- 9/9/07
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Review TAG Carrera Day/Date
After recently selling my gen Calibre6, I had to update the watchbox to show some TAG representation. A visit to the AD to see the Carrera oversized 43mm Day/Date wound up making me loony in love. I made a b-line back home to discuss with one of the dealers about getting one of these on its way to me. This is what came of it...
The watch is extremely close to gen. Two major things stand out from the gen counterpart. The tip of the G in TAG is flat instead of arrow headed on the dial emblem, and the screws in the movement are blued on the rep. Personally, I like the blue screws, and the emblem doesn't bother me. These are so minor, the only people that would ever be able to call this watch out, have a membership here.
The fit and finish is remarkable. All of the numbers on my dial are perfectly lined up. The day/date wheel lines up perfect. My chrono needles all line up perfectly, straighter than the gen needles were on the watch at the AD!
The bracelet is sharp and needs overhaul, but the markings are craftsmanship is excellent. I wet sanded the inner surface edges, than used my bracelet rattle method to fix the feel.
link to my How-To: Bracelet Rattle Fix: http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/how-bracelet-rattle-fix-43340?t=43340
It is now smooth, soft and has that satin-like gen feel. Resizing the bracelet pins was easy. End links are decent, with an excellent fit between the lugs.
Lovely AR. The gen has strong blue AR, the rep looks spot on.
Beautiful watch. Perfect size for just about anything. This thing has presence.
Crown and pushers reproduced with the highest quality.
Awesome feature, the ability to admire the beautiful 7750 movement. Rotor is correct to gen.
Black leather strap on the way to go with the deployant. I'll share some pics once the leather arrives.
Wears very comfortable. Nice height due to a perfect case thickness. 43mm feels just right on my ~7" wrist. The watch looks larger than 43mm due to the oversized dial/crystal against a less thick bezel.
After recently selling my gen Calibre6, I had to update the watchbox to show some TAG representation. A visit to the AD to see the Carrera oversized 43mm Day/Date wound up making me loony in love. I made a b-line back home to discuss with one of the dealers about getting one of these on its way to me. This is what came of it...
The watch is extremely close to gen. Two major things stand out from the gen counterpart. The tip of the G in TAG is flat instead of arrow headed on the dial emblem, and the screws in the movement are blued on the rep. Personally, I like the blue screws, and the emblem doesn't bother me. These are so minor, the only people that would ever be able to call this watch out, have a membership here.
The fit and finish is remarkable. All of the numbers on my dial are perfectly lined up. The day/date wheel lines up perfect. My chrono needles all line up perfectly, straighter than the gen needles were on the watch at the AD!
The bracelet is sharp and needs overhaul, but the markings are craftsmanship is excellent. I wet sanded the inner surface edges, than used my bracelet rattle method to fix the feel.
link to my How-To: Bracelet Rattle Fix: http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/how-bracelet-rattle-fix-43340?t=43340
It is now smooth, soft and has that satin-like gen feel. Resizing the bracelet pins was easy. End links are decent, with an excellent fit between the lugs.
Lovely AR. The gen has strong blue AR, the rep looks spot on.
Beautiful watch. Perfect size for just about anything. This thing has presence.
Crown and pushers reproduced with the highest quality.
Awesome feature, the ability to admire the beautiful 7750 movement. Rotor is correct to gen.
Black leather strap on the way to go with the deployant. I'll share some pics once the leather arrives.
Wears very comfortable. Nice height due to a perfect case thickness. 43mm feels just right on my ~7" wrist. The watch looks larger than 43mm due to the oversized dial/crystal against a less thick bezel.
