Formula 1 daily beater. Who's got one?

[airn890]

Hey guys.

I'm looking for a daily beater that isn't too expensive. Do any of you have a f1 rep and if so can you share your experiences. I'm also having a hard time distinguishing between the good and bad as most dealers only offer a limited selection or they offer $68 and 128$ ones.

 

[TESLA760]

I had a GEN F1 as my beater for 3 years. I cleaned it up and sold it for more than I bought it for. It's a great watch.

 

[ATAGFAN]

Haha sounds great but I wonder how good the rep is compared to gen

 

[joshtammi]

F1 reps are generally pretty good, sometimes the bezel can be a bit funny though, try look for a review, or have a look here:

http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/tors-guide-best-tag-heuer-29096

 

[TESLA760]

The REP is excellent. Some even have the same movement as a GEN.

 

[LP640]

If I ever got one I'd definitely go for the rep, cannot justify the price for the gen and even that I still don't know If I'd buy the rep....but if you get it cheap enough, I guess it would make a nice beater !

 

[sricenbaw]

Awesome rep, think I paid 88 for mine from Trevor which I no longer have, got a gen instead! Without having the two next to eachother it's an amazing rep, I did have some problems about 6 months of daily wear with the crown guards paint flaking.. Having the two next to eachother few differences I had noticed, the gen date window was slightly lower, and not cut out as nice as gen, the tag logo at the 12 on bezel was more rounded on rep, gen is more square. Logo isn't as crisp, but not noticeable till compaired. There are 2 different bracelets, look for the one with the clasp that is cut out around the tag logo, not the "triangle" shaped clasp, once you see pictures you'll know what I'm talking about. I was super amazed at mine or the price, bracelet was nice too

Also believe the mOdel number for all color faces is actually the model number for the orange face. So the black face shows a model number on the back of an orange watch. Lume on my rep was better then my preowned gen!