TAG Heuer

TAG Heuer Men's CAF7012.BA0815 Aquaracer Calibre S Chronograph Watch

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The TAG Heuer Story

TAG Heuer traces its roots to the small Swiss village of St-Imier where, in 1860, a watchmaker named Edouard Heuer opened his first shop. His vision was to create remarkable timepieces that pushed the envelope of innovation and precision. The company's reputation grew, and Heuer's first patent for a chronograph mechanism in 1882 was followed by a long list of achievements: the first stopwatch accurate to 1/100 of a second, the first dashboard stopwatch for race cars, the first miniature electronic timekeeping device accurate to 1/1000th of a second, and the first automatic movement with a microrotor, to name just a few.

Over the years, Heuer's reputation for gold-standard precision earned the company the privilege of providing official timing services for a number of world-class competitive sporting events, including the Olympic Games, the FIS Ski World Cup, and the FIA Formula 1 World Championships. To this day, TAG Heuer maintains a close association with the world of competitive sports and enjoys a devoted following among sports celebrities and enthusiasts. In 1985, Heuer joined the TAG (Techniques D'Avant-Garde) group, and the TAG Heuer name and logo were created. Now one of the most recognized and sought-after watch brands in the world, TAG Heuer continues its reputation of innovative design and technological excellence, creating prestigious timepieces that are always at the cutting edge of precision, reliability and style.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001L16FYC
• Item model number: CAF7012.BA0815
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,598 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Picture does not do justice!, March 18, 2010

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Michael S. Sloan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TAG Heuer Men's CAF7012.BA0815 Aquaracer Calibre S Chronograph Watch (Watch)

At the time of this review, I've only had for a week. I was able to get this AR when it was 62% off retail. This is a fabulous price for this TAG. I love this watch and the unique electro-mechanical movement. The orange second hand and sub-dial tips against the blue face is striking and a perfect match - an absolute must see in person. The solid look and feel of this watch make it look and feel bomb proof. This is my first venture into the premium watch market, and I am very pleased with this purchase, especially at the price paid.

Cool:
Blue face with the bi-directional subdial look great and are unique to TH.
Date indicated by subdials. Unique feature, especially considering it is perpetual until 2099!
Uni-directional rotating outer bezel surrounding a stationary inner bezel...neet!
Accurate 1/100th Chronograph! Not that you'll need this accuracy considering we humans can't react that fast.
Heavy-duty watch band and button clasp. Solid look and feel, no broken finger nails when opening clasp.
300M submersible. It'll go deaper than you ever will! (Except for the 1/10000000 persons that are trained for deep dive#.
It's a TAG Heuer Aquaracer for less than $1100 #at time of purchase#.

Not so Cool:
At 45mm diameter it is big, if you have small wrists this may be a problem, no problem if you don't.

I've done a significant amount of research on various watches in this and higher leagues. Many 'enthusiasts' will judge this as Quartz movement and thus not worthy to be considered. However, what I like about this Calibre S movement is it's unique hybrid movement #and appearance# is designed by in house by TH and used only by TH. Many of the other TH automatic's and most other Swiss watch makers share the same ETA made movements #not necessarily a bad thing# that may be slightly modified for the specific watch model.

For those considering, this Calibre S AR is now discontinued from TH, so many AD's no longer have this one in stock, and those that do are probably offering 30% savings for in stock inventory. However, even with the 30% off from a local dealer, it would have cost me $1500 more to buy local.

You won't be dissapointed. I certainly am not!

Happy shopping.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Phew! My Husband Like It..., March 6, 2010

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Juicy Low - See all my reviews

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I got it for my husband as his birthday present. Fortunately he likes it, as we stay outside USA, it is difficult for us to return the watch if he doesn't like it. Prior to the purchase, I've done research online and at the boutiques. I love the blue dial, which is much brighter than the picture on Amazon. The logo is rather dull though, it's not obvious that it's a TH logo, but he does not seem to mind it. The size is just right for my husband's wrist, I feel it fits better than the 41mm TH that he has, but may look too big on a thin wrist. I was happy with the packaging and the speed of delivery, it took merely 4 days for it to be sent to Singapore. While I paid a premium on delivery, it is still much economical to get it from Amazon, though our local retailers usually gives a good 20-25% discount off the retail price. I'm just crossing my fingers that it'll continue to work well, if I have to send it back to Amazon for repair, it'll be too costly. So far, I'm happy with my purchase.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars cool watch, March 23, 2010

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Haixia Xu - See all my reviews
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The size is little bit larger than I thought,but it is still a cool watch.