Poor quality
The stem (the part you wind up) has popped out three times. The first time, they fixed it under warranty. The second time, a month later, they charged me 5. It came back and a week later the stem was gone again. I stuffed it in a drawer for a few months and when I finally got around to going back to the jeweler, they told me it would be another 5 as the warranty had expired. Shame on me for not bringing it back quicker but frankly I am sick of these guys. The jeweler (Long's Jeweler in Burlington Mass, totally useless and unhelpful) said warranty decisions from Tag are final.

The also mentioned "this was not normal" and "you must be setting the time wrong". I've had numerous watches I know how they work. Furthermore I never set the time after the first return, it came back set correctly I never had to. I only wore this watch to work (desk job) a few times. It was in no way used "incorrectly" nor abused nor hit on anything nor even worn during any type of strenuous activity. It's just a lemon.

I'm not paying another 5 to fix it. Does anyone want a Tag with a missing stem?

BTW My first Tag also had problems, it's a now discontinued model with a problem where the watch would fall off because the metal band was designed in such a way that the pins would come loose.

What is worse than the quality of this watch, is that Tag would charge me 5 to fix it in the first place, then on the third time back for the same problem, they want another 5 to fix it again. Not good at all. Plus it's my second bad experience with a Tag watch.

Tag is the cheap expensive watch. Save your money and get a Timex, or spend some extra and get a Breitling or a Rolex. Don't get a Tag.

DH Jacksonville Jared Galleria
I purchased my Formula One from Jared Galleria of Jewelry

My watch stopped keeping time two months after purchase. I had to spend two months for repairs. The said the movement did not work. Tag replaced the entire inside of the watch. The watch is a piece of junk. A new watch that cannot keep time is a joke. The customer service is a joke. DO NOT BUY this watch.

Cool watch!, but I don't know about the warranty...
First of all, the watch itself is beautiful and elegant. Great price. No complaints about the product. Everything is fine... but when you read the warranty theme, things get a little bit confuse as follows: first, if you read the Manual it says that the warranty comes in a little card inside the package, then you take a look at the little card and says nothing, it is not fill by the distributor as required in the Manual. So, It looks like you don't fulfill the conditions to ask for the warranty as stated in the Manual.

Nice Classic Looking Watch
I just purchased this watch through amazon.com. It was either this or the formula one alarm version at costco. The alarm feature on the other version isn't very useful so I decided against it. Packaging was nice, came in the tag box and case with manual. I like the look of chronograph watches and the additional feature to stopwatch anything is something i wanted to time rides, drives, runs etc...

Style is up to taste, but I find this a simple casual style watch you can wear with a t-shirt or be formal with a suit.

The two buttons on it are pretty easy to use, one to start/split and the other to stop/reset.

The watch has two main features, one is to tell time, and the other is the chronograph.

For telling time, the big red "second" hand doesn't move and hovers over the 12 o'clock mark. The dial on bottom serves as the second hand and moves continuously.

In Chronograph mode, the top right dial only moves after you stop the stopwatch or to do a split time. It will move to show the time in 1/10. The large red second hand will start to move once you are in chronograph mode and the left dial will move for minutes. I'm not sure, but I assume if you do something for over 30 minutes, then the dial will continually move and reset at 1minute.


Overall - I'm very happy with it. I believe Amazon has the lowest price on the web and they give a 2 year warranty which equals TAGs. Costco has a similar warranty deal as well. The prices are better than ebay, and those guys don't even offer a warranty period. The only thing stopping me from giving it 5 stars is it's reliability and service life. For something you pay 0+ for, you expect it to last nearly a lifetime, This will remain to be seen.

I've also noticed when I purchased, the price fluctuates between 729-749 day to day. So if you're patient, just keep on checking to save that extra .00

Great Tag Heuer.
I was bit nervous about ordering a fine watch over the internet, but my fears were baseless. I love this watch. It is exactly what was advertised. The only downside is that since Amazon is not an official Tag Heuer retailer you don't get an official warranty card. However Amazon does provide a comparable 2 year warranty. All in all I am very pleased with my purchase.

Just perfect.
This watch is just perfect to used by anyone: the ones who are starting to run and also the most skilled runners.

Love It
I love this product!!

Although you have to learn to use it, once you do, it really does the job.

It has lots of options on what to measure. I use it for running and sailing.

Comes with access to the "garmin connect" web site were you can see what you have done on google maps and google earth and share it. Plus lots of info, history, goals and health monitor.

Its a product that motivates me to workout more and harder.

Too bad the HR band dosen't connect with most of the equipment at my gym (like my old polar). Still is great for outdoors when using the GPS. Plus the watch is not that big and looks good to wear the rest of the day.

Great GPS!
First my profile: This is the first GPS I buy. I bought this watch 1 month ago. I am a high school runner and I am in the cross country team.

Good things: I live in Mexico and the reception is great! I had measured some courses and then tried them with the GPS and the accuracy is almost perfect even in bad weather conditions (including rain, clouds, wind, etc). Also the design is really nice, its the only gps I have seen and you can wear it all the time and it seem like an normal watch. One thing I didn't know about when I bought was the "Location" feature, it was a great surprise knowing my watch could point me too any location just by giving its coordinates. Also, I use my 405 with a friend that has the 405cx and we both use the heart monitor and the receptions don't get mixed.

Bad things: The garmin software in the computer is not really up too date but I guess that's not really neccesary. The bigger downside is the bezel, it took me about 2 weeks to get used to it, especially when running. It still gets a little bit stuck.

I totally recommend this Garmin.

Warning: Will fall apart
It has been about 7 months since I purchased this watch. Since then, I have had to replace the strap of the watch (the one which comes with it) twice. The bands are very difficult to replace. They charge you (on Amazon), and give you a special tool to "decompress the springs" with. The tool has a tiny end which you have to fit in tiny sockets, to try and latch onto even smaller grooves on the springs.

As for the watch, after about 6 months I began to see rust appear on the screwws on the bottom of the watch and, more importantly, I believe, on the contacts where the charger hooks up to the watch and whereby the electricity is fed into the watch.

The surface bezel really looks cool, and it is, but it dents very easily and is very water (sweat) sensitive. There is a way to turn that off, though, but it is a little difficult.

The GPS reception (where I am, a suburb of Boston) is not too great. The real-time pace is not very accurate, but at the end of each run it is quite accurate of the total time and distance covered. (I run quite frequently with it, or, at least, did, until it became too much of a hassle, and simply replaced it with a .00 app on my iPhone)

The watch doesn't have great UI software, and it's a little hard to understand how to do things, such as set training exercises, set the running partner, etc.

But perhaps the most important thing that I discovered, I discovered while replacing the band for the second time (yesterday). There is a build up of some substance (perhaps salt, perhaps from sweat (?), but I don't sweat more than anyone else, probably less, with dry skin) inside the notches that the two band ends are supposed to plug in to. Very annoying. I am going to seek a full refund from Garmin.

Forego the Forerunner
First off, I love Garmin and most of it's products. This one, however, is a disappointment. In the first 4 months the product performed wonderfully, but since summer it has failed. If the touch bezel gets wet (SWEAT) it won't respond to the user. The bezel is also a pain to use while running. The battery went from lasting 10 days to only a 40 minute run. Stick with the 305 model with the push buttons, easier to read screen and heart rate monitor. Almost all the features on the 405 are identical to the 305.