TAG Heuer Men's WJ201B.BA0591 Link Caliber 5 Automatic Watch
Product Description
Make a bold, fashionable statement statement with the TAG Heuer Link Caliber 5 automatic watch for men (model WJ201B.BA0591), which is topped by a shiningly polished unidirectional bezel with engraved elapsed time markings and a luminous zero-set mark. The stainless steel watch case measures 42mm wide (1.65 inches) and is matched to a stainless steel bracelet band composed of satin-finished Y-shaped links. The silver dial includes silver stick hour markers, luminous baton hands (with seconds hand), and a date window at 6 o'clock. Other features include a see-through caseback, Swiss-made automatic movement (with a 38- to 42-hour power reserve), anti-reflective scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, and water resistance to 200 meters (660 feet)--suitable for recreational scuba diving.
I read a lot of reviews before I purchased this watch from Amazon, including the reviewer who complained that the watch was heavy, clunky and uncomfortable. I disagree with some of that review. I found the TAG Heuer Link Calibre 5 to be very comfortable to wear.
This watch is heavier than a battery powered watch. An automatic watch needs a lot more moving parts than a watch that runs on a battery, and that adds extra weight. I prefer the extra weight because it feels like I have something substantial on my wrist instead of a hollow piece of tin.
An automatic watch must be worn (or periodically wound) to keep running, so if you are only going to wear the watch part time, than a battery powered watch may be a better choice for you. A quartz battery powered watch may keep more accurate time than an automatic watch (especially if you don't wear it constantly or keep it wound), although I have been wearing my Tag automatic watch for a week now, and so far, it has kept perfect time.
One feature I really like about this watch is that you can wind it in the ordinary fashion by turning the crown. Many automatic watches are not capable of being wound without the use of an electric powered watch winder that rotates the watch for an hour or so so that the automatic winding feature can wind up the spring. To my mind, that defeates the purpose of owning a mechanically powered watch. I was very pleased to learn that this watch can be wound the old fashion way. That's very useful in situations where you haven't worn the watch for a couple of days and need to give it a quick wind to get it going.
Any watch you buy on the internet with a metal band is going to need an adjustment to fit your wrist. The band comes oversized so that people can remove links to achieve a good fit. The band on this watch is very well made and comfortable, but removing links requires a watch maker's tools and skill. I went to a local department store that had a jewelry department with a watch maker on staff. It cost twelve bucks and took about ten minutes for him to remove a couple of links to fit the watch. Not a big deal when you are investing $1,600 on a watch.
Any metal banded watch is going to catch hair and pull it. This watch seems to pull hair less than the two other metal banded watches I own. Of the three metal banded watches I own, this is the most comfortable. The other two are a battery powered quartz Wenger with a mineral crystal (which feels like a piece of tin next to the TAG) and a sapphire crystal Swiss Legend automatic (which is heavier and bulkier than the TAG).
Unlike a mineral crystal, the sapphire crystal will stand up to a lot of abuse without scratching. The mineral crystal on my Wenger was all scratched up after a year of use. The sapphire crystal on my Swiss Legend has no scratches after a year of constant wear. I expect the sapphire crystal on the TAG will have the same durability.
The reviewer who complained that this watch is heavy, clunky and unaffordable makes the point that you can spend a tenth of the cost for a watch that keeps better time and has more functions. That much is true. There are many good watches out there like the Wenger I own that cost about a hundred bucks or so and keep great time. Many watches in that price range come with a slew of functions. But heck, if you want a bunch of functions, then why not consider a digital watch?
The difference is that this watch is a work of art.
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