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Rolex Fan Girl Buys First TAG Heuer... TAG Heuer F1
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What are the odds of buying a TAG Heuer F1 literally a week before the KITH X TAG Heuer F1 re-issue?! I guess TAG was just in the air!
So... I bought my FIRST EVER TAG Heuer - and it's a watch I've wanted for SOOO LONG! A 1990s TAG Heuer F1. I remember being a kid and I loved these so much - I thought they were so cool, and cool people wore them. But what's the point of having good credit if you don't irresponsibly and impulsively buy the watches you always wanted hehe.
But here's EVERYTHING you need to know about the TAG Heuer F1 - the good, the bad and the ugly.
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TIME STAMPS:
0:00-1:41 - Intro
1:42-3:02 - Case Proportions & Wearability
3:03-4:30 - Heritage
4:31-5:53 - SquareSpace!
5:43-6:46 - Are these tacky?
6:47-8:06 - Specifications
8:07-8:32 - Price
8:33-9:01 - I love this watch!
9:02-10:58 - Still Complaining About KITH X Heuer
10:59-11:21 - Outro
11:22-11:42 - Pope Tier Patrons YES!
your comment about being an adult is buying the things you wanted as a kid is right on. I feel the same way
#THIS
Absolutely! As I tell people, the only person I'm trying to impress is my 14 year-old self.
Britt being into F1 was the most pleasant surprise of the morning for me.
Yesss! Agreed!
And most importantly, 80s F1
🤣 I usually suppress it! Whenever I am trying to make new friends there comes a point… where I feel the need to talk about F1…. Aaaaand no one ever cares! 🤣🤣 so I usually just keep it to myself! But now that I know so much of watch fam also likes F1! 😈 I’ll have to integrate it more into the channel!!
There's SO MUCH overlap! I'm not particularly into any sport, but the history between them and Tag Heuer was really interesting to me here
@@BrittPearceWatches lol don't ruin the channel with F1 😉
Britt, I can see the joy this watch gives you! It looks great on your wrist and owning an OG model instead of the shameless money grab Kith makes you far cooler :) I love F1 too. Cheers and enjoy your F1.
I'm 44 y/o this year, and when I was 9 or 10, I saw these F1s in person at a retail jeweler, and it led me to think that TAG was garbage. It was a plastic quartz watch in a time when Seiko was doing amazing things, and Citizen was breaking ground technologically with the Eco-Drive movement. I never took TAG seriously after that, and now that they've re-released them, I feel it is a huge set backwards for brand perception. I'm not sure how old Watch Papi is, but if he's my age, and his friends were after Air Kings and Explorers, those were some RICH little kids! :D
It wouldn't hurt our feelings if you were to have a special video about F1.
F1 and watches go hand to hand
When did Tag change their logo and why? The old one is so much nicer
I have a feeling that before the end of the year we’ll see a reissue of the original version that is not a limited edition and will be priced around $600-$700
I dont really care about the tag f1, but as a watch guy and an F1 fan, Ibreally enjoyed the video. My favorite 90s watch is the 90s version of the Breitling Chronomat. Peak Breitling from the golden era of the brand.
You did very well with those Tags Britt - pure nostalgia and also great looking! I'm old enough to remember the originals (which were still more than I could afford back in the day!) and I was really jonesin' for one (still am).
O-kay! In order of importance Britt:
- I dig F1. Play on.
- As I might have mentioned in a previous post, I actually *hated* the TAG Heuer F1 series when it came out (yeah, I'm old), but I've slowly warmed up to them over the years...not quite enough to grab one, but they're kinda cool now.
- The examples you and hubby have are particularly cool.
- They totally effed up with the whole Kith thing. Period.
The vintage F1s narrate stories of what might have been the golden era in motorsport, which is why I appreciate them. The heritage of the brand captivates me, and I would welcome more Formula One content on this channel, particularly that which is connected to TAG Heuer.
I had the blue one and recently gave it to my wife, it’s now on the steel bracelet, it still looks great and I recall purchasing it with my first full time wage in 1995/96.
I took a shot every time you said “wrist” and I now have no liver. Fun game, would play again 😂
You’re Kithin’ it this week, BP! I can’t believe they came with a divers extension and were rated to 200m. If the new ones have been at $500, it would have been an incredible release. They tagged up royally!
Not tacky at all, nostalgic and fun. Great size and definitely capable of fitting a range of wrists sizes - for those willing to wear a totally normal and traditional men's watch size. I really like the bracelet too. All around - just cool.
SALTY! Thabk you!!!! I didn’t think they were tacky either! But I’ve heard so many people think they’re tacky! 🧐 some people are tasteless! 😝
The bracelet is fantastic! One of my favourite things about this one!
@@BrittPearceWatches Some people don't get watches can just be "fun" for some reason. Life is too short - have fun!
The first watch that I bought for myself was a Swatch, back in 1985.
It cost about £16, but the case size was about 34mm ish. Back then it didn't seem small at all.
I've still kept it for sentimental reasons, even though it stopped working years. Oddly enough, I've never seen another one like it...
I just got a 35mm one recently! I thought it would be too small, but it's been great
I'm sure a jeweler could replace the battery for you.
@@b.santos8804 It had a few battery changes in the 6 years that it worked. There is a battery hatch in the case back, as the watch case is plastic and completely sealed. So when eventually the movement failed, this rendered the watch irreparable.
Spot on! I remember Tag being the watch brand growing up in the 90s. I remember buying a fake TAG off Canal St in NYC , so badly wanted a TAG.
I have one of these ( the same as you bought for your husband) and have worn it everyday since 1994. Got some bracelet stretch, and it’s had a few new bezels. I still love it. Great to see a nice review of these.
Tag Heuer was king in the 1990s and early 2000s. This steel F1 from 1996 is a memento from the "Friends" generation.
Favourite ‘90’s - hmmm.
It has to be the Oakley Time Bomb in Carbon Red. Many moons after ogling the press photos when it was silly money (for me)… I invested in a ‘ red bomb’ and love it even more after a decade of ownership.
Keep up the fine work Britt. 👌🏼
the statement about wanting to buy stuff you couldn’t afford when younger is so true.
Honestly, TAG Heuer is at it's best when they do stuff a little outside the box, like the original F1. Gave them a unique identity and no doubt in my mind it was why they were so well known in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Have the same black and white colour F1 shown in this vid, and I wear it every race weekend, even took it to the Silverstone GP back in 2021! (and go on, Lando!!!)
The black-and-white version is quite the looker, even in comparison to modern watches.
These were such cool watches back in the day. Good to see that they are being talked about now and maybe a new generation of enthusiasts will enjoy them.
As for the re issue, so near to a hot but the price.. OMG what were they thinking.
I also have the black
And white version featured in this video. Love it but boy do Tag know how to charge for a service! More than the price of the original watch I think.
Hey Britt, love your lasted video about tag hewer, love that you love F1 and love that your turning so English, arty farty. Love it.
Hey Britt, we are still waiting new video about Tudor Pelagos FXD Chrono «Cycling Edition»
I remember wearing the retrofuturistic Swatch Beat. Loved those and mine still works!
Great call Brit, I picked up a vintage blue f1 35mm for 450 US.
I had no idea who or what Kith was/is before these watches were released and after finding out, I'm even less inclined to buy one than I was before. They're the prime example of a fashion brand that will disappear as quickly as they arrived.
Come on, Heuer. You can do better than that........
Bonus points for calling them Heuer rather than TAG!
Fabulous, what TH is different from other brands is it is so dynamic and young. There is vitality in its design that most brands lacks, even today F1, 2000 and 3000 series are still ahead of its time in design. Aquaracer does inherit this dynamite feel.
The red bezel Swiss Army 100m Quartz was a watch I remember well from the 90’s. You could get one for free, if you smoked enough Marlboro cigarettes and turned the UPCs in for one.
35mm is a-okay for me. I like wearing my 35mm Tissot PRX.
JOBER IN THE HOUSE! 35mm is such a golden size ratio! The PRX’s are absolutely brilliant!
35-37mm is my sweet spot for a non-tool watch, but I also have 6.25" wrists. I have the 35mm PRX but am strongly considering selling it in favor of the new Longines Conquest in 38mm. We'll see how that one wears on the wrist when it comes to an AD near me!
I love the watch but I just can’t pull it off with my 8 inch wrists
Nice tick-tockers! Vintage sports watch? Let's take Heuer chrono case reference 7753 panda MG bi-compax, 37mm with eta valjoux 7730 for instance. I bought NOS almost mint new.
My wife bought me an TAG Formula 1 in 1996, when I was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant of U.S. Marines. I ruined it on Okinawa, at Torii Beach, when I didn’t realize the crown was open. Salt water got into it. It now sits in my watch box, broken and sad
😢
On the happier side, Sir, with your username, I hope you have a Captain Willard.
Try to get it fixed, or buy a replacement copy! Now’s the perfect moment to bring back that joy! 😎
@@chadbailey7038 on Okinawa circa 2010, I found a shop that replaced the quartz movement with Japanese parts. It worked but I felt like a fraud wearing it with Japanese components. Do you know of TAG would replace the movement with original parts?
@@daredevilforlife Kemo Sabe, I indeed to have a Seiko Turtle, homage to the Captain Willard worn by American 🇺🇸 soldiers, Sailors and Marines in Vietnam. Signed, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Marine Corps (Retired) 🇺🇸
@ CaptainWillard, i don’t think you liked it and its okay not to if it doesn’t tickle your fancy, otherwise you would have gotten it fixed and or replaced just so it hold sentimental value to you!
I bought a Tag F1 in 1990 in my first year out of University. I bought it in while in vacation in Florida. Mine was stainless steel with blue dial and I also bought a blue rubber bracelet to change the look from time to time. My memory is a bit blurry but I am sure i paid way more than $100 for it. Like way way more. This was my main watch for about 13 years and I still own it but don't wear it anymore. I will keep it forever. My GF bout a used one for herself about 10 years ago, the smaller version for women.
In 1992 I bought the CA 1121-R0 the chronograph version.
I was for years my daily watch.
I still have it today.
I noticed that a few watch media personalities purchased a Tag F1 original right before the Kith release.
I suspect they all got a media release and thought the price would sky rocket for the originals, so they all went out and got an original to beat the flippers.
love my vintage F1, my only complaint is its my “undercover” travel watch, now I might need to find something else for that 😅
I am same as you- so much into F1 and watches 😂
Well, you may have convinced me, this is a beauty. I’m a quartz guy, and this piece looks so beautiful! In love with the black and white F1
My everyday watch. I love TAG :) right now i'm looking for the same model that Senna used to wear
F1 is simply bad ass!!! ❤❤❤ I agree with you 100% if they priced this watch at a somewhat reasonable $500 it would have been a massive success. Who knows maybe they will re release these without KITH colouration and just revert back to TAG and sell them at half the price or less. 😊
When I was young, I want a dive Heuer in my collection since my vivid memories revolves around it. But as I grew up, I was more of Omega, and then I touched Citizen, now I want more dive Citizen haha and Heuer becomes my neh with some weird reasons.
Fun watch. If you like it and have the money buy it. NewPort TH sold out before the store opened day one.
A watch steeped in nostalgia, telling a story filled with both triumphs and controversies. It evokes strong emotions, being equally loved and hated, yet no one can deny that Formula 1 exudes a unique personality. Over time, it has the potential to become a true classic.
i have 2 tissot watches from the 90s . the seastar automatic day date and the pr50 quartz . both are 36 mm and i still wear them and love them . 7 inch wrest .
I love this!!! 36mm looks fantastic on 7” wrist in my opinion! I love the strap to watch ratio! It’s just magic!!
@@BrittPearceWatches
my longines from the 90s is 36 as well . i guess people lived that decade are programmed to love smaller watches . any watch over 39 / 40 mm to me is invicta design 🤣🤣
I can't get beyond the bezel to dial ratio on this watch. Too much bezel, too little dial.
Love that its quartz. Most of my watches by far are quartz or solar and dive watches are my preference. Also love F1. I was in Europe years ago and had a chance to buy a Tag. I passed then and still never owned one or will.
Ahhh you think?! I don’t mind the bezel to dial ratio at all! But I totally see what you mean!!😅 I think I’m just so charmed by these!
My next Tag Heuer would be the aqua racer in the smoke green dial! I do own the kirium tho.
Recently I bought the BB 54 :))) love it!
Your description of being an adult was spot on! 😂
Lucky or unlucky? Sounds like you had a little insider info to me ;) Great video as always. Thanks, Britt.
That video was a masterpiece great takes with the F1 loved that ferrari bit.
Spot on for all points. Bonus for the F1 content!! The only thing I enjoy as much as watches is F1, so this was perfect!
The rubber tags remind me of the casio mrw 200 in resin
When I got my 35 mm F1 the first impression was about its small size. But having a tiny wrist it is beyond perfect to me. Also fun fact: when I got it, my friend saw the small size and called it the Senninha's watch, because of the connection with Senna and his cartoon for kids.
They look good on a colour matched NATO strap too, just saying 😉👍
I first thought you had bought the Kith one, but the old ones are so much cooler. Nice fun video and nice F1s!
Great stuff, as always! Would you consider making a video about the Breitling Aerospace? Another indisputably classic quartz design, yet divisive among watch enthusiasts.
Hey Britt! I bought my F1 in 1991 just before I found out that we were going to have to have Daughter #1. I remember thinking then "I'll never be able to buy another nice watch...". I got the steel case and eggshell face with red and black straps at the same time and alternated them depending on how I was feeling. I carried on wearing it regularly until about 12 years back when we ran into some money problems. I had to sell some stuff including this watch and instantly regretted it. Flash forward about 5 years, things had got better but the F1 itch was bad and I kept missing the right auctions on eBay so thought I'd drop a line to the person who purchased my watch saying how much I missed it. Next day I got a message back saying "that was unexpected..!". Her husband had left the F1 in a drawer a couple of years earlier so she agreed to sell it back to me - couple of days later we were reunited! I still wear it and at the moment it comes a close second to my Speedy 39.
I’m new Britt you’re awesome! I’m an F1 fan since 1999!!! and I’ve been looking to get my first F1 Tag! I will now.
I think stumbling into your video means it was meant to be!!
Keep doing You Britt!!
Also, you should always talk F1!!
F1 heavy is fine with me. The “Don’t crack under pressure” Senna ad was a stroke of marketing genius.
The crossover between watches and motorsport rolls deep. Don’t worry about mentioning cars even though this is strictly a watch channel. We love it!
People said that it is expensive to Swatch omega for $250, and Tag Kith from plastic for 1500$ bought. also it is not necessary to look for in it logic because competent marketing also is calculated on it
Your videos are (always)a lot of fun, i've seen a lot of those TAGs formula one before, so ,I was excited about the "new ones", until I saw the price....
After watching I’m interested in getting one!
They will be coming out with a non Collab version. This is to set the price in the mind of the consumer high value. Remember this comment when Tag do an official relaunch.
I have a ref WA1211, full lume dial and jubilee bracelet. The most interesting and significant watch of Tag Heuer imo. I bought mine a few years ago at an estate sale, very good price. If you avoid online sales i think you can get them rather inexpensive.
TAG may not have the best movements, but their designs are great.
Love the 80s F1 driver's shoutouts! Here's one more: F1-turned-CART-driver Emerson Fittipaldi!
My grad present was a 1997 TAG Professional 2000 with a white dial. I love that watch a beautiful simple design. It was my daily driver for 25 years. Now part of a rotation.
One of your best videos to date! Might be the nostalgia talking. 🤣
This B&W F1 was my first ‘proper’ watch, 18th birthday present from my parents. Couple of years ago had it serviced with new glass and bezel, looks new again 😀
Super nostagic Brit! Thanks a lot for rescue AYRTON SENNA! Greetings from Brazil! 🇧🇷
I bought my first “proper watch” when I was 19 - Tag kirium with ti5 (carbon face) and I still wear it daily. The services cost more than it’s worth! I’ve had Breguet, Rolex, breitling and I still wear this the most (even at 37mm). Although…..I never bought another tag.
Oh I freaking love this!!! I love that you still wear that old TAG daily! There’s something really magical about older TAGs :) but I had no idea about the service ! That’s really good to know! 🧐 this is something I might need to make a video about when I bring these in for their first service!!
I also have a 5.5 inch wrist. Dou have any problem with sizing with steel braclet or are they often been able to size to your (our) size?
I love Tag Heuer, it was my first swiss watch i received as a bday present from my parents. So idc what people say, it has a special place in my heart😆
I think you need to start an F1 side-channel 😉
I’ve been banging this drum!! 🥁
They look good on both of your wrists !
Tag please release a 40mm and Chrono version !! PLEASE !!
McLaren owners Ron Dennis and Monsieur Ojeh also owned TAG Heuer, eventually selling it to LVMH.
Seriously want an aquaracer 200 automatic. Just gotta pick a colour now
OH YES! Solargraph or mechanical?! I kinda love the ice blue hand on the solargraphs!!
Blue one is lit
@@BrittPearceWatches yes that looks great but definitely the mechanical the fume dial is stunning. Blue or grey ? Ahhhh
@@hambs_ tried the grey smoke on and waiting to see the blue. Grey smoke is pretty though
i remember this watch fondly. I bought it in the mid nineties when i was in my early 20s. It was my first big boy swiss watch
Did you notice Red Bull rebadging the cars to Kith Heur?
I hope after the “Kith Heuer” hoopla dies down, TAG Heuer re-introduces them for $7-800. I think they’d sell a ton at that price!
My favorite ‘90s watch would be my TAG Heuer 2000 auto…I bought it new in ‘04 right before they replaced it with the Aquaracer. It’s quintessential TAG Heuer from that era!
I was given a rubber strapped version but never wore it. The strap was insanely long, it was small and dinky and I had just purchased a Seamaster Pro automatic with a chonky bracelet
Wore mine all day yesterday for a family trip. Light and easy to wear. Funky and cool. What’s not to like’
Nice choice. A fun everyday watch
Where did you find yours in such good shape?
I'd still wear a 35/36mm piece or smaller. I have small wrists so smaller watches would fit me better.
As an F1 fan, I don't mind the reference at all. I can totally relate to it.
🤣🤣 this makes me feel better! I always try to talk to people about F1! Aaaaaaand I’m used to rejection 🤣🤣 I JUST LOVE TALKING F1! Excited for Imola already!
Tags are probably the funnest luxury watch to own and wear. Nice that you have a fondness of 80s 90s Formula One. Unfortunatly it looks like you still dig whats left of "Formula One" these days...Ouch
It is funny to see old movies with male actors wearing such small looking watches lol... but the was the style in those days... Britt, what do you think of the newer 40mm TAG Heuer Aquaracer series whether the Quartz, Solargraph, and the Automatic? i really like the size, and the polygon shaped bezel stands out between many other luxury watches...
I was concerned, I thought you both the kith money grap 😅. Nice vid❤❤❤
Tag Heuer are good watches and a bargain on the used market. I recently picked up a beautiful boxed Kirium quartz chronograph from cash converters for £400. Swiss 90s cool for the price of an affordable Seiko. Doesn't get much better
I sold the luminous green dial version recently for $400 AUD having bought it in the UK for 195 GBP. I used it for three years and kept it in a box for twenty nine years and regrettably parted with it as I felt it would be too boyish to wear in my sixties,hopefully the new owner will use it and not keep it in a box.
I've always "just missed" the F1, we just never connected. When they first came out, they may seem inexpensive now, but in 80's money they were a bit spendy.
Later I think they had a bit of a resurgence and I still felt like I just couldn't justify spending twice ss much as a Seiko.
Later still. When I was hunting vintage watches I would occasionally run across them, but I was into mechanical watches by then and most pawn shops still treated them like gold and I wasn't going to spend that kinda coin for a quartz watch.
And now? Still not buying quartz and they're still too expensive.
If they went 38-39mm with an automatic movement for sub $650.? THEN I might jump in!?
Where did you bought it Britt? I Like the one with the black bezel, I’m from Toronto and I’ve been looking for an example like yours (mint and well preserved) but is nowhere to be found. Thank you so much in advance!
I have the exact same one! I'm just happy to see others giving it the love it deserves ❤
4:12, we may respectfully disagree 🏎️, Britt x F1 cross over content 🙏 😄
10:24 TAG collaboration... Plan B, Plan C, Plan D... etc etc etc. Will get back to you.
They are pretty darn nostalgic and you gotta wear them knowing that they are rather unique today. They are iconic too! If you were alive then you will remember them :)
You are going to laugh... But I actually liked the Pop Swatches, I had many Swatches but never a Pop. But I thought they looked amazing!
I was a kid in the late 80’s/early 90’s and this watch was the coolest thing in existence!