I've got a Tag I'm thinking about buying from a friend of mine but would like to know a little more about it before I commit. I went to my local Tag dealer today but they are closed for the next two weeks for vacation!
From what I've read online I think it's a early 90's 2000 series. My buddy said he bought it new about 20-25 years ago, but that was all he could remember. On the back of the case it has 973.006 R-2 and it has a 6 digit numerical serial code engraved in it (not the newer alpha-numerical code). It also 300/81 cast into one of the lugs.
My main questions are what model is it, and whats the value...roughly??
One other question...The battery was dead, and had been for some time, so I took it to my jeweler (not a Tag dealer) for a new battery. When he put the new battery in, the watch started skipping 5 seconds at a time. He told me that was usually what watches do when the battery is getting low, but this battery is brand new. It did this periodically for a few minutes but has run fine since. Any ideas why it would do this? Like I said above, I would have just asked my local tag dealer all these questions, but they're closed for the next weeks.
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From what I've read online I think it's a early 90's 2000 series. My buddy said he bought it new about 20-25 years ago, but that was all he could remember. On the back of the case it has 973.006 R-2 and it has a 6 digit numerical serial code engraved in it (not the newer alpha-numerical code). It also 300/81 cast into one of the lugs.
My main questions are what model is it, and whats the value...roughly??
One other question...The battery was dead, and had been for some time, so I took it to my jeweler (not a Tag dealer) for a new battery. When he put the new battery in, the watch started skipping 5 seconds at a time. He told me that was usually what watches do when the battery is getting low, but this battery is brand new. It did this periodically for a few minutes but has run fine since. Any ideas why it would do this? Like I said above, I would have just asked my local tag dealer all these questions, but they're closed for the next weeks.
