Worth the wait

After nearly two weeks of waiting, the TAG is here.

This is the F1 Grande Date. It's got the Ronda 6004B movement. I like the small seconds but I am not crazy about the big date window where the 30 seconds marker would normally be.

It's got a beautiful brushed finish on the stainless steel 44mm case that extends to the bracelet. It's a true diver in the sense that it has 200M water resistant, and easily operable uni-directional bezel, screw-down crown and wet-suit extension. Lume is nice and BRIGHT (pics of that to come later). Its only downfall there is the lack of real estate for lume on the hour and minute hands.

It also has sapphire glass and safety clasp. Worth noting on this newer version of the F! is that the bezel is metal instead of plastic.

It's not perfect as I noted above, but this one is a keeper (for whatever that's worth, knowing my reputation for hanging onto a watch).

Here are the pics

Pretty!!! Looking forward to the lume shots!!

congrats on the TAG. What's the case size of that F1? Normally Tags are pretty small on case size which shy's me away, and I'm talking 38-40mm

That one is 44mm Mr Noob! Great that you have the watch Jerry, had your regular mail carrier been on yesterday we would have received the watches on the exact same day.

Congratulations on the TAG and successful trade.

That's cool! I've never been a Tag fan but that is an awsome looking watch.

I like it! Very nice!!

Great looking watch AO!

I kinda like the big date there but hey, every sees differently!

CLEAN dial over all!

Congrats and Enjoy!

Anomaly wrote:

Great looking watch AO!
I kinda like the big date there but hey, every sees differently!
CLEAN dial over all!
Congrats and Enjoy!

I didn't mind it either, I actually found it to be very readable.

. . . Very nice!!!! I like it a lot. The big date at 6 is a plus in my mind, balances the dial nicely. The bezel is killer, love the large cutouts . . . . looking at it I can see where Burett swiped their bezel design from . . . . Killer TAG, enjoy owning it . . . Randy.

Nice score Jerry! I like it. I see what you mean about the date. Everytime I look at the picture I think that the date 09 is part of the registers numerals. I'm sure you can get used to that though.

Thanks Mike and all you XMTers!

AO..THAT is a TERRIFIC Tag you got there sir ! Congratulations
on such a stunning watch ! It has everything anyone could want
in a watch..Fantastic dial, amazing bezel, top notch bracelet, a
detailed case back and of course a reliable movement inside !
Enjoy this one for many years to come AO !!!!

Really nice, Jerry! TAGs look so impressive in person, especially on the wrist. Those bracelets are built for serious business.

I see what you mean about the big date taking over the 30 mark. Putting the date window over a subdial isn't seen much. BUT, having a white font over black background makes up for it!

Enjoy that one for as long as you have it! And, should it move out, you know you can get something nice for it!

That is the nicest looking Tag F1 there is...period. I have a standard one, in white, but the newer ones like yours are miles ahead...Enjoy AO, its awesome!!

I think the bezel and case are the crowning achievements on this model. The date windows should have a border.

PoliMalaka wrote:

The date windows should have a border.

I agree Poli, the date gets lost without the border. Nice piece otherwise though.

PoliMalaka wrote:

I think the bezel and case are the crowning achievements on this model. The date windows should have a border.

Good point. It would make the date easier to scan quickly.

Out of curiosity Jerry, is it a G10 under the hood?

Thats really nice, Jerry. Im not normally a big fan of Tags but I have been itching for one lately.

I tried to pry that one out of Dons fingers but lucky for you we couldnt get together.

Looks like the almost perfect watch to me.

Thanks guys. I'm glad you didn't snag it before me, Marc! BTW, welcome to the forum!

Noob: It's a Ronda 6004B movement, not Eta.

Here's the lume shot!

Nice lume shot. That is actually the first TAG I would consider. So let me know in a month after you tire of it

WatchNoob wrote:

... a month after you tire of it

Not in a gazillion years (OK, maybe a million )

Great watch AO!

Very nice. Tag F1 stands out as a unique style. I think small seconds watches are probably my favorites. I think its a great addition to you collection.

I like this watch, the bezel and dial with the big numbers. cool grab from Don!