Thanks for the write-up Rob- much appreciated

Speaking of Senna, the reason that I liked him goes back to the first Australian Grand Prix when I was 10. Senna was with Lotus at the time but I remember either he or his car had the Kangol logo..so I thought he must have been an Australian (albeit with a non-very-Australian name) with his green and gold helmet and Kangaroo logo. The fact that he was on pole position also helped!

 

I was waiting for your review on the TH Connected Modular! I tried to post a comment in your blog, but it doesn’t appear, so I post it here:

That’s an interesting review, Rob! Above all because it comes from someone not interested in smartwatches, and the review is focused just in half part: the “watch” part of the “smart-watch”

But in fact you already own a basic smartwatch: your TAG Heuer Microtimer is like a primitive smartwatch, it also shows a black digital screen when is out of battery
The Connected Modular just shows more advanced graphics and has more features than the Microtimer, but both are digital watches (without mechanic hands) powered by a battery


I have compared both the Connected Modular 45 and 41 on my wrist, and I think the 45mm it’s quite more proportionated... in fact it has a very similar design (case, lugs, and straps) of a 45mm Carrera (HEUER 01, 02, and 02T). For that reason, the only sentence of your article I don’t understand is when you write “but do I really believe people are going to be wearing their Calibre 5, 16 and Tourbillon modules in ten years time? Not really, no”...

Why not? The Connected Modular 45 with the Calibre 16 mechanical module looks almost exactly like the non-modular and non-skeleton Carrera Calibre HEUER 01...









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Do you mean people are not going to wear this HEUER 01 in ten years time neither? I don’t think so! When my smartwatch module becomes obsolete, I will still enjoy my Carrera Calibre 5 and Calibre 16 modules with all my different Modular accessories during the rest of my life (hopefully more than 10 years!), and this is the meaning of the #connectedtoeternity motto for the TH Connected Modular

 

OK @Aquagraph ! Now I understand you were talking just about the CM 41mm and its -not so well proportionated- Calibre 5 mechanical module.

Your reference to the Calibre 16 and Tourbillon mechanical modules made me think that you were also talking about the CM 45mm, but now is clear!

 

The HEUER 02 Tourbillon mechanical module (ACBF5A80) was no sold separately, just together with the “Luxury Kit” SBF8A8001.11EB0099 at 16.650€






So if someday one of this 02T modules is offered for sale, I guess it would be with the complete set. Anyway, it would be too expensive for my budget... the only Luxury Kit I have seen at ebay, was sold by 15.000€!

I have just searched now, and there is one of these Modular 02T for sale (used, with some scratches, and missing the full Luxury Kit set), at 11.705€ (12.995 US$):

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.es/ulk/itm/202681839839

And there is also a complete
Luxury Kit for sale, with the big box, brand new at 16.000 US$ (14.412€):

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.es/ulk/itm/223569107514

 

I don’t think so. Maybe it’s a nice price for a Swiss Made Tourbillon, but it’s still a lot of money!

 

Yes, the tourbillon module would be the definitive addition to my “Modular collection” , but at around 12-15.000€ is way too expensive for me!

On the other hand, there are three more straps arriving this week , and one of them is the white leather strap (very hard to find, because it’s not sold separately) from the Connected Modular 45 Golf Edition, which will be a nice but less expensive addition!

 

Thanks!


And it comes from a professional golf player who starred in a TAG Heuer promotional video about the Golf Edition!