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Datejust promotion is now live over on the TG Group.

Very happy with the service, not going to lie his prices are a lot more expensive than what I’m used to paying I just want to outline that, but the service was second to none.

I ordered, the Milgauss at first I thought it was a vsf and there was a little confusion as the photos sent where vs but when I received it was cvs which is a clean factory and vs mash up, but regardless of all that it’s a watch I’ve wanted for a very long time and I’m really happy with it.

The watch came boxed in one of the plastic cases and was very well parcelled on the outside.

Watch seems new and I’ve already had some compliments.

If prices dropped I’d 100% be ordering more regularly.

Another Carrera that I thought was worth sharing because this one looks much better in person than I expected.
This is the AAA TAG Heuer Carrera Day-Date automatic, based on the black-dial Carrera design. I originally came across this style while looking through some of the Carrera models sold through Goldsmiths and liked it because it’s a bit different from the usual TAG chronographs.

The dial is easily the best part for me. From a distance it looks almost plain black, but once the light catches it you can see the really fine concentric pattern running across the whole dial. It gives it much more depth than I was expecting at this price.

The applied TAG Heuer shield and hour markers also catch the light nicely. The framed day/date window at 3 o’clock is a nice touch and both functions work, which makes it a genuinely useful everyday watch rather than just something that looks good.

Finishing is pretty decent for an AAA piece. You’ve got the polished bezel against the brushed bracelet, signed crown and TAG clasp. There’s also a display caseback showing the automatic movement with TAG Heuer/Calibre 5 decoration on the rotor.

Under these ridiculous macro shots you can obviously start finding imperfections 😂. The finishing isn’t going to stand up to a genuine Carrera when you’re looking at it from a few centimetres away, and I’m not pretending otherwise. On the wrist though, it’s a completely different story.

The black textured dial, polished case and steel bracelet work really well together and make it look considerably more expensive than it is.

For me this is exactly what ChinaTime-tier watches should be about. I’m not expecting a perfect 1:1 replica for this sort of money. I want something automatic, good looking and reasonably well finished that I can actually enjoy wearing without worrying about it.

Really pleased with this one.

I’ve included the macro shots again so people can judge the dial, printing, markers, case and movement for themselves rather than just seeing flattering wrist shots.

Thought I’d share some proper close-ups of this one because I haven’t seen this Carrera GMT posted very often.

This is the TAG Heuer Carrera Twin-Time automatic with the grey/silver sunburst dial.

First thing that stands out is definitely the dial. It looked fairly plain in the original photos but under different lighting the sunburst really comes alive. It goes from a darker grey/silver to almost champagne in bright light. The applied markers catch the light nicely as well and the red GMT hand gives it just enough colour.

There’s actually quite a lot of detail for the price. Applied TAG logo, framed date window at 6, 24-hour GMT scale around the outside, signed crown and TAG clasp. You also get a display caseback showing the automatic movement. Obviously nobody is mistaking the movement finishing for a genuine calibre when you’re looking through a macro lens 😂 but for this price bracket I wasn’t expecting that anyway.

The case has a mixture of polished and brushed surfaces and overall it presents really well on the wrist. Bracelet feels decent too. Looking extremely close you can find little finishing differences, but that’s pretty much what I’d expect from AAA rather than something costing several hundred dollars.

This example was offered through the Group promotion for $110, which was around £81 at the time. Example shipping timeline was 10 days from ordering to delivery in the UK.

For $110 I think this is a pretty interesting option if you want something different from the endless Submariners and Seamasters you normally see at this price.

Definitely not perfect and I’m not going to pretend it’s gen-level, but as a cheap automatic GMT, the dial alone makes it a fun watch.

I’ve included some macro shots because they’re probably more useful than perfectly staged photos. Interested to hear what ChinaTime thinks of this one.

I’ve popped the group links in the images and what I bought against what was advertised in the promotion.