Tag Heuer Clock Guage

thinkfloyd14 · 03-06-2012, 09:37 AM

I know I know I know.... they are expensive.....singer won't sell them etc....

C'mon, this is a group of smart and passionate Porsche enthusiasts... there's gotta be a way to print the tag heuer logo on the face of the dial ourselves or for cheap...I know it wont be a real Tag Heuer timepiece but seriosuly, it's all about the look anyway...

any ideas?

(sh*&t it's probably illegal huh?)

uncle_scott · uncle_scott's Garage

There was a guy on here rebuilding an older longhood to be a race car, and he simply made a clck face in an Adobe program, and placed it over the stock face as a sticker. It requires disassembly of the clock, but it looked great.

I added it to the 100 "other" projects for my Porsche, lol.

Scooter · 03-06-2012, 09:58 AM

Look here: R / Outlaw project...

thinkfloyd14 · 03-06-2012, 10:19 AM

thanks scoot

Apaches · 02-16-2015, 12:51 AM

Finally picked up my VDO dashclock face replacement dial at Littlecustomthings

Special Thanks to Chris and his great work.

This face will fit and replace the original clock face, of
911 641 701 29 and 911 641 701 00 fitted on cars from 1965-1989.

Its not the Singer stuff but it works for me.
Subdials don't work but its also the case on the Singer one.

Contact him directly in case you want one.
Just passing on the message

A.

McLaren-TAG · McLaren-TAG's Garage

I can't believe that for a half million dollars on the Singer, they don't work.

Car Couture · Car Couture's Garage

I can make you one if you like, i'm using a custom design as block-off plate but no problem to recreate the clock.

HorstP · 02-16-2015, 03:42 PM

sorry, but all of above is even worse than wearing a Chinese Rolex copy...

jkuntze · jkuntze's Garage

copyright ?

Pstallo · 02-16-2015, 04:02 PM

I just recently ordered a clock with a timer that was in an old Soviet Mig fighter jet. I was so disappointed by the fake dials on the Singer that I decided to look for something that really worked.

It may take a little refurbishment and some adjustment to fit, but I wanted something with a little more character.

HorstP · 02-16-2015, 04:28 PM

And I thought there is not already enough bad taste in this thread

Who told you btw that the Singer clock is not functional? Pretty wrong I believe..

911ish · 02-16-2015, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by HorstP

And I thought there is not already enough bad taste in this thread

Who told you btw that the Singer clock is not functional? Pretty wrong I believe..

Call North Hollywood and ask, they made it. Sorry, but you are pretty wrong.

Pstallo · 02-16-2015, 04:58 PM

Well, I really wanted a functional timer. The Singer's looked cool, but for one, they cost $500,000 (cause they only come attached to a Singer 911). Then I looked at the Hauer stopwatches, but they are about $5500, so I thought, what better to represent the cold war era than a cold war timer?

Yeah, it will probably look like sh$t and I'll have to pull it out, but if it doesn't, I'll definitely post a pic!

allaircooled · allaircooled's Garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pstallo

I just recently ordered a clock with a timer that was in an old Soviet Mig fighter jet. I was so disappointed by the fake dials on the Singer that I decided to look for something that really worked.

It may take a little refurbishment and some adjustment to fit, but I wanted something with a little more character.

I was just looking at these on ebay for this very same thing. Just an idea I had. Hope you figure something out with it.

GWP911T · GWP911T's Garage

I didn't even try to put the MIG clock in standard clock location. It's a very unique shape and would be a difficult fit IMHO. However, it makes a nice addition for a rally navigator.

HorstP · 02-16-2015, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 911ish

Call North Hollywood and ask, they made it. Sorry, but you are pretty wrong.

ok, I stand corrected. Visited Singer a few months ago and obviously did not look close enough

Pstallo · 02-16-2015, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by GWP911T

I didn't even try to put the MIG clock in standard clock location. It's a very unique shape and would be a difficult fit IMHO. However, it makes a nice addition for a rally navigator.

Oh, I may have underestimated the size of the dial. I'll definitely give it the 'ol college try, but if it's a dead end, I may have to re-sell it. It's just too cool an idea to give up, though!

Apaches · 02-19-2015, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by 911ish

Call North Hollywood and ask, they made it. Sorry, but you are pretty wrong.

Its a little detail in history but still............

Talked to the manufacturer of the Singer dial no later than this morning and they confirmed the subdials never worked.
"The small dials were nonfunctional."
Nevertheless in my opinion what they made was a real piece of art!

Just a little pricey at USD 2700 and even more considering it only comes attached to 500.000 car.
If I had the money .... I would submit an order today.

Pstallo · 02-19-2015, 05:11 PM

Oh now, if I had the money, I would driving the heck out of a Singer--nonfunctioning dials and all! I love the entire Singer theme.

However, I don't have 500 grand to spend on a car, so I'm investigating the Mig dial. If it works, I'll post pics of it.

If it doesn't, I will probably slink away into the dark and quietly post it back for sale on EBay.

Pstallo · 03-13-2015, 09:03 PM

Just as an update--I got the MiG clock in and it works remarkably well. It's really a cool little device. Simple to use, keeps natural time and has two separate timers built into it. Best of all, it doesn't require any wiring. You just wind it up.

It will take a little Dremel work to make slots for the buttons in the normal clock slot, but it's going in my car. It's just a little too cool not to.