TAG Heuer Aquaracer thread

paysdoufs

I’m one of them - I think its design is just plain awful: full-throttle 90s vibes that didn’t age well 😜

I’d only buy a Seamaster Pro on rubber and then go Forstner or Uncle (or Strapcode).

Also, I find y’all a bit harsh re. TAG’s current bracelets. I rather like them - admittedly not a lot of bells & whistles, but they do their job well (i.e., rather comfortably).

Jim Dollares

I agree. My point was more that the Swiss repeatedly keep getting away with the scam of calling third party movements in-house and then charge ridiculous money for it. The Aquaracer is already overpriced for what it is.

paysdoufs

I’m one of them - I think its design is just plain awful: full-throttle 90s vibes that didn’t age well 😜

I’d only buy a Seamaster Pro on rubber and then go Forstner or Uncle (or Strapcode).

Also, I find y’all a bit harsh re. TAG’s current bracelets. I rather like them - admittedly not a lot of bells & whistles, but they do their job well (i.e., rather comfortably).

bpsmith

How can you find us harsh in our opinion of TAG Heuer’s bracelet but then make comments like the above on Omega’s!?!

Don’t get me wrong, I am totally fine with your opinion on the Seamaster, but just give us the same courtesy on our opinions on the Aquaracer please?

I own and enjoy both, but the quality, engineering and finishing is night and day between the two.

imagwai

I think perhaps he meant that he didn't agree with others' opinions on the bracelet rather than the comments themselves were too strongly worded.

paysdoufs

@bpsmith - I try not to mock others’ design preferences, but felt that you had said yourself that the SMP bracelet was fair game 😉

The reason why I think TH bracelets deserves more of a pass than some here seem willing to give them is because of their price point and of the brand and boutiques having a rather cool policy when it comes to someone needing spare links.

bpsmith

Opinions on the SMP bracelet are absolutely fair game. My point is that opinions on the Aquaracer bracelet should equally be fair game.

You are right that it does come down to the price point and that was EXACTLY my point made above. If the alleged price of the rumoured new Aquaracer is set similar to the competition, then the bracelet should be of equal design and quality level.

That’s fair all round, don’t you think?

dtf

Balance is important.

Although whats wrong with the AR bracelet? Only one of my Aquaracers is on a bracelet, but I have no complaints.

Mspeedster

Cool to see these old adverts that TAG Heuer just posted in their IG stories. 😎

However, it's interesting that TAG considers the 1000 and 2000 to be Aquaracers. Which begs the question of whether TAG Heuer considers 2004 to be the origin of the Aquaracer series or whether its 1979 when their first diver (ref 844) was introduced? 😵‍💫

Anyhoo, my favorite is the Night Diver ad. 😀

Aquagraph

Jesus Christ. The 2000 is the only pre-Aquaracer Aquaracer, it literally changed it's name to Aquaracer overnight. Remaining 2000 stock was sold as Aquaracers, the first Aquaracer was a '2000 Aquaracer', everything else is revisionism at it's finest. Why aren't they also calling the 3000 an Aquaracer while they're at it? Cos that's where the bezel came from. No, they know the 1000 Series has a certain 'cool' factor so they're trying to tag onto that despite the fact that the 1000 looks nothing like an Aquaracer. Oh, but they made an orange dial so somehow that counts.

No, it really doesn't.

Aquagraph

Oops, we changed the name of our dive watch 20 years ago and now we don't have any historical nonsense to use to sell it. Well, I guess we could consider all our divers 'Aquaracers'... oh sure it makes zero sense but we'll just keep repeating our 'story' until it becomes 'fact'.

I seriously hope Nicholas Biebuyck doesn't stand behind this b/s.

Aquagraph

Jesus Christ. The 2000 is the only pre-Aquaracer Aquaracer, it literally changed it's name to Aquaracer overnight. Remaining 2000 stock was sold as Aquaracers, the first Aquaracer was a '2000 Aquaracer', everything else is revisionism at it's finest. Why aren't they also calling the 3000 an Aquaracer while they're at it? Cos that's where the bezel came from. No, they know the 1000 Series has a certain 'cool' factor so they're trying to tag onto that despite the fact that the 1000 looks nothing like an Aquaracer. Oh, but they made an orange dial so somehow that counts.

No, it really doesn't.