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7th August 2024

UK Luxury (Pre-TAG) Heuer Fake Watches Prices Have Fallen. Here Are 5 To Buy Right Now.

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Here, we have been using watch market data to pin-point a number of exceptional opportunities to buy killer replica watches for sale at decent prices, as this is a buyer’s market. We’ve looked at many Rolex models, GMT-Masters specifically, Patek Philippe’s Nautilus, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, vintage Omega Speedmaster and most recently wonderful Cartier Tanks from the middle of the 20th century.

This week we’re going into the funky world of pre-TAG Heuer chronographs, which include models like the iconic Heuer Monaco and Carrera. But this week we are going even more niche, and exploring the Heuer Autavia chronograph, where prices are especially tasty.

The Heuer Autavia is one of the most influential collections to come out of the 1960s. The name Jack Heuer is inextricably linked to automotive racing history, however the real story with these AAA UK fake watches begins with the breadth and versatility of references developed through the ‘60s and ‘70s. Innovative designs were paired with groundbreaking movements, and their influence is felt deeply to this day, not only within the modern TAG Heuer, but within the sport watch genre as a whole.

Giovanni Prigigallo of watch market index EveryWatch told Robb Report that, “The top 30 results [for Autavias at auction] all happened between 2015 and 2020,” and that, “the last sale [of an Autavia] in one of the top three auction houses was in September 2022.” Prigigallo goes on to say that, “If Covid times pushed most mainstream perfect replica watches up, it pushed the Autavia down.” According to EveryWatch, today the median price for vintage Autavias at auction is around $12,000, and this aligns with the pricing we’re seeing in the listings we’ve curated.

So we are past peak Autavia, which raises the question about which Autavia to get? From exotic case shapes to bold colors, best 1:1 fake TAG Heuer Autavia watches have never been shy about wearing their personality on their sleeves. We’ve rounded up quite a variety, so let’s jump in.

Replica Heuer Autavia 2446 ‘Nindt’ Watches | $13,000

The top UK fake TAG Heuer Autavia reference 2446 watches was produced in a wide range of configurations through the 1960s, with this specific configuration associated with German racing driver, Jochen Rindt (who raced as an Austrian). The 2446 dates to the early 1960s, though the case and dial on the example we’re considering wouldn’t be introduced until 1968. It made use of the famous Valjoux 72 manually winding movement, which was used by Rolex, Breitling, and others in this era. This movement allowed for the classic symmetrical three register “reverse panda” layout with sub-dials in white against a black dial. Jochen’s wife, Nina, was known to wear a Universal Geneve Compax chronograph with the opposite color scheme, white black registers set upon a white dial.

This example, available from Wind Vintage, is a beautiful example that looks to be in unpolished condition, representing something of a time capsule of the classically beautiful design. The 38mm case used a sharp lug with a deep chamfer that remains intact here. This is a design that would hold up just as well today, particularly in this execution which used smaller registers and applied steel hour markers with lume at the tips. In total this high quality copy watches is a piece of history that set a strong tone for Heuer going into the ‘70s.

Fake Heuer Autavia 7763C Mk II Watches | $9,250

While 1969 brought a plethora of new models to the Heuer chronograph range, Valjoux equipped manually winding Autavia chronograph references remained in the catalog. Such is the case with the reference 7763, which was first introduced in 1968, and saw a revision in 1970 with a revised bezel, and red accents added to the dial. The 7763 offers a classic two-register dial layout with a running seconds indication at 9 o’clock, and a 30-minute totalizer at three o’clock. The remainder of the dial is quite simple, with the branding at the top, and a small ‘Swiss’ marking at the bottom, with a ‘T’ overhead denoting the presence of tritium on the dial—the latter the kind of detail vintage collectors go nuts over.

The 7763C is among the most handsome of the Autavia collection for its simplicity, and that extends to the movement, which is a hand winding Valjoux 7730. This replica watches for men, available from H.Q. Milton, gets a snap-back compressor style case, with the Heuer Autavia marking still visible. The case and acrylic crystal show light signs of age, but overall this is a well preserved example of a short lived reference. This is another design that feels right at home in a modern context, and while it may lack the big name racing connections of other examples on this list, it might be the most approachable for an everyday wearable candidate.

Heuer Autavia 1163T ‘Siffert’ Replica Watches | $25,000

In 1969, Heuer was one of three brands to debut an automatic chronograph movement for the first time. The Buren 11 movement was made in partnership with Breitling, Hamilton-Buren, Dubois-Depraz, and Heuer made use of it within their existing Autavia and Carrera collections, as well as a new Monaco collection that would debut at the same time. The Autavia was unique for its rotating bezel and cushion shaped case design. It was also the most focused timing instrument, the word itself being a combination of AUTomotive and AVIAtion, the two fields where these timing devices would be the most prevalent.

This reference 1163T is associated with Swiss racing driver Jo Siffert, who not only wore the cheap super clone watches, but also was known to sell them to his fellow racing drivers (and as legend has it, to Steve McQueen on the set of the 1971 movie, Le Mans). The distinctive cushion case used a black rotating tachymeter bezel against a white dial with blue accents. This example features a Mk 6 dial which saw half-hour indexes added to the 12 hour totalizer. The case is unpolished, and this represents a stunning example of one of Heuer’s greatest designs.

Heuer Autavia 1563 Fake Watches | $5,272

The Heuer reference 1563 was introduced in 1972 as an attempt to reach new customers at a better price point than their new automatic chronograph references. These Swiss made replica watches used an automatic caliber 15 which removed the 12-hour totalizer, retaining the running seconds indication, which had been moved to the 10 o’clock position, and a more prominent 30-minute totalizer at 3 o’clock. The resulting design is quite unique, and while the movement made some compromises in order to reach a wider audience, this is still an important design in the evolution of Heuer chronographs. The asymmetric design was also seen on their Skipper references, and the focus on 30 minute timing was easy to understand.

This Autavia reference 1563 uses a base black dial with black bezel insert that is indexed to both the hours and minutes. Orange accents around the 30 minute timing sub-dial have faded to a pleasant desaturated tone, which is matched by the hands and hour markers. The thick, radially brushed case retains much of its original lines and detail, with minimal signs of wear. This is a more accessible reference available from Chrono24, but is one of the most compelling designs of the range, if you ask us.

Replica Heuer Autavia GMT 2446C Watches | $15,550

The Autavia platform proved remarkably versatile upon its first decade of production, and nowhere is that more evident than the GMT references, which were first introduced in 1967. The Valjoux 72C manually winding movement provided a fourth hand making a rotation every 24 hours in sync with the 12 hour hand. The rotating bezel, which got a split blue and red color scheme for these references, could be rotated to easily track a second timezone. Aside from the welcome functionality, the addition of colors within the bezel brought a big personality to the copy watches online, and it worked perfectly with the case and dial designs of the Autavia.

The reference 2446C uses a straight lug, snap-back style compressor case, and this example gets a black Mk IV dial using tritium at the hour markers. Red dial accents join the ‘Pepsi’ style bezel, and make for a vibrant presence all around that’s been beautifully preserved. This replica watches wholesale is mated to its correct Gay Freres double-grain ‘beads-of-rice’ style bracelet, which is itself a piece of history. The case shows light signs of age, and some of the lume shows light damage, but this is an excellent example of the rare Autavia 2446C GMT from Analog Shift.

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25th December 2023

Meet Carole Forestier-Kasapi: The Queen Of Cheap UK Fake Watches Movements

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You may not know the name Carole Forestier-Kasapi but you will certainly have encountered her horological creations. In 1997, her winning submission of a centrally mounted carousel tourbillon for the Breguet Prize led to Ulysse Nardin’s now-raved-about Freak. Fifteen years as head of movement-creation at Cartier led her to pioneering its haute horlogerie, developing mind-blowing creations such as the Astrocalendaire, which did away with sub dials in favour of day, month, and date indications on concentric circles.

“Carole has brought many creative ideas in terms of calibre variations and innovations to our industry,” says Jean-Christophe Sabatier, chief product officer at Ulysse Nardin, “particularly in the field of orbital complications and the genesis of the Freak concept.”

Forestier-Kasapi even managed to convince Cartier to start making its own movements, and now, in her position as movements director at perfect TAG Heuer replica watches, she is putting her talents towards one of the hardest things in watchmaking – in her words, “making watches that work”.

“For me, what the client expects from a Swiss luxury watch is at least five years warranty and autonomy for the weekend – so at least 70 hours power reserve,” she explains over Zoom from best UK fake TAG Heuer watches‘ HQ. “If we don’t propose that, we will lose a lot.” For someone known for creating mechanical art, this may seem like a clipping of wings. However, Forestier-Kasapi is keen to point out that these things are only possible if one pays attention to something as seemingly basic as the movement. That’s what has been defining Forestier-Kasapi’s entire career – which started in Paris in a family of watchmakers, and led to her being presented with an honorary award for creation by Prix Gaïa, the annual gong for excellence in watchmaking presented by the Musée International d’Horlogerie (MIH).

“I always try to think, OK, what will be unexpected for me if I acquired the watch?” she says. “One of the things that is incredibly special with high-end watchmaking is the fact that we can always go further. We can always push the boundaries. That for me is the most interesting thing – there is no limit; we can always do better.”

At TAG Heuer, that hasn’t meant playing with mystery movements – ones made entirely with sapphire crystal so they appear invisible – or working out where to find 20 per cent more energy in a movement so a fully set panther’s paw can chase a ball around a dial – as in Cartier’s 2017 Panthère Joueuse. It has meant redesigning the Heuer 02 to deliver on that original vision of five years’ warranty. The redesigned movement – the TH20-00 – first appeared in the high quality TAG Heuer Carrera replica watches created to celebrate its 60th anniversary this year. Unusually for a powerhouse such as TAG Heuer, it didn’t take the easy way out and simply reissue a vintage model – oh, no. Instead, it reimagined its iconic chronograph, complete with new “glass box” sapphire crystal that mimics the dome-like feature that made the original so popular. There’s celebratory tourbillon copy watches for sale for the nerds, too.

“For me, this is exactly what Swiss made TAG Heuer replica watches is today,” explains Forestier-Kasapi when asked why she didn’t just rummage in the archives. “We can go further, do something more complicated than just reinterpreting the past. It adds value for the brand and the client.” Also adding value is the movement. Forestier-Kasapi and her team of engineers took the Heuer 02 and rebuilt the movement, which involved redesigning the organ of the automatic system and tweaking the rotor – the bit that swings back and forth – to make it bidirectional. The result? Improved accuracy and an 80-hour power reserve, as well as that improved warranty.

Forestier-Kasapi is a rare thing – a brilliant engineer, an incredible creative, a woman in a male-dominated arena (though you’ll get short shrift if you ever ask her about that). A watch world celebrity herself, she doesn’t get involved with that side of TAG Heuer’s business. “Perhaps one day,” she laughs when asked if she’s been roped in to explain how a movement works to any A-lister ambassadors. “Generally, when I explain how super clone watch works, people appreciate it because I’m a good teacher. I can decomplexify.”

So if Ryan Gosling or Jacob Elordi ever want to know anything technical about their luxury replica watches, such as how an escapement works, it’s good to know that they’ll be safe in Forestier-Kasapi’s hands.

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24th October 2023

Reviewing The UK Top Online TAG Heuer Carrera Porsche Chronograph Special Edition Fake Watches

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The official partnership between the AAA TAG Heuer replica watches brand and the Porsche sports car manufacturer was a natural choice. These two companies have been linked by a strong friendship with common history, stories and, above all, values for years. Yet the news came as a shock. Reason enough for the watch manufacturer to launch a special model and for us to test it straight away.

Compared to other current TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre Heuer 02 models, the new TAG Heuer Porsche Chronograph fake watches for sale is impressive thanks to its closed dial, to which the admiring eye inevitably remains glued like a hot tire to asphalt. The seemingly ordinary anthracite-colored dial is not pierced, but nonetheless is very special. Roughened like an asphalt racetrack, this unique texture was given to this special Carrera model, our test watch, to symbolize UK luxury TAG Heuer replica watches‘ affinity to motor sports and the new partnership between TAG Heuer and Porsche.

For the same reason, the glossy black and scratch-resistant ceramic bezel, which would otherwise bear the word “tachymetre,” is engraved with the name “Porsche” in red letters patterned after the original typeface. Numerous details of the stopwatch function are also in red: the tips of all chronographic hands, certain areas within the elapsed-minutes and elapsed-hours counters, and the 15-second markings of the elapsed-second scale along the edge of the dial. Like red brake calipers on a car, here they symbolize sportiness and highlight the stopwatch function.

Carrera Brought Heuer and Porsche Together

In addition to the characteristic color scheme of red, black and gray, the numbers on the perfect copy watches‘ dial also refer to the Porsche design code and recall the instrument panels on high-end racing cars. The fact that these appliqués mark the minutes and seconds rather than the hours, as they do on other Carrera models, is only logical for this special edition, which is conceived as a tribute to motorsports. The numerals glow bright green in the dark, as do other triangular indexes and the bar-shaped hands that indicate the main time. But when the lights go out, the continually running seconds at 6 and the chronograph’s elapsed-time indicators are unreadable.

The Carrera name is relatively inconspicuous below the 12, or rather below the 60, which indicates the 60-second position at the full minute. Carrera is the connective element between these two brands, whose paths have crossed again and again in fascinating ways for decades. Carrera means “race” in Spanish, and it was auto racing that first brought Porsche and Heuer together. Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, known as “Ferry,” joined his father’s design business in 1931 at the age of 22. In 1948, he launched the 356 No. 1 Roadster sports car, the first vehicle built under the Porsche name and the foundation for the car brand named for the family. Porsche quickly made a name for itself in motorsports, including a class victory in the 1954 Carrera Panamericana. In honor of its successful participation in this race, Porsche gave the name “Carrera” to the most powerful engine in its fleet.

Edouard Heuer’s great-grandson Jack also used the Carrera name for a chronograph that he developed in 1963, which enabled racing drivers to tell the time at a glance in the heat of the action. Jack Heuer also led the development of the Heuer Monaco, the first waterproof automatic chronograph with a square case. Its name paid tribute to the Mon-aco Grand Prix and the famous Monte Carlo Rally, which Porsche’s legendary 911 model won three years in a row from 1968 to 1970.

Later there were further connections between Porsche and Heuer, or TAG Heuer, as the Swiss watchmaker has been known since it was sold to the TAG Group in the mid-1980s. The two brands collaboratively developed and produced the TAG Porsche engine, which powered the McLaren team to three consecutive Formula 1 world championships, with Niki Lauda behind the wheel in 1984 and with Alain Prost in the driver’s seat in 1985 and 1986. Since 1999, the relationship between the two companies has grown even closer , thanks to their cooperation in motor sports events, such as the Porsche Carrera Cup, the Supercup and the Endurance World Championship. Best TAG Heuer super clone watches was one of the founders of the Formula E championship, for which Porsche set up its own Formula E team in 2019, with TAG Heuer as the namesake and official timekeeping partner. Two years later, this became the official brand partnership, which seems as though it has existed for years. Joint projects are planned under the motto, “Porsche and TAG Heuer: Two histories — one passion.”

The new TAG Heuer chronograph replica watches with Swiss movements is worn either with a black calfskin strap with handmade decorative stitching that recalls both the interior of a Porsche sports car and a Carrera racetrack or with a stainless-steel bracelet made of H-shaped links, which forms an integrated connection with the angular case via fixed connectors. Both wristbands are equipped with a robust, high quality, folding clasp.

A fully threaded screw-in caseback with a window of sapphire seals the underside of the polished stainless-steel case, which resists pressure to 10 bar. The transparent crystal offers an unobstructed view of still-young, automatic manufacture Calibre Heuer 02. The colors red, black and gray come into play once again in a color scheme that’s reminiscent not only of Porsche, but also of earlier Heuer models. The newly designed winding rotor in black pays homage to the Porsche steering wheel. It winds the mainspring in only one direction of rotation; when it turns in the other direction, it makes a quiet idling sound that some connoisseurs find unpleasant. But TAG Heuer replica watches for sale consciously opted for a unidirectional automatic winding mechanism with a ratchet wheel because it reduces both the total number of components and, more importantly, the overall height of the movement. The comparatively small red column wheel stands out at the very edge, accompanied by the caliber’s steel (gray) bridges, wheels, levers and springs. Together with vertical coupling, the column wheel ensures that elapsing intervals are measured with precision and reliability.

A Powerful Engine for a Sports Watch

The development of Calibre Heuer 02 began in 2011. It debuted under the name Calibre 1969 in 2013, but was soon renamed CH-80, after its remarkably lengthy 80-hour power reserve, which it achieves with only one barrel.

In the following years, however, fake TAG Heuer watches for men had to optimize the movement. The goal was to create a robust and reliable chronograph caliber that could be manufactured as cost effectively as possible. The caliber’s dimensions of 31 mm in diameter and 6.5 mm in height are identical to those of the El Primero, which is produced by Zenith, one of TAG Heuer’s sister brands in the LVMH Group. However, the slim design of Calibre 1969 resulted in some problems. In addition to the unidirectional self-winding mechanism, it also required a thin chronograph bridge. The winding mechanism was adequately efficient, but the slender bridge couldn’t cope with the force of the chronograph’s switching operations and became deformed. The new and sturdier design adds 0.4 mm to the movement’s height for an overall thickness of 6.9 mm.

In addition to the column wheel, the chronograph bridge is one of the few components that are screwed to the base plate. Other components, such as stamped levers to start, stop, block and zero the chronograph, as well as springs to hold components in place or exert pressure, are either plugged or hooked into place. The elimination of screws shortens the assembly time and reduces the total number of parts to only 233. The gearing in the winding and hand-setting system also called for improvement because clicking noises were caused by gears that did not mesh deeply enough. The semi-jumping date mechanism likewise underwent optimization. The current version is so secure that it cannot be damaged if its user mistakenly tries to manually reset the date while the mechanism is in the midst of its automatic switching process. To protect the mechanism, the system locks, and the date must be manually advanced by turning the crown after having pulled it to its center position. When the 1:1 replica watches is running, the rather small date display at the 6 begins to advance about 30 to 40 minutes before midnight.

High quality TAG Heuer replica watches cooperates with the specialist Atokalpa for the oscillating and escapement system, which is paced at 4 Hz. The Isograph hairspring, which premiered two years ago, is not yet deployed. TAG Heuer’s CEO Frédéric Arnault explains that the Isograph is still very expensive to manufacture and is therefore currently only used in high-end products. However, the conventional system also achieves good, well-balanced rates in the chronometer range, which is not the only thing our test proved.

Heuer Calibre 02 debuted in 2016 as the chronometer-certified Heuer Calibre 02-T inside the Carrera Calibre Heuer 02 Tourbillon. In 2017, the new manufacture movement without a tourbillon appeared in the retro model Autavia Calibre Heuer 02. In 2018, it was integrated into the Carrera and finally in 2019, into the Monaco. It has established itself as an excellent high-performance engine for Swiss made replica watches inspired by motor sports.

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