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    Tag watch real or fake

    Hello all just seeing if someone can help me I've just purchased a Tag watch over the weekend but I'm not sure if it's real any help would be much appreciated.

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    Pics and more info would be helpful....

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    If you could give us any less information to work with that would really help...

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    Hi bluehase thanks for replying I'm new to this site how do I upload pictures thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hump333 View Post
    Hi bluehase thanks for replying I'm new to this site how do I upload pictures thanks
    You don't - upload them on Imgur (don't need an account) or similar and provide the links and we will take a look.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Morgan View Post
    If you could give us any less information to work with that would really help...
    Straight off the bat, I’m going to go ahead and guess fake

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    http://imgur.com/gallery/izK28b9

    - - - Updated - - -

    http://imgur.com/gallery/8rSfzXe

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    How much did you pay and from where?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alansmithee View Post
    You don't - upload them on Imgur (don't need an account) or similar and provide the links and we will take a look.
    Thank you for your help

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    It's a real Tag Chinese special. Sorry, fake.

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    Yep, it is a fake, no doubt looking at the movement.

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    Faker than the cast of Love Island.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stefmcd View Post
    It's a real Tag Chinese special. Sorry, fake.

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    Thank you for the reply. Can I ask how you can tell it's a fake?
    Many thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Papa Hotel View Post
    Faker than the cast of Love Island.
    Lol good shout

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hump333 View Post
    Thank you for the reply. Can I ask how you can tell it's a fake?
    Many thanks
    The Chinese language on the movement: zuan. I think that's Chinese for jewels.

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    I've embedded.
    Last edited by Alansmithee; 18th June 2018 at 17:01.

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    Did you buy it as a do-er up-er? Fake or not, it's battered to death.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hump333 View Post
    Thank you for the reply. Can I ask how you can tell it's a fake?
    Many thanks
    Tag Heuer generally make / made quite good looking, good quality watches. Yours is neither.

    I don't think they ever made one that looked like this but if they did...

    The logo on the back of the strap isn't in proportion to their logo, the logos on the strap end links don't match the dial logo. There's no text engraving on the case back, the movement isn't swiss, the word heuer on the dial logo should be white, the word 'Automatic' is in an awful script (they wouldn't have used that type), the hands don't match ones they've used, the date wheel has bad print, the date magnifier doesn't really magnify. So in summary, the dial, hands, case, bezel, strap, and movement are junk.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisparker View Post
    ...So in summary, the dial, hands, case, bezel, strap, and movement are junk.
    The rest is ok, then? 🤣
    Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisparker View Post
    Tag Heuer generally make / made quite good looking, good quality watches. Yours is neither.

    I don't think they ever made one that looked like this but if they did...

    The logo on the back of the strap isn't in proportion to their logo, the logos on the strap end links don't match the dial logo. There's no text engraving on the case back, the movement isn't swiss, the word heuer on the dial logo should be white, the word 'Automatic' is in an awful script (they wouldn't have used that type), the hands don't match ones they've used, the date wheel has bad print, the date magnifier doesn't really magnify. So in summary, the dial, hands, case, bezel, strap, and movement are junk.
    Aye. Apart from that it’s a keeper. You never told us how much you paid for this? I hope it was from Ebay cos then you will get your money back.....in time. Good luck.

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    I wouldn't call it a fake as its made no real effort....

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    Price is normally the first giveaway, even (genuine) versions of these Tag’s aren’t ‘cheap’

    Lots of things wrong with it, but just look at the overal quality and the cyclops for starters!

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    I’m smelling a troll tbh

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    Quote Originally Posted by RustyBin5 View Post
    I’m smelling a troll tbh
    Do we need to hear your fetish confessions?

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    There are worse calibres in the world than the SB1ZZ, so that's something

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    EKAF...

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    Nice watch I think its a very rare prototype from when Heuer first started to use the coloured discs on the dials .Ive seen these make silly money at the auctions. Best send it to Tag and get a new crown put on it and your laughing .

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    Good news is, it won't depreciate as much as your average tag.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 200mwaterresistant View Post
    Good news is, it won't depreciate as much as your average tag.
    Hahahahaha. V good, but I've got 3... :-(

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    It's so bad it looks like made from cake.

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    I'm with Rusty - I suspect this is another new member we'll never hear from again...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony-GB View Post
    It's so bad it looks like made from cake.
    This is what I thought at first! I’ve seen more realistic watches drawn in crayon

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony-GB View Post
    It's so bad it looks like made from cake.
    That's an insult to cake.


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    Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.

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    Let them eat cake

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    Quote Originally Posted by 200mwaterresistant View Post
    Good news is, it won't depreciate as much as your average tag.
    That’s true,it’s also a particularly ugly looking thing.

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    I'd put it up for auction mate. Give Humbert & Ellis a bell.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lampoc View Post
    I'd put it up for auction mate. Give Humbert & Ellis a bell.
    I guess we’ll be referring to fakes as Humberts from now on!

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    Quote Originally Posted by John Wall View Post


    Let them eat cake
    Poor effort on the insert fonts!

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    Wow..... Just wow! It looks disgusting! :D :D

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    Quote Originally Posted by murkeywaters View Post
    Poor effort on the insert fonts!
    I'm impressed they included the rehaut engraving though! Can't see if it lines up with the minute markers though.

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    Can’t believe anyone would buy a tag from 90-00s second hand when they were probably the most faked watch about ,come to think of it I can’t believe anyone would buy a tag


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    Tag watch real or fake

    Quote Originally Posted by mk1974 View Post
    Can’t believe anyone would buy a tag from 90-00s second hand when they were probably the most faked watch about ,come to think of it I can’t believe anyone would buy a tag


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    Most fakes of that era have long since been consigned to the bin so a decent 90’s Tag is unlikely to be fake.
    There have been plenty of nice Tags made, your final comment is just snobbery!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave+63 View Post
    Most fakes of that era have long since been consigned to the bin so a decent 90’s Tag is unlikely to be fake.
    There have been plenty of nice Tags made, your final comment is just snobbery!

    I’ve never seen a Tag that was nice in any way that I would want to buy it,it’s not snobbery.

    Please show us a nice one?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bwest76 View Post
    I’ve never seen a Tag that was nice in any way that I would want to buy it,it’s not snobbery.

    Please show us a nice one?
    If you try to claim that this is not nice in any way, you will brighten my morning. A good honest clear design:


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave+63 View Post
    Most fakes of that era have long since been consigned to the bin so a decent 90’s Tag is unlikely to be fake.
    There have been plenty of nice Tags made, your final comment is just snobbery!
    Wouldn’t say it was snobbery,I’ve had plenty of watches in the £100-200 bracket,in my opinion there’s nothing that does it for me and I’d rather buy another brand


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    Quote Originally Posted by bwest76 View Post
    I’ve never seen a Tag that was nice in any way that I would want to buy it,it’s not snobbery.

    Please show us a nice one?
    Well I’m in process of withdrawing the sales post but this is beautiful in the flesh also

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    Quote Originally Posted by Der Amf View Post
    If you try to claim that this is not nice in any way, you will brighten my morning. A good honest clear design:
    Isn't that is a bit akin to claiming the Steinhart Ocean What-not is a good honest clear design?

    They might be nice watches, but the design is leaning heavily on other people's work.
    Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raffe View Post
    Isn't that is a bit akin to claiming the Steinhart Ocean What-not is a good honest clear design?

    They might be nice watches, but the design is leaning heavily on other people's work.
    He said there is no Tag that is nice in any way. I provided an example of a Tag that by any reasonable definition is nice to a satisfying degree.

    You're welcome to place goalposts wherever you like, but my contribution was solely responding to his scornful challenge.

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