Would I buy my son the same watch? Sadly, I have to say no. This watch is supposed to be water resistant up to 200m. However, when the battery had to be replaced, the dealer demanded to test the watch for waterresistance. When I came to pick up the watch the clerk told me that it had failed the waterresistance test and that I should take it off whenever I go swimming or even in the shower. He also said that this was normal and that that replacing the sealings would cost me more than 200?.
Frustrated I left, only to return 3 months later, when the metal pin that connects the strap with the case had bent and broken and needed to be replaced, along with the two little bands that hold the loose end of the strap in place, which had torn. Replacing the metal pin was free, but it turned out that Tag Heuer doesn't sell the little bands on their own, only complete straps. A rubber one would have costed me 180? + shipping, a metal one 240? + shipping. I kindly declined and went and got two used bands in a department store nearby, free of charge.
I expected a little more in customer service from a company like Tag Heuer. My next watch will be either an Omega Speedmaster or a Rolex Milgauss/Rolex Oyster Perpetual (will take some time until then...)