F1 rubber sides cheap fix?

[updiliman]

Do you know of any cheap fix for the rubber sides of the older F1 series? Mine seems to have melted.

See pics:






Thanks.

[ste0065]

mine has done the same. contacted Tag but all they will say is send it to us for a quote..now they are not answering my e-mails???

[ste0065]

pictures ....

[bmwfreak]

no cheap fix. I believe Tag requires the replacement of the entire case in order to repair the rubber bumpers.

[Wisconsin Proud]

Based on what these older F1 watches are selling for on the secondary market, I would search for a new one rather than pay a hefty repair bill for a new case.

There are still plenty of this older design available.

[updiliman]

i've contacted my local service center here in the Philippines and I was quoted approx US$ 110 to have the middle case replaced. I was told that in the past they replace the entire case, but now they are just going to replace the middle case which does not include the bezel, and is cheaper.

they ordered the part for me, and said that it will take 2-3 months for it to get shipped to them.

I wonder why tag does not have just the rubber part available for replacement.

[Wisconsin Proud]

I wonder why tag does not have just the rubber part available for replacement.

Looking at the second picture of ste0065, it appears the rubber may be intergated in a way that a new piece of rubber can't be retrofitted easily.

[dotti]

i have the same problem with my Tag F1 CAC1111, rubber on both sides has started to peel off, just when i was about to advertise this watch for sale to fund my next watch (hopefully an automatic-chrono Tag). unfortunately, AD here (Jakarta) can only replace the whole case and it'd cost me around USD300 :(

[mac19788]

most of the models ive seen with that rubbers gone peeled off... hopefully tag will improve these stuffs if they will apply on future models.

[billermo]

most of the models ive seen with that rubbers gone peeled off... hopefully tag will improve these stuffs if they will apply on future models.

They already have. They no longer use rubber bumpers. Hard plastic now.