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[edit] NPOV dispute

The "Watches" section of this article is written like an ad for TAG Heuer. I think the following lines in particular -

"One of the world's best recognized wristwatch producers..."

"TAG Heuer has announced the development of several new models that will employ cutting-edge technology, reinforcing the brand's "Swiss Avant-Garde Since 1860" tagline."

The details about the the company's new watches and their features sounds like advertising too.

"The introduction of these new models marks TAG Heuer's re-emergence as a true "manufacturer" of watches, and draws upon the company's capability in the development, engineering and production of prototypes."

.... added in this edit at 01:05, 12 January 2007 by MrMaestrom.

Yes, parts of this article do indeed read like an ad. In this, the article is similar to virtually every en:WP article on a watch brand. -- Hoary (talk) 01:19, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Tag Heuer was not the first watch in space, Poljot from the USSR was, worn by Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, or rather "in cosmos" as the soviets would call it then. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.95.113.3 (talk) 02:49, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] more details

Can someone provide the phonetical spelling of "Heuer" for this article?

Some TAG watches cost thousands of dollars. Is that really a "mid-range" watch? TastyCakes 21:46, 31 October 2005 (UTC) --I agree, not mid-range at all, they are high range. Seiko is mid-range.

Maybe Seiko used to be mid-range in the United States but not anymore. They've released and are planning to release several luxury lines. Also, they were never mid-range in Japan. They were and are a luxury brand there.

[edit] prices

IMHO, makes no sense to add prices like this $450 USD therefore I have standardised the price claims for this article.

[edit] ranking

"TAG Heuer currently ranks fourth in the luxury timepiece market"

Removed this from the article as it is neither sourced nor explained (Fourth in what? Sales? Perhaps. Price index or reputation? Certainly not.)--Zoso Jade 17:19, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Further investigation on my part has found that TAG's fourth ranking is to do with its size; i.e. it is the fourth larges in terms of annual sales. This is slightly different from the original statement. I am leaving now but will try and find a definitive source for this tomorrow and adjust the page accordingly but the original statement made it sound as though it was fourth in terms of "luxuriousness" if you will. As any watch expert (no I'm not pretending to be one) will tell you that several of the lesser known Swiss makes and some of the better known ones (e.g. Rolex) are considered to be of higher standard.--Zoso Jade 17:30, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] connection with TAG Group / TAG Group USA

Ran across an interesting article out of the LA Weekly.

http://www.laweekly.com/index.php?option=com_lawcontent&task=view&id=92&Itemid=122

In particular:

"TAG was started and is owned by the billionaire Ojjeh family, including the late Akram Ojjeh, a Syrian-born Saudi who made his fortune brokering deals between European arms sellers and the Saudi government. His sons, Mansour Ojjeh and Aziz Ojjeh, bought the Swiss Heuer watch company and joined it with an investment firm to form TAG Heuer, which in turn is a major presence in Formula 1 auto racing."

Can anyone comment on the validity of this and whether it should be included in the main body of the TAG Heuer entry? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Montrealtb (talk • contribs) 16:12, 10 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Wikify

This article needs more wikilinks (links to other Wikipedia articles) added to it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.226.60.137 (talk) 05:52, 11 April 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Peacock terms

We read:

TAG Heuer watches entering the Aquaracer series, the flagship [Huh?] of the brand, combine sports spirit [Huh?] and Avant-Garde [Huh?] design. The TAG Heuer Aquaracer models are characterized by reliability, endurance and precision.

And as for that last sentence, says who? (Louis Vuitton? Some advertising company? A fansite BBS? Or some independent research institute that has actually tested the wares?)

And this is just one section of the article. Others are bizarre too. -- Hoary (talk) 01:26, 25 December 2007 (UTC)