TAG Heuer Formula 1 WAZ1110.FT8023

The TAG Heuer Formula 1 WAZ1110.FT8023 is a 41 mm stainless steel three-hand quartz watch with date, part of the 'modern' (2004–2024) generation of TAG Heuer's entry-level Formula 1 line. It pairs a black opaline dial with a unidirectional black PVD/titanium-carbide-coated bezel, sapphire crystal, screw-down crown, 200 m water resistance, and a black perforated rubber strap, and is powered by a Ronda 6003.D Swiss quartz movement.

TAG Heuer's Formula 1 collection launched in 1986, the first watch released under the newly formed TAG Heuer name after Techniques d'Avant-Garde acquired the struggling Heuer company in 1985. The original watches were designed by Eddy Burgener and used a stainless steel inner case wrapped in colorful fiberglass, a construction chosen to hit an accessible price while offering the bright color options associated with the era's quartz boom.

According to TAG Heuer Heritage Director Nicholas Biebuyck, the line's motorsport name did not stem from a reaction to Swatch's colorful quartz watches, as is often assumed. Biebuyck has said the target audience was originally surfers in Los Angeles, aimed at buyers who wore Casio G-Shock composite watches rather than at Swatch customers. The strategy worked commercially: Formula 1 became the most produced watch in TAG Heuer's history, with roughly three million units sold over its first decade.

The original fiberglass-cased Formula 1 ran through the 1990s in small 28–35mm sizes before the line was reworked into a fully steel, sapphire-crystal generation running roughly from the mid-2000s through 2024. The WAZ1110.FT8023 belongs to this later 'modern' generation, which offered both Swiss quartz three-hand-and-date references like this one and separate Swiss automatic (Calibre 5/6) versions. TAG Heuer subsequently discontinued this generation and relaunched the collection in 2025 as the Formula 1 Solargraph, replacing the Ronda quartz movement used in the WAZ1110 with a solar-charged in-house caliber.

Multiple retailers and pre-owned dealers listing this exact reference identify its movement as the Ronda 6003.D, a Swiss-made quartz caliber. This is corroborated independently by a used-watch dealer's detailed listing for the WAZ1110.FT8023 and by a separate authorized reseller's specification sheet for the same reference.

Ronda's own technical documentation for the 6003.D describes it as part of the Normtech 700/6000 family: a 4-jewel, gold-plated-EOL analog quartz movement roughly 26mm in diameter and 2.50mm thick, running three hands plus a date function. It takes a standard No. 373 battery rated for about 40 months of service (extendable to roughly 69 months with an optional higher-capacity cell), holds an instantaneous rate of −10/+20 seconds per month, and includes a power-saving mode that cuts current draw by about 70% when the crown is pulled to set the time.

As a basic Normtech-family movement rather than a chronograph or perpetual-calendar caliber, the 6003.D reflects the WAZ1110's position as the simplest, three-hand-and-date entry point into the modern-era Formula 1 quartz lineup.

Every retailer listing agrees on a 41mm case diameter, but published thickness figures vary depending on the source. A used-watch dealer's listing for an actual WAZ1110.FT8023 example measured the case at 11.65mm thick, while an authorized reseller's generic specification sheet for the reference lists 13mm — a discrepancy likely reflecting the difference between a measured individual watch and a rounded catalog figure.

A separate pre-owned retailer lists the lug-to-lug span at 44.5mm, which is short relative to the 41mm dial diameter and keeps the watch's footprint compact on the wrist despite the wide-looking dial.

The black perforated rubber strap closes with a signed pin buckle, and the screw-down crown supports the watch's rated 200m water resistance.

The WAZ1110 reference covers at least two configurations sharing the same 41mm quartz three-hand-and-date case: the WAZ1110.FT8023 on a black perforated rubber strap, and the WAZ1110.BA0875 on a steel bracelet.

This reference sits within what retailers and collectors describe as TAG Heuer's 'modern' Formula 1 era, running from the mid-2000s to 2024 — full steel cases and sapphire crystals replacing the original fiberglass-and-mineral-crystal construction, sold alongside separate Swiss automatic Calibre 5/6 Formula 1 models rather than only quartz pieces.

TAG Heuer retired this generation and relaunched the collection in 2025 as the Formula 1 Solargraph: a redesigned 38mm case in matte-blasted steel or the brand's TH-Polylight composite, running a solar-charged TH50-00 movement in place of the Ronda quartz caliber used in the WAZ1110. Separately, a 2024 Kith collaboration revived the vintage 1980s-style fiberglass Formula 1 design rather than the WAZ1110's modern steel case, and drew strong collector demand — a full 10-watch Kith set, initially priced at around £13,000, later sold at Christie's for CHF 50,400 (about £45,000), roughly 3.5 times its combined original retail price.

US authorized retailers listed the WAZ1110.FT8023 at a retail price of $1,850. This figure is consistent across multiple authorized-dealer listings for the reference.

Discounted pricing on the same watch has appeared at authorized and gray-market resellers below that list price — for example, one reseller offered it at $1,239 and another at $1,510 against the $1,850 retail figure, both explicitly framed as discounts off TAG Heuer's list price.

A specialist buying guide covering the WAZ1110 reference family estimates secondary-market pricing in the roughly $700–$1,100 range for pre-owned examples, positioning it as an entry-level tier within the modern Formula 1 lineup. New pieces from authorized dealers carry TAG Heuer's international guarantee, which at least one retailer marketed as a 5-year guarantee at the point of sale.