Tag Heuer F1 from mid 90s
I obsessed about this watch in high school in the early 90s. My friend owned one and I thought it was much cooler than my two-tone Seiko Quartz chronograph. Well I found this one on WUS years ago, maybe like 8 or more years ago 🤔 and I restored it, took it apart, sand blasted the case, new battery and gasket, but I could never find a replacement bezel. Anyway I keep this watch because it was one of the first watches I considered a "grail" as a teenager.
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Steve Laughlin
Owner at Raven Watches since 2008.
Overland Park, KS, USA
Member since
Last active: 4 weeks ago
6.50” / 16.51 cm
That restoration looks really good. Did you get the sand blasting done, or were you able to do it yourself?
That restoration looks really good. Did you get the sand blasting done, or were you able to do it yourself?
I owned sand blasting equipment for years. I use to do a lot of watches back in the day. It was messy and even with all the protective gear the fine glass would always find a way up my nose or in my eyes, so I eventually quit doing it and now point people to Duarte over at Northeast Watch Works.
I think Tag's summit or peak👍🏼
Genuinely I think this is far nicer looking than modern F1s