TAG Heuer Link Date Calibre 6 Automatic

TAG Heuer Link Date Calibre 6 Automatic 

TAG Heuer's stylish entry-level automatic timepiece

TAG Heuer Link Date Calibre 6 Automatic watch is one of TAG Heuer's most elegant entry-level automatic watches and definitely a model worth to consider as your first high-end Swiss watch. The movement Calibre 6 features a date complication as well as a self-winding mechanism. The most significant part is the subdial at 6 o'clock with the small sweeping second hand. Everything else is simplicity in design and exclusivity when it comes to quality. This watch is definitely a great timepiece.

My impression of the TAG Heuer Link Date

This watch was together with the one of the two hottest candidates of becoming my first high-end Swiss made wristwatch. In the end I decided to not buy this one, even if it was around 7% cheaper than the Day-Date. Let me tell you why.

My TAG Heuer Link Day-Date Calibre 5 Automatic watch.

The main difference between the Link Day-Date and Link Date is the size. The first one is 42mm, while the latter is only 40mm. That was probably one of the key reasons, that I haven't picked the smaller Link Date. But an even bigger reason to choose the Day-Date was what the name indicates: The day and date complications. And in addition, a more detailed dial of that watch, with a big sweeping second hand, something I have always preferred over a small sweeping second hand placed into a subdial, as it's done in the case of the Link Date Calibre 6. This is of course purely a matter of taste and if you like simplicity, that would probably be a very great choice for you. Most of the other things are very similar, from the bracelet to the design of the bezel, these two watches are definitely cousins, if not brothers. What made the biggest difference for me was when I tried on both watches and saw how they looked on my hand. The Link Date didn't look bad at all and I would buy it, if I hadn't have the option of choosing the Link Day-Date and try it on at the same time. My wife also said, that she liked the latter more, as the first one appeared too simple to her.