TAG vs Rolex

[Grey Ghost]

Rarely people notice the watch I wear, but last evening I had the following experience:
I went to a very good restaurant with my girlfriend and another couple (her friends).
During the meal, the other lady commented - "oh, that's a very nice watch you are wearing, is it a TAG?
"Err... no it's a Rolex DeepSea..."
Noticing my perplexity she added - "Don't be bothered for not having a TAG, yours look like one and I am sure it's a good watch too..."
"Err... thank you..."
During all this time my girlfriend almost burst out laughing...

[sakuraba]

I've noticed TAG has quite a following outside the U.S.

I used to like them, and in all fairness, they are pretty good watches. My beef with TAGs is that when it's time to upgrade, it seems there is a very soft market for them very much unlike Rolex where it seems there is always someone ready to buy pre-owned.

[alpinab7]

Guess your mind was shouting...

Patience Patience Patience & then be patient! & thinking "You big... "

[andrew79]

LOL.... both are nice and look from the marketing side, i believe there should be more TAG advertisement compared to Rolex.... with all the TAG ambassadors for the ad campaign, some people know more about TAG than other swiss brands, maybe....

[nauticajoe]

What was she drinking? Make mine a double!!

[Sweramic]

Tag are beautiful watches.. Sadly, they doesn't hold their value very well.

[veidtadrian]

I was once wearing a PAM 50...and a friend of mine commented "Cool watch..is that a tag"?

Strange considering later on he got a Cartier Ballon Bleu

[Shade]

Tags are quite nice, but as stated, the aftermarket for Tags are kinda bad, hence when wanting to upgrade later on, you lose too much value..

[esm]

can i ask which watch she and her partner were wearing?

[padi56]

Originally Posted by sakuraba

I've noticed TAG has quite a following outside the U.S.

I used to like them, and in all fairness, they are pretty good watches. My beef with TAGs is that when it's time to upgrade, it seems there is a very soft market for them very much unlike Rolex where it seems there is always someone ready to buy pre-owned.

Have to agree not many bad watches on the market today including TAG,just many brands today are very differently priced.

[Mystro]

Nothing wrong with Tag, you just prefer Rolex. Its nice she even noticed you were wearing a nice watch.

Originally Posted by Grey Ghost

Don't be bothered for not having a TAG, yours look like one and I am sure it's a good watch too..."
"Err... thank you..."
During all this time my girlfriend almost burst out laughing...

[dlite1873]

I have always liked Tag Heuer. I think they have some great watches and are reasonably priced too

[mtrunner]

Tags are decent looking watches in my opinion. Most of their models are reasonably priced which allows a lot of people to buy a decent price and not break the bank.

[The GMT Master]

Never been a big fan of TAG - none of their designs really speak to me, and of the few I've had to handle, the bracelets didn't seem that impressive at all. Omega, as a relatively priced brand, has a much bigger appeal for me

[bounce]

Well, you can always sell the Deep Sea, buy a Tag & pocket a few thousand in the process especially as it looks the same ;-))

[Yazo]

Meh

[Dan Pierce]

On the whole I would agree Tags don't hold their value like Rolex, or even Tudor. However, Tag has done the steady price increase like Rolex and consequently I've seen preloved Steve McQueen Monaco's go for much more lately. I'm sure that's not the case on all the Tag references though.
dP

[brettpaul]

Monaco....just a classic....not sure about the rest....too 'trendy' for me and don't have that 'instant classic' or already classic feel....

[Denver Dick]

Originally Posted by Grey Ghost

Rarely people notice the watch I wear, but last evening I had the following experience:
I went to a very good restaurant with my girlfriend and another couple (her friends).
During the meal, the other lady commented - "oh, that's a very nice watch you are wearing, is it a TAG?
"Err... no it's a Rolex DeepSea..."
Noticing my perplexity she added - "Don't be bothered for not having a TAG, yours look like one and I am sure it's a good watch too..."
"Err... thank you..."
During all this time my girlfriend almost burst out laughing...

My response would have been something along this line.

While maintaining eye contact, I would've chuckled out loud (not too loud) and said, "Well, I am bothered by it a little bit, after all if I had bought a TAG, I could have paid several thousand of dollars less. But then again, I wouldn't have one of the finest wrist watches in the world . . . but hey, it's always nice to have a couple of extra bucks, right?" (Then roll your eyes, pick up your glass of wine, tip it gently towards the twit and gently take a sip. Oh yeah, that wine will taste really good.)

[Mockingbird]

Originally Posted by dlite1873

I have always liked Tag Heuer. I think they have some great watches and are reasonably priced too

I think they're priced beyond their level of quality personally.

[inLine4]

I like their F1 line.

[Jim232118]

I think the Monaco is a great watch. I bought a TAG Link years ago and I still wear it from time to time. The quality is great but you take a beating if you ever try and sell it.

[HL65]

Tag is a great stepping stone to Rolex! Not that there is anything wrong with Tag--just not in the same league IMHO.

[gone-rolex-mad]

Tag Vs Rolex! Ah come on there is no contest, the dial wears a crown for a reason.

[Esexx]

I think advertisements have made well known in the the US. They are nice and affordable so a lot of people are into them. They are also sold everywhere too. Seems like many people I see daily has Tags.

So I can understand non WIS people who see's someone wearing nice watch, they assume it is a Tag because its all they know.

As for Pams, "huh? never heard of them."

[Ebruner]

I have opened up a dozen or so of the Tag Quartz models to replace batteries, and I personally find them to be cheaply made. I have never been very impressed with TAG.

-Eddie

[dlite1873]

Originally Posted by Mockingbird

I think they're priced beyond their level of quality personally.

Out of interest, would this include your Aquaracer ?

[scottjb411]

I received a tag formula one for graduation in 1996. Over the next 10 years I beat the tar out of it(not intentionally). Since it was so reliable I purchased another newer model a couple of years ago. It being a quartz model I assumed the accuracy would be decent. I soon noticed that my rolex datejust (of course with self-winding automatic) kept as accurate, if not better time than the battery powered quartz tag. My understanding is tag boasts the movement should only lose or gain 1 to 2 seconds over a year. Tag is a good entry level Swiss piece, but rolex is my favorite bar none.

[Macro80]

They are absurdly popular here in the UK. Never understood why, i think in that tier of watches Brietling are better looking, esp Navitimer line.

[fquiroga]

I love my tag, but tag has not manufactured machines, in my opinion is not the acuracy the diference with rolex, actually you can adjust your watch with digital instruments very well, but how much time will be a well adjusted rolex in time and how much an standard machine?

I bought a sd three years ago and advanced 2 seconds a day, now it advances 2 seconds a day, will be the same with my new tag?

that is the question