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THFan346
·Ooooh, yeah boi we do have dat here too!
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abrod520
·Do you think TAG will ever use quick release straps? It feels like TAG is always 5 years behind in all trends
Seems like they're going in the opposite direction - the spring bars on the rubber strap were nearly impossible to remove. Hurt my thumb even!
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Albert-AMG
··TAG Heuer Forums ModeratorDo you think TAG will ever use quick release straps? It feels like TAG is always 5 years behind in all trends
You can -with no tools required, just by pressing a button - not only change the straps in very few seconds but also the lugs, and even the head (from several automatic options to a digital-connected head). Modular buckles also have a quick release system but they are not so fast to change.
This Modular concept (parts made in Grade 5 titanium) was probably very expensive to manufacture, as was its production directly at the TAG Heuer headquarters in La Chaux-de-Fonds, and probably seeking a higher profit margin for each Connected watch sold, the brand's next management moved to manufacture it in China since 2020 and gave up on Modularity, but that doesn't stop it from being an original and creative concept, and one that is not years behind anyone else 😉
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Jim Dollares
·In 2017, during the Jean-Claude Biver management, they launched the Modular Carrera with a great -fast, solid, and reliable- quick release system and innovative concept 👍
You can -with no tools required, just by pressing a button - not only change the straps in very few seconds but also the lugs, and even the head (from several automatic options to a digital-connected head). Modular buckles also have a quick release system but they are not so fast to change.
This Modular concept (parts made in Grade 5 titanium) was probably very expensive to manufacture, as was its production directly at the TAG Heuer headquarters in La Chaux-de-Fonds, and probably seeking a higher profit margin for each Connected watch sold, the brand's next management moved to manufacture it in China since 2020 and gave up on Modularity, but that doesn't stop it from being an original and creative concept, and one that is not years behind anyone else 😉
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Boom!!!
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THFan346
·Now that’s a proper flex. 😀
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Aquagraph
·I really should wear this more and get used to the smaller size .
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Aquagraph
·And correct the date... oops.
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·I really should wear this more and get used to the smaller size .
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Mspeedster
·Do you think TAG will ever use quick release straps? It feels like TAG is always 5 years behind in all trends
In 2017, during the Jean-Claude Biver management, they launched the Modular Carrera with a great -fast, solid, and reliable- quick release system and innovative concept 👍
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Jim Dollares
·TAG actually had quick release springbars even earlier than that. The strap on the Monaco CAW211D, circa 2011-12, had a quick release.
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Mspeedster
·What! I had no idea
The CAW211B & CAW211C had quick release too. I wonder why they stopped? Perhaps too many incidents of them being inadvertently released?
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Mspeedster
·The Team Ikuzawa also has a quick release strap. But I guess it doesn't count, since the strap design is from Bamford.
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Albert-AMG
··TAG Heuer Forums ModeratorI got the CAW211D's strap (FC6300) for my CAW211P McQueen, the quick release is very convenient. But in fact, I see that TAG first did it for the 40th Anniversary Monaco CAW211A in 2009.
The CAW211B & CAW211C had quick release too. I wonder why they stopped? Perhaps too many incidents of them being inadvertently released?
But these Monaco & Autavia quick release systems are not so strong, safe, and “Avant-Garde” 😉 as the Modular quick release system (the complete fastening is made in titanium), which is really innovative. I love these two push buttons to eject the strap and lugs 😀
