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If you can stretch the budget a little more, to say $5,000, then you’re getting into watches like the Tudor Black Bay with 70hr power reserve, in-house COSC movement and a 5-year warranty (ok, just over $5k, but you get my point). However, at $4,000 AUD, the Aquaracer sits at a pretty competitive price point, where the offerings are getting better each year. It probably won’t turn heads, but that’s not the point of this watch, and if you can get over a few of the shortcomings, such as the power reserve, or design elements that make it a little less comfortable to wear, then I think you’ll be happy.

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If someone is after a daily wearer at a decent price point then the Aquaracer Professional 200 will do the trick. A slightly more elegant tool watch, that’s more versatile and easy to wear than the original 300 Diver, paired back and slimmed down for everyday wear. TAG has definitely achieved what it set out to do with the Aquaracer Professional 200 series. Whilst this could have increased the price, it would sit more on par with many $4,000 – $5,000 watches available today. Given that most competitors in the price range will have at least 48hrs or more, TAG could have either put an in-house movement into the new model or at least, gone with an updated movement with more power reserve. To have a sports steel watch these days with less than 2 days’ power reserve is lacking, especially with a new model. The power reserve in the Automatic is one area I think TAG could have improved on. The Calibre 5 Automatic movement is based on a Sellita movement, sturdy and reliable, with a 38hr power reserve. An Automatic, powered by the Calibre 5 movement, and an in-house Quartz, which according to TAG is highly accurate to a few seconds a month and packs several years of battery life. TAG has given buyers 2 choices in the new Aquaracer Professional 200 line which helps budget-wise. I found this more of an issue with the Automatic version, due to its slightly raised caseback to accommodate the movement, whereas the Quartz sits a little more flush to the wrist across the entire watch back, so this does help a little.

As mentioned earlier, the case back is adorned with an 8 point compass star that is inset from the main case back but embossed so the star is raised and can irritate the wrist. This means that as the watch slips down the wearer’s wrist, it will rub the back of the wearer’s hand, and over time, develop those pesky rough crown marks.įlipping the watch over, you’ll find a solid caseback with the normal model and water resistance engravings. TAG have used a longer than standard (in this reviewer’s eyes at least) screw-down crown, which does stick a little further out of the crown guards compared to other dive watches I’ve worn in the past. The quartz version has no date, and lacks the word ‘Automatic’ above the depth rating so keeps the dial clean,Īnother small bugbear of mine whilst wearing the watch was the crown. On the automatic, the date window at 6 O’clock blends into the dial well and is large enough to read, but small enough to not be in your face and ruin the symmetry of the dial. This mixed with the brushed steel unidirectional 60 click bezel and inset black numerals does give it that “tool watch” vibe. The bracelet is a more classic style with polished inner links and brushed outer links, which gives this watch a more stylish appearance, and one that I quite like. TAG describes this watch just as at home on the wrist in a suit, or skiing or casual, and I think they’ve achieved this to an extent. But let’s delve a little deeper into these elements if we can.

With an elegant but minimalist design, brushed steel bezel and an easy to read dial, it ticks all these boxes. The new Aquaracer 200 is indeed a tool watch.

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According to Guy Bove, TAG Heuer’s Creative Director: “If you look at the Aquaracer Professional 200, you can see our intention to create an everyday watch that still has the tool watch look that TAG Heuer lovers came to expect from the icons of the past, such as the Reference 844, 10 Series models.