From when this was considered a full size watch….

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From when this was considered a full size watch….

Post by tmw » Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:11 pm

Dug it out, switched the battery and here we go.

Tag formula one. 35mm.

Original owner. Who knew I would keep buying almost every lume dial I could find.
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I bought a cheap watch from a crazy man
Floating down canal
It doesn't use numbers or moving hands
It always just says now
Now you may be thinking that I was had
But this watch is never wrong
And If I have trouble the warranty said
Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On

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Re: From when this was considered a full size watch….

Post by AranaWhite » Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:23 pm

tmw wrote:
Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:11 pm
Dug it out, switched the battery and here we go.

Tag formula one. 35mm.

Original owner. Who knew I would keep buying almost every lume dial I could find.
I dig a lume dial. The closest I've had is an Indiglo 30 yrs back, I loved that feature though. What yr is that? It doesn't look 35mm, sure looks dated though.

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Re: From when this was considered a full size watch….

Post by tmw » Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:52 pm

It’s 35. Late 1980s Tag F1
Stan, don’t you know the first law of physics? Anything that’s fun costs at least eight dollars”
-- Eric Cartman

“To absent friends, lost loves, old gods, and the season of mists; and may each and every one of us always give the devil his due.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman

I bought a cheap watch from a crazy man
Floating down canal
It doesn't use numbers or moving hands
It always just says now
Now you may be thinking that I was had
But this watch is never wrong
And If I have trouble the warranty said
Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On

- Jimmy Buffett

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Re: From when this was considered a full size watch….

Post by toxicavenger » Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:36 pm

I owned a orange, blue, and if I recall a green version of this model. Such and great watch, but that plastic bezel got chewed up easily. It was one of my first intro's into the watch game besides my Freestyle/Casio watches.

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Re: From when this was considered a full size watch….

Post by Blaine » Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:18 pm

Nice!!!


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Re: From when this was considered a full size watch….

Post by flyskate » Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:54 am

I remember, Tag was the watch to have back in the eighties! Beautiful watch!!
Stephen

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Re: From when this was considered a full size watch….

Post by jswing » Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:24 am

I had one of those with a red dial back in the day, loved that thing.

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Re: From when this was considered a full size watch….

Post by tmw » Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:09 am

It definitely is a blast from the past. Remember the day I got it, and thought wow. TAG HEUER. Wore it for years, trading off between my original 6309 I got in 1983, and a few years later the tag. I always wished it was a little larger, but those were the days when this was considered big. I also remember cutting the strap to size!

Battery changed. Started right up like the day I got it. Crystal all scratched. Bezel paint gone. New cheap strap. Still fun to wear. Still wish it was a little larger. They would sell a ton of these today at 38-40.

Ah, the days.
Stan, don’t you know the first law of physics? Anything that’s fun costs at least eight dollars”
-- Eric Cartman

“To absent friends, lost loves, old gods, and the season of mists; and may each and every one of us always give the devil his due.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman

I bought a cheap watch from a crazy man
Floating down canal
It doesn't use numbers or moving hands
It always just says now
Now you may be thinking that I was had
But this watch is never wrong
And If I have trouble the warranty said
Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On

- Jimmy Buffett

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Re: From when this was considered a full size watch….

Post by AtomicTom » Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:58 am

What’s old is new again right?! :excited: :)

It still looks 100 or more years ahead of it’s time sir. 8-) And the size
looks fine from here. ;) Honestly, smaller watches really aren’t that
much smaller when you stop and think about it.

If 40mm is the average, then 5 millimeters less really isn’t that much
of a difference. Plus the crown, but also bezel make it look bigger, as
well as huskier too. :salute:

Awesome sauce, thanks for the extra awesome report !!!

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Re: From when this was considered a full size watch….

Post by smellody » Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:05 pm

Nice. Plenty large enough.

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Re: From when this was considered a full size watch….

Post by AranaWhite » Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:41 am

flyskate wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:54 am
I remember, Tag was the watch to have back in the eighties! Beautiful watch!!
A friend, not a wis, recently bought a Tag while on a cruise ship. His inspiration was “back in the day” when he wouldn’t afford one.

The only 80’s watch I recall is a gold tone Turtle. My friend was a massive guy so it fit well. He was military and picked it up in Germany, I think. It and was amazing, and rare.

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