#Tag heuer link chronograph series

IвЂ™m also a huge fan of the striking black dial because it does lend a hint of elegance to the otherwise showy design. The 42mm all stainless chronograph runs on the ETA 7750 and that makes it just as much of a pain in the ass to service as any other 7750. Remember, most TAG buyers werenвЂ™t overprotective watch dorks. All the boxes and papers are here, which is amazing. Overall, this looks like a lovely piece that somehow avoided years of ale-induced skullduggery and mischief. The watch and the pictures are courtesy of SWWatches in Plymouth, UK. I found a lovely example of a TAG Heuer Link automatic chronograph on Chrono24. The brand got its act together in the вЂ™90s. Finally, the вЂ™80s TAG was synonymous with flaking, rotting dials. And I like how the link uses its own style of hands instead of the former Rolex-aping Mercedes indicators. DonвЂ™t ask me why, but those early S/ElвЂ™s with gold-plated cases and leather straps still give me the heebie-jeebies. It also reminds me of shopping mall kiosk managers selling pagers. And hey, it kind of has an integrated bracelet and thatвЂ™s undeniably hot right now.ДЄlso, I chose the TAG Heuer Link instead of the earlier S/El for a reason. So yes, I celebrate the Link for being a trendsetter. And worst of all, most of that forgettable stuff comes from big brands. I write This Week in Watches right now and I cannot tell you how many anonymous designs cross my screen. The watch has a unique style that clearly worked at the time. But the reality is that I look upon the TAG Heuer Link and I admire it for one major reason. Honestly, IвЂ™m a bit sentimental and maybe itвЂ™s all this time at home recently that has me thinking of former times. Some - many - will ask why IвЂ™m featuring a watch that reminds us all of a questionable period style-wise. And years later, you could tell just how popular they were because eBay was and is still flooded with them. And just for the Europeans - weвЂ™re talking Michael Jackson/Cher/Bryan Adams levels. How common? About as typical as a gold package-equipped Lexus at an Olive Garden parking lot in Boca Raton. The TAG Heuer Link and its predecessor were unbelievably plentiful in SoFla. If youвЂ™ve spent any time on this site, then youвЂ™re well aware that I was born and raised in South Florida. Smaller, ladiesвЂ™ sizes were also on offer. The Link line had automatic and quartz models, and chronograph versions with both types of power. That makes a lot of sense because the Link took the S/ELвЂ™s trademark вЂњdouble SвЂќ links and made them a little less вЂ™80s. It turns out that the Link was borne out of the S/El (Sports Elegance) line that debuted back in 1987. IвЂ™m no TAG expert and I thought the line was older than this. TAG was there as the answer and one of its mega-popular solutions was the TAG Heuer Link.ДЄs the informative site Calibre 11 tells us, the first generation TAG Heuer Link came around in 1999 and was made until 2004. But unlike today where that kind of customers would phone it in with some anonymous вЂњconnectedвЂќ watch, people wanted something stylish, Swiss, and with a respected name. They struck it rich with those who either couldnвЂ™t afford a Rolex or didnвЂ™t want to drop that kind of coin on a watch. They were the brand when I was growing up during the вЂ™80s and вЂ™90s (and early 2000вЂ™s for that matter) that so many people wanted. For the proponents, I agree with you - great watch! This weekвЂ™s subject wonвЂ™t take its inspiration from anything nearly that old, but the TAG Heuer Link Chronograph has certainly inspired me to travel back in time. Even though that watch used a design heavily inspired by WW2 bomber watches, you felt it was вЂњOriginalвЂќ enough to land a 58% Wrist Game win. Last week, I showed you the GlashГјtte Original Senator Navigator. LetвЂ™s see if the TAG Heuer Link Chronograph moistens your eyes for the right or wrong reasons.

#Tag heuer link chronograph series

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