Tag Heuer Watches - Page 9 - Answered Questions & Fixed Issues

It may have a screw down crown. Try turning the crown counterclockwise see if it unscrews. There is no other reason for it not to pull out unless someone has opened the back and removed the crown and stem then inserted it crooked and it is stuck.
If someone has done this the watch could be damaged.

Contact Tag Heur Customer Service at 866-260-0460. They are open 9 AM - 6 PM Eastern Standard Time Monday to Friday

mcdevito75 here, Online from search on your home page, simply type in the name of your watch plus.com most watch manufactureres have a web site.

It should reset with the first button, did it used to do this fun and recently just stopped functioning? Do all other functions on the watch work fine?

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Thanks
Tim

You can call Tag Heuer and order a new band or you can try online sources such as ebay who sometimes sell them at a lower price.

You change the date the same way you change the time. The only difference being pull the crown out 1/2 way to the first click instead of all the way out.

mcdevito75, Tag Heaur, one of the finest watches around, an old company and high end quality watches, Tag Heaur watches very, very good watches, high collector value, also expect a price tag on your tag Heaur watch, as they are not cheap.

your watch might have to be serviced. If you are manually winding your watch thats not good at all because it puts unnecessary rapid stress on the sensitive auto reverser wheels possibly damaging the tiny internal clicks. The torque pressure resulting from manual winding of automatic watches is not made for, day-in day-out, manual winding, especially if the watch is not in a pristine new or overhauled condition. It is better to buy a watch winder to keep your watch running.

You should get it looked at by a watch maker who is very qualified or send it to Tag Heuer to get serviced they will give you a quote on how much it will cost before repairing watch so you may decide if you want to go through with it or not.

Sometimes its simple things such as needing lubrication or cleaning. An automatic watch should be serviced every 5 years anyways. So best advice is to get it checked by a well trained professional. My watch guy is great and really cheap . I would ask around make sure you are dealing with a master watch maker though.

If your watch is "automatic" then would I be right in thinking you took it off for a few days and it stopped?

If this is the case (since most of the Carrera range are automatic, then the spring will have run down and needs re-winding.

You were correct in thinking that shaking it will re- start it but to keep it going you need to shake it gently from side to side for some time. (One supplier quoted 500 times!) be patient and keep wearing it.

On links below are the only manuals that tag heuer have.

http://ww2.tagheuer.com/_documents/manuals/ei2246_en.pdf

http://ww2.tagheuer.com/_documents/manuals/EI2241_en.pdf

http://ww2.tagheuer.com/_documents/manuals/EI2250_en.pdf

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This was very difficult to find, but I found it just for you! Please make sure you rate my answer 4 thumbs up! Thanks so much for understanding, it would be a huge help to me. I would be forever grateful if you could do this for me. To view the manual you will need adobe reader, which you can get for free from http://get.adobe.com/reader/ You probably already have it though, please try opening the file first and find out. Here is the manual / guide please give it a few minutes the file is quite large:

http://www.tagheuer.com/_documents/manuals/EI2245_en.pdf

mcdevito75 here, Your Tag may need it"s regular servicing, use your Warrantee or visit a small watch repair shop in your area.

I haven't been able to find your watch on their web site but it sounds as though your watch is a mechanical (automatic?), if this is the case.....

The watch thinks it is midnight at midday, so wind the watch forward 12 hours.

The Tag Heuer F1 does not have a backlight function by way of pressing a button. However, if you mean the lumen on the hands and numbers not showing, then all that needs is daylight to recharge them.

I had a similar problem and found it hard to tell the time at night but I soon realised that the lumens needed a charge etc.... Hold your watch under a light source (torch) for a few minutes and you will see what I mean.

You need to pound out the adjustment link pins(s) . They are located at the ends of the band. If the watch is not too lold you can pound them out with a cut off piece of a paper clip. If it's too long it will bend when you hammer it so you will go through several of them before you finally get it out. If the band is old and the pin is stubborn you will need a very thin drift pin (tool) to push it through. Pound it through and the pin in the band will go out in front of it.

You will find them on ebay. A few of them are not authentic, especially the ones from asia so be sure to ask that question. Used ones are 300.00 - 500.00. Used ones approx. 150.00 for one in decent shape. The WK1113 has polished center row of links so make sure you get the right one.

Most likely you will find them on ebay.

Depends upon its condidion. List price that you can get on the internet ranges from 780.00 to 950.00 for a new watch. Used ones in good condition are in the 400.00 - 500.00 range. Scratches, age, or case damage will detract from that. The older ones have luminescent infill on the no. 12 character. Newer ones have a square around the date window and the no. 12 character is chrome. Older model numbers for a 2000 are stamped in the back of the case. Newer ones are etched. A "...-1" at the end of the model number is a later model. A "...-0" is a little older and no dash "-" as in WK1111 is a little older yet. Some old models exhibit common characteristic of degredation of the luminescent glow-after-dark material that is applied to the number digits and the hands. Color will look to be a mottled grey and its not uniform and it isn't as bright.

You can usually find them on ebay.

Yes. Its always under the Model Number. Some model numbers were etched, instead of stamped or engaved, on the case and over time may be worn off but on a newer watch it should be visible.