Product Specs:
Brand:Tag Heuer
Model:Tag Heuer 1000
Reference: 980.026L
Material: Stainless Steel
Dimensions: 38mm Diameter
Crystal: New Mineral Crystal
Lume: Yesl
Movement: ETA 955.114
Bracelet/Strap: OEM TAG HEUER 18mm Jubilee
Lug Width: 18mm
Box/Papers?: No
Mods:No
Condition Description:
Watch runs great and keeps time Perfectly. It is in great physical condition with minimal damage to the PVD coating. The watch has many original parts such as bracelet, hands, dial, bezel, and caseback. It has a replacemnt T1000D Crown and Bezel insert and crystal (replaced within last year). A small amount of scratching is present on the edges of the body. The Coating does appear to be original. There is lots of scratching on the clasp of the band on the edges and stamped logo. On the hand set, the lume is in great condition and matches the dial. Please reach out if you have any questions or would like more photos.
Rating: (8.5/10)
TAG HEUER 1000 980.026L
Significance:
The Tag Heuer 1000 was in a way, the watch that saved Heuer. In the 1970's (prior to the conception of Tag Heuer) Heuer was a mechanical watch and stop watch company. When the quartz revolution began and revolutionized the accuracy of watches, Heuer lost a lot of business to the competition, to fix this issue Heuer created the Series 1000. It was the raging success that they needed and the watch was produced for many years after its initial release . Many variants were released over the 1000's production run, everything from mechanical versions to colored versions.