TAG Heuer watches to be sold on Hodinkee

elbeik

Snapshot from the Mr. Porter app.
What do you see?
They already have the Kingsman connected.

Mr.Porter is part of net-a-porter, part of Richemont.

Calibre11

Yes, my memory was that the Kingsman Connected was launched exclusively through Mr. Porter

elbeik

Snapshot from the Mr. Porter app.
What do you see?
They already have the Kingsman connected.

Mr.Porter is part of net-a-porter, part of Richemont.

C calibre11user

Interestingly, Mr Porter has been selling Zenith watches since October 2015.

elbeik

The list of brands is constantly growing, from affordable Timex to higher end Vacheron Constantin.
I was surprised to see microbrand Unimatic listed recently, alongside Nomos.

Soon they'll have more brands than well-known grey dealers.

I however find Mr. Porter's prices a notch above the average.

C calibre11user

Do you mean the average authorized dealer, the average grey market seller, or other?

elbeik

And here we go

https://www.mrporter.com/en-sa/mens/designers/tag_heuer

Spotted a beautiful blue dial Calibre 16, among other things.

imagwai

They're selling a new Autavia on bracelet for less than they're selling it on the strap?!

elbeik

Grey market; authenticwatches, jomashop and similar.

C calibre11user

I'm certain you know this, but if you buy from a gray market seller, you don't get the TAG Heuer warranty. You have to use a 3rd-party service to get the watch fixed.

C calibre11user

From November 23, 2017, launch of TAG Heuer availability on Mr. Porter. Good overview of the brand from a watch critic:

https://www.mrporter.com/journal/new-to-us/tag-heuer-launches--right-in-time-for-the-holidays/2775

There comes a time in most men’s lives when they become aware of luxury brands. These days, with the widespread diffusion of social media, it’s probably earlier than it used to be. For me, it was in the early 1990s when I entered my teens. Back then, my peers and I learned of a trio of luxury watch brands that became a sort of adolescent horological holy trinity: Rolex, Omega and TAG Heuer.