact, I advise you only buy OEM as the after-market versions are just not good enough. Straps are different though and there are plenty of good choices.
So would you recommend to get a customised Heuerville strap and OEM buckle over getting the racing strap offered on Clockwork Synergy?
You can buy the Clockwork Synergy straps without the 3rd party deployant clasp. This is what I did, and I use the strap with my OEM clasp.
Please understand, I am only talking about the deployant clasps that grip the strap:
The 3rd party versions of these are not made to tight enough tolerances, IME, so steer clear.
As for pin buckles, well, go for whatever you like.
