2017 TAG Heuer Autavia Review: In-depth Watch Review
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- The Autavia, the legendary driver's chronograph from the sixties, is returning this year.
A contraction of AUTomobile and AVIAtion, its name is synonymous with its rotating bezel, its large snailed counters and the exemplary legibility of its black and white. Created in 1962, this iconic model celebrates its 55th anniversary in the form of a neo-retro successor featuring updated functions and a proprietary movement.
Modern yet faithful to its roots, the new generation Autavia channels the spirit of the golden age of motor racing. As innovative as the original, this contemporary model is the result of an interactive campaign called the "Autavia Cup" run in 2016: from a choice of 16 vintage models, more than 50,000 web users voted for a reissue of the Autavia "Rindt" worn by the famous F1 driver Jochen Rindt.
Watchuseek takes a look at the 2017 version of the Autavia to see if it can hold its own against the classic Autavia of the past.
Price for the TAG Heuer Autavia is $5,300 USD on stainless steel bracelet and $5,150 on brown leather strap.
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Great looking watch and I did have a couple of original Heuer Carreras so I am a Heuer fan. I really do not like the two and a half minute segments. The original had one minute segments, time is measured in minutes. Also 16mm is too high. I was looking forward to this one but unfortunately not for me.
A little tired of the hate of this watch company from some.
This was a very smart review. I got mine several months ago, on the bracelet, and love the watch.
I love the Rindt connection, and IMO: The Heuer 02 is a very nice movement.
Great review, and I think the aesthetic and the movement for the price are fantastic. The pushers in particular has a smooth but positive click to it. I only wish it was smaller, it felt like a big diver on the wrist
One thing that I kind mentioned in passing that I should have talked about a little more is the power reserve of 80 hours. Quite a few mechanical watches have a power reserve of around 40 hours, so I think that the TAG Heuer-02 Calibre coming in a 80 hours is pretty cool!
Have you looked at the new Hamilton H10 movement in their Khaki automatic line? It's also an 80 hour power reserve. The main reason why I bought it and it fucking looks cool :) but yes well done Tag Heuer.
Thanks for the heads up, I haven't looked at the H10 movement. Hamilton is on the list to do a review. They have some very nice watches at a price you just can't beat!
I own a Hamilton Khaki Day Date myself. Hamilton achieves the 80 hour power reserve by lowering the beat rate from 4 to 3 Hz. I guess the way Swatch Group did it with the H30/Powermatic 80 is relatively easy compared to other movements with a higher power reserve such as this one.
Nice to see a little love for Tag Heuer. I don't understand the hate.
A Leone me neither. I think the carrera line has some really nice watches.
A Leone The hate originated from the history of lies from TAG about how "Swiss" their movements were.
JD - Sure. I know they went through a bad stretch. But I think Biver helped to fix that, and today it's much better. However, if a Tag has an ETA movement, they seem to be criticized for it. If an Omega has an ETA it is frequently reviewed as a positive, easily serviced option.
A Leone part of the hate is just snobbery. I find that Tag Heuer makes some great watches that look great and perform, but some people need to put them down because they have the financial backing of LVMH and the advertising budget that goes with it. So for watch snobs, they think Tag has the fashion type presence of advertising not just a small watch company.
jigrodrigues Tag got caught passing watch movements which they said were in house but were in fact Seiko movements. They as a watch manufacture lost face with a lot of Watch enthusiasts. Also some of the Tags made in the 80s and 90s were shockers. The last few years they have tried to repair decades of damage.
I like this re-edition but why the chrono markers is not complete.
It's beautiful watch don't get me wrong but I believe it's a bit overpriced.
Fake watch enthousiasts hate TAG because some guy said TAG was cheap the 90s, then someone else repeated it in the 2000s, then finally you guys repeat it in 2018. You are about 2 decades late my friends. Move on.
Just bought mine in Hawaii. Looks brilliant in the flesh. No one needs a watch nowadays. You just want one want.
Congrats on your new watch! I always say to folks to just buy what you like.
Drjfever Hi, do you still have your Hueyr and is the rotor as noisy as mentioned in the video?
Jochen Rindt was Austrian not German! But other than that, very nice video! Also, shout out to the Circuit of the Americans🇺🇸
I'm really considering this one. Would be my first Tag piece. A lot of used ones for reasonable prices, I've noticed.
It's a beautiful looking watch, especially the dial. Very easy to read. Not thrilled about the case size at 42mm. 39-40mm, in my opinion, is perfect size. In my opinion. And from what I have been hearing, watch makers are starting to go smaller again. I recently purchased a Tudor Chrono Sport watch that has a 41mm and find that too chunky on the bracelet but when I switched to the leather strap, it was a whole different experience. Speaking of the strap, I like the look of the strap on the Heuer.
Great review .. Definitely gonna sub you.. keep up with good reviews
That is one gorgeous watch
Excellent review; I'm really impressed. (With the review, the watch I think is 'okay'. ;) )
Why so high. Why so big. Should have kept the older size.
Nope. As an owner of this watch, the dimension are perfect.
An interesting story is that before the Autavia Cup even started, Jean-Claude Biver (who was running TAG Heuer at the time) said that if they reissue a Autavia that is would be in a larger size and in a round shape case, not the "C" shape case from the 70's. So from the get go the size was set. It will be interesting to see if they continue on with the Autavia line with different versions and perhaps different sizes.
@Matt Mitchell totally agree. That bezel makes it seem large just for the sake of being large. JCB says he won't do a fully authentic re-issue because it would make owners of the originals angry. Not sure where he is getting that. The originals will always be valuable. Evidently Omega does not share his opinion, as they just released 3 re-issues totally identical to the originals.
WB601 Naa, still wish it was scaled to original proportions.. All good tho... Saves me money!
Too big, but really depends on the person wearing it
#👍🏼 Nice review and watch, but.. Perhaps 20mm lug width & minute countdown bezel and minute register would have been better but this is probably due to no one at Heuer really wanting to make decisions hence the crowd sourcing design choice.
Awesome review.......do we know how many they will produce? what is your opinion about future value of this piece?
Thanks for mentioning the formula one connection. I bought one of the "Viceroy" editions back in the '70s because of that connection.
It is a beauty. Lovely movement, bags full of character and reasonably priced. Gotta say, well done TAG Heuer!
Very informational video. I just bought this watch yesterday without knowing any background.. Great job.
Lost why Biver forced the larger case size and date window. Wasnt the whole reason the watch was produced was for the purists?
It wasn't the first Chronograph with an rotating bezel. Hanhart came first.
The column wheel creates the feel of the chrono pusher, not the vertical clutch...
Great video. Thanks for showing how the vertical clutch mechanism works.
Such a shame it's 42mm. imagine this being a 38 with that vintage homage.
Thomas Christopher White nah mate its perfect size.
Martin Davis Nah..
38mm is women's size these days
@@MoPar7055 Having a young and fresh mind is a blessing.
At the very end you called it the Tag Heuer OCTAVIA
To anyone saying 42mm is too big: At 16mm thick, this watch is a golf ball already, and lift some weights, you have women’s wrists.
very nice chronograph with a great movement and very well priced too
It's a great movement - TAG Heuer built a whole factory in Cheveney (CH) just to built these movements! And it's a proved movement cause it was already in the Carrera-Tourbouillon-Version...
gr8 write up. I have a small wrist and your correct. This wears really nicely on the wrist. This is the only over 40mm case that didnt look too big.
Nice review, thank you. I'm told they stopped manufacturing them, but I've seen (as of 3/22) some still for sale. Shame they didn't take off. Think the watch is a winner. Also good point on the thickness and pushers 👍
Howdy from Houston, Scott! Nice review...gonna have to pick one of these up. I love COTA as well...blessed enough to spend 2 weekends there last year on my '16 Yamaha R1. Native Texan & phm14 on WUS. Subbed :)
Nice review ! Lots of complaints about the price but really good value now in the used market, considering its an in house movement.
16mm high/tall..? That alone killed it for me. Then there's the 21mm lug-to-lug; that prevents a lot of strap whoring. Then the lugs look like canine teeth... don't fit the watch and will make it difficult to wear for anyone with less the a 7" wrist. Looks nice, but the watch dimensions should never have passed in final reviews for production.
Hi how’s the watch now? Do you still have it?
I bought one a few months ago in February and love it.... but I just had to take it to my AD. The chronograph was not working correctly. When I would start the chrono the subdial minute register would tick over to show one minute had passed when the chrono seconds hand was only at about the 42 second mark on the main dial. Really strange. The watch is basically brand new so I must have gotten a bad one. The sales guy said he had never seen anything like that happen before. Anyone else ever heard of this? I hope I get it back soon...
Nice watch and with no hideous TAG branding, but still not as beautiful as original 60s/70s models, why is it so hard to re-create the originals exactly and with at least a tachymetric bezel?? Is it just too perverse and antisocial to want exact re-editions?
I wish that this Watch does not have a date feature on it.
Not crazy about the aluminum bezel insert, as they tend to scratch easily. I don't think a ceramic would have looked bad, and might be expected at this price point. How's yours holding up?
amazing review. Keep up the good work
Nice looking watch, just TOO TALL for my taste. I don't like watches over 14mm as they won't fit under a sleeve cuff.
It's all great EXCEPT that the minutes dial doesn't let you see the minutes well. The graduation are awful. There's a indication at 2 1/2 minutes. WTF. That's a deal breaker for me. The first 10 minutes are the important minutes
Probably the best review on youtube. A very nice piece,it would be perfect for me sizing 2mm shorter in all directions
I own 11 watches. I've never set the date on any of them.
Why in hell would you want 11 of the same watch?
Yeah that strap is great! Just bought the calibre 11 forum LE, will try get hold of the tan strap for it.
Beautiful piece. Now prepare for "the attack of the twig-wrists" in the comments section!
Great video --just goes to show that the vintage styles are still the most desired classics, although they seem to have gone a tad overboard on the fatter bezel --sometimes less is more :) We're always on the hunt to buy the originals which are harder and harder to find.
Great video. Keep up the awesome reviews!
Thanks!
I died a little inside when you mentioned the price, but damn its one BEAUTIFUL timepiece!! Great review!!!
Good review! But I wish you haven't said the last word that ruined it. Actavia!
The fat bezel really ruins the whole thing :-(
And the 30-min subdials' graduation is weird.
Thomas Moll Agreed! All these votes for this but ruined by size.
I saw it in the flesh, besides the lack of minute markers in the subdial is one of the best chronos on the market.
Nice looking watch. Unfortunately, has the TAG stink on it and is overpriced. Is also too big and too tall (14mm+ is too much).
Saw one of these collecting dust at my local watch shop a week ago.
1000 times more beautiful than the daytona.
The minute counter is counter productive
strap is in camel leather. fyi...
nice TAG,one of the nicer ones I have seen in years
cost?
Of all the things I love about this, I love the detail on the applied indices. So nice, but honestly for that money I'd get a Speedmaster.
I fell in love with it, but 50mm it's a bit too much for my wrist. Best review on UA-cam by far!!!
Needs to be about 13mm tall. 15.6mm tall/height is just NOT practical. It's easily doable to make a thinner chronograph (see Omega Speedmaster, Zenith El primero, Tudor Black Bay Chrono, Breitling Navitimer, etc.). This watch is already dated after one year release and can be purchased on Grey Market websites for 1/3 off.
I own it and it’s fine
Hmm, this looks just like the Dan Henry 1963 watch.
Autavia not Octavia! :) tagheuerenthusiast.blogspot.com
I know! I don't know why I pronounced it that way. I was listening to my final edit and I couldn't believe that I said that! Maybe the Bulgari Octo Finissimo was on my mind.
how does the numbers on the bezel work as a gmt watch time i thought they were used for scuba diving i don't even know how that works?
Nice watch, but at $5.000,- really? Would prefer an Hanhart Pioneer Monocontrol at little over $2.000,- way better value! 👍
Victor wtf is a hanhart? A Ford is also better value than a bmw...
42 x 16... jesus
Really horrible.
why?
anything over $2,000 is a too much for this watch. The brand has tainted it's watches; even after dropping the TAG from this watch.
Omega speed master copy cat
So basically every Chronograph is a Speedmaster Copy?
Jannis Kohl hehe not really
Linh Tran well, i don't think this watch has a lot in common with the Speedmaster, besides being a chronograph with a tri-compax layout. So what makes it a Speedmaster copy?
There's a certain Speedmaster with a similar-looking automatic movement with the date window at the 6:00 position but the Omega's chronograph movement is not the same as the Autavia's. One example is Omega's cal. 3330 has the hour subdial at the 6: 00 instead of the sweep seconds from the Heuer.
The 3-6-9 chrono layout has been around well before the speedmaster. I can't recall the name of the brand, but pretty sure the moon watch design was a ripped off from another watch too.
Saying that, the Speedmaster MOTM is a much better watch
A lovely looking watch but the size is ridiculous, ESPECIALLY the thickness!
The originals that you showed from the 60's LOOK PERFECT!!
this one has a FAT bezel which looks weird.
I guess it's time to start a look for the vintage :)
This watch is a joke. Somebody else mentioned the 30 minute subdial being fucked up. I couldn't even imagine a manufacturer doing that but here we go, look at this shit... the swiss today have gone mad. Go vintage, stay vintage, please my peeps listen to me you will thank me later.