Should you buy the Tag Heuer Formula 1? In-Depth Review 

Good comments and backs up my research on the brand, I didn't live through the 80s but everyone who I've spoken to echoes your sentiment. A lot of hit and miss releases but definitely potential to take some more of the Swiss watch market share 🙂🍻

They are shitters. Always have been and will continue to be.

My pleasure - thank you for the kind words.

Definitely a solid piece.

My pleasure - cheers for stopping by 🙂🍻

Thanks for the kind words, it's a fun rabbit hole for sure 😅👍

Straight in to the good stuff 😆😎

Great price - enjoy it!

It did say in house when you go in the Calibre 5 page, I see they've changed it 😜...but if you Google 'Calibre 5 tag heuer' still shows the old website text under the link and you'll see they describe it as in-house, which as you agree is wrong. 🙂👍 Maybe they saw my video 😂...thanks very just much for the comments, I've been so interested in Oris so really surprised to hear you had two bad experiences...they seem to be a bit of a darling on RU-vid. Maybe I won't rush out for that green aquis I've been eyeing 😅

Definitely agree... Lots of bargains on the second hand market and far better value. 🙌 I did chuckle in Vegas where they have the Tag official store, full price no discounts... then 10 mins walk away the same watch with a nice 20% discount 😅

@@nextonthewrist that is why you are no longer welcome in Las Vegas - retail clerk vs lack of English language diplomacy ?? how many tag heurs have you ever serviced? have a great summer

​@nextonthewrist where does one find used ones at a fair value? I'm sure there are better watches but I'm a child of the 90s and always wanted one.

@@txman951 ebay

Thank chief it's a very cool watch, I loved mine - I also have a close friend with the same watch but the chronograph version which is wicked too 🙂 ...on reflection the camera exposure settings were a bit low, you're absolutely right... although I still think it's not great lume compared to other watches on the market at the same price point, it's also not really a full on dive watch. To make a logical comparison in my newer videos I've got a reference wity my lume champion, a Proxima diver - so at least there's always a reference point one video to another, and I think I'm getting better on the camera 😅🤞... hopefully it improves the review quality. Thanks so much for the comments and keep enjoying the Tag 😎🍻

Bargain! 😎👏

I honestly couldn't tell you but you might be able to see it from the tag online system when you register your serial number 🙂👍

@@nextonthewrist do I have to register the serial number? I wasn’t aware of that. The only thing I thought there was to register was the warranty but the AD had sorted that for me. Cheers

@@sa86647 no - its optional if you want to join their online service. It will not affect your warranty.

@@nextonthewrist ahh thanks for that

Definitely, the cynic in me says that they know most of their customers aren't watch enthusiastics so they can keep costs lower and not bring it quite up to standard...

Hmmm it's definitely on par with a Longines Hydroconquest. I've had both and honestly they could've come from exactly the same factory they're so similar in fit and finish. I think similar pricing would be fair with that, it's a definite level above Seiko SPB143 (closest competitor I can think of) - finishing of the bracelet and tolerances all around blow the Seiko away...and same with Tissot and Hamilton dive watches when you get in in the hand - again I regularly handle these brands. You wont see that in a RU-vid video though...But overpriced definitely, it should be on par with the hydroconquest I think for fair market value. That is it's identical twin for construction. Thanks for the comments, appreciate your opinion 😎🍻

Definitely 🙌

Without googling it I honestly couldn't tell you, I always kept mine on the bracelet.

Haha good point - I wonder how many times it's been used worldwide by drivers on a race suit, I bet not many 😅

@@nextonthewrist hah I’m will be to bet next to none. So after commenting on this I went and got this watch! Been wanting an automatic and since tag was my first ever watch I decided to start the automatic collection with a tag as well.

@@MLeeder53 congratulations its a really nice watch and a perfect auto to start with, enjoy 😎🍻

You're welcome enjoy the lower prices ☺️

For me, Mido Ocean Star Tribute (often on offer) but there's sooooo many options keep looking until something takes your fancy, it's hard to say what works for different people 😎👍

@@nextonthewrist what do you think about Ocean Star 200? Is a aluminum bezel deal breaker?

@@MrLimaify just depends what style you like, aluminium is more vintage and ceramic is more modern...I enjoy both. The ocean star 200 I think is ceramic, but the tribute is aluminium. Both great choices for sure.

I don't know current pricing but best place to check pricing is grey market places like Jomashop, normally shows something close to best prices.

In what sense? Normally I hear most people claiming pre-Tag was the greatest era. Curious on your take 😎👍

@@nextonthewrist I agree to, the Heuer models are stunning

Strange, pointless comment.

Possibly quartz starts at 1300? Autos are quite a bit more 🙂👍

Interesting mine feels really really smooth - I mean smoother than a 6R35 or PT5000 for sure. It should feel like an ETA 2824, what watches can you compare it to? 🙂

@@nextonthewrist i have a seiko presage cocktail time that winds like a hot knife through butter. The TAG was always like that, i had never wound a watch before it. It wasnt until trying others that it concerned me. Wound like that since day one, Ive always had the crown screwed in but yeah it has always been a rough wind. I think I should take it back to the AD and show them, maybe they can send it for service under warranty

Definitely if you can go to an AD with one in stock (which they normally do) you can at the very least compare and then they can send it off for you if it's different...I definitely think it should be smooth 🙂👍

Go for it if you like it 🙂👍

17.5 cm 🙂👍

Hmmm it seems more of a tedious link for racing these days in this guise - the Monaco is a far more obvious attachment to motor racing in the current line up. But surely driving at 200mph and spraying champagne is cooler than golf? 😆 at least give me that one 😜

@@nextonthewrist OMG, that's hilarious. Can I get your opinion? The chronograph version of this... In like new condition never worn and with the protective stickers on it and all... Is $1100 a good price? Worth it or not? This would be my first "real" watch.

I don't know current pricing but take a look on Chrono24 always a good guide for rough market value or Jomashop for grey market value 🙂👍

Unjustifiably so. To not buy a Tag because of this is a bit sheep like.

@@Nick-cs9dt ..I think it is the price that a Tag Heuer costs to buy which gives them a bad image.. They have "Pitched" the price wrong.. They are not in the same price bracket as a top-end luxury watch ... I am talking £25,000+ GBP Tag Heuer watches start at around just £1200 GBP... And the 2nd hand market is flooded with them from as little as £600 GBP... So when you see someone wearing a Tag Heuer ...They give off the image that the person wearing the watch is a "Wannabe" who can't afford a REAL luxury watch. I know a couple of people who have bum-dead-end minimum wage jobs who own Tag Heuer watches... This is the image these watches give off... If you see someone wearing a Tag Heuer watch .. Most people think "Wannabe" who can't afford a REAL luxury watch If you see someone wearing a £100 GBP Casio G-Shock ..Most people think... This person likes value for money Tag Heuer watches really do have a very poor image .. They are not real luxury watches..Maybe if they ditched their bottom-end watches that are fitted with quartz movements... Then the image of this watch brand might improve. Please don't shoot the messenger. Tag Heuer watches really do have a very poor image. The tacky bottom-end models fitted with battery-powered quartz movements need to go ASAP.

I have Omega Speedy and Aqua Terra, Rolex Explorer, Longines Conquest, citizens, tissots ,seikos, and hamilton, and I wear my Tag Formula 1 often. It is a very well made watch and keeps great time, take it swimming and wear it as a daily in my rotation. Having watches that you like doesn't make anyone a Wannabe! because it's not 6k " luxury watch" People should get away from the brand name and wear things that make you happy, a person should wear it for themselves not to impress people.

It's just the image Tag Heuer has is shocking.. It is the reason I personally would not own one. I would wear a £30 Casio first... Because the Casio watch is not pretending to be anything special. Tag Heuer is seen as a bit of a joke in the luxury watch world. @@MattMurdock64

I haven't looked into their quartz as I like the automatic tags, but I know the 251.262 as I have a Breitling with this movement, it's a great movement although does come up with issues later in life. Mine had to go to Breitling for repair, wasn't cheap 👀

Great deal 🙂👍

Bargain, congrats & enjoy! 🙂👍

Not mincing your words 😅...Personally I wouldn't go that far. If you watch TGVs excellent tag heuer factory tour they operate at an entry level luxury. I find this particular Tag is almost identical to the Longines Hydroconquest in terms of fit, finish and feel and both essentially ETA 2824 based, with minor differences. The Longines is literally half the price - so we can all agree the value proposition definitely isn't there and it's miles off at RRP as per the points in the video... but it is a good entry Swiss product, and it is an interesting brand in terms of history. At $650 I think the Tuseno Shellback is the king, and the Tag is a better built watch than this. Thanks for your comments bud 🙂🍻

Noted 😆

So are mechanical watches 😂

@@nextonthewrist touché 😂

Good lume is a must. I need to know the time when in a cinema.

Each to their own right, if we all had the same tastes it'd be no fun 🙂🍻

@@nextonthewrist True 🍻

I think they'll always have a loyal following, regardless of the value proposition... lots of people grew up with TAG as their dream watch. Even in my generation I remember my college friends all wanted to get a TAG when they started going out to clubs an chatting to the girls 😅

@@nextonthewrist I see most Tag haters will offer their opinion but rarely offer anything to back it up. No explanation, no comparison, no context. I would agree to some extend that Tag Heuer F1 watches are expensive compared to the likes of Longines who match the quality for less but I would say they off set this with their designs.

Is a battery not better for racing to be hassle free lightweight etcetera and not just made cheaper for poor people like me

If it's under warranty send it back. There's not much to break on this auto ...it's based off an ETA movement and easily repairable and serviceale. Any watch can break - but I don't hear many issues with Tag around collection circles, certainly no more than other brands.

That's a strong dislike 😂