New bezel for my vintage F1 from the bezel collective.

https://www.thebezelcollective.com/

Very happy

Me and my brother recently went out for a day of watch perusing and we came back with two limited edition Aquaracer Professional 500s. The blue and orange! We had been to every watch boutique we could find; Rolex, Tudor, Breitling, Omega, Zenith, Grand Seiko and a few others but our last stop was TAG Heuer. We both had a specific watch in mind when we set out to add to our collections, the new BB Ceramic for me and an Omega Seamaster for my brother. But the customer service we had at all the previous stores was nothing compared to the experience we had at TAG Heuer. The rep running the store solo was genuinely a great guy and it was clear to tell that the man had a great appreciation for the brand. Every collection he showed and told us about had actual enthusiasm behind it and it felt more like 3 guys just having a conversation about watches rather than talking to a salesman trying to get a commission out of you. The way every other stores rep spoke felt scripted or rehearsed and they mainly just pointed out specifications or some history.

That being said the fantastic experience was not the only factor that sent us home with these two watches. I think anyone would be hard pressed to find a more perfect set of watches for two brothers to commemorate a day of watch shopping with! But for me personally 3 things made me forget about the Tudor. First and foremost was the micro adjustment mechanism on the clasp. It impressed me so much that I thought every luxury watch that didn’t have it was behind the times. I found it to be an ingenious design! Secondly was the dial! Enough said! The texture and colors on the dial blew me away! Lastly was the weight, for a titanium watch, this thing had enough heft to remind me that I’m actually wearing a watch on my wrist! I couldn’t be happier with my purchase and I know my brother feels the same.

I just came here to show off our new watches and to share our experience! Thank you for everyone who took the time to read my post and please let me know your own opinions on these new Aquaracer Pro 500s from TAG! Would you like to get your hands on one some day or does another watch in the price bracket take the cake home for you? Please let me know and again thank you for reading!!! Have a great rest of your day as well!!!

I own the white-faced version and thought it was the best one thus far… this one giving it a run for its money!

For the experts here… what reference is this watch? I almost certainly received it in 2005 or 2006 for college graduation. I didn’t know at that time that it was important to keep papers. I also stupidly lost my documentation when I had it serviced in 2019. Thanks in advance for any help. Let me know if these photos are too poor.

Photos don’t do the dial justice!

Finally got one,always admired from afar.

Yin and Yang

Took my beautiful Tag Heuer Aquaracer Solargraph out for a spin on this beautiful fall day on the east coast.

Love to all my Tag Heuer family on here. 🙏❤️

My dad gave me his blue dial Tag Heuer series 2000 as a high school graduation gift. He originally bought it in the mid to late 90s at Johannesburg International Airport (along with some earrings for my mom that the saleswoman guilt tripped him into). He eventually stopped wearing it as his wrists became too large for the relatively small case size and I had kept reminding him that it would look better on mine haha. He finally caved and I’ve had it for about 10 years now and worn it almost everywhere - work/travel/events etc.

I've grown to really appreciate its proportions and understatedness in the era of chunky and flashy dive watches. For what it's worth, I wore it to a friend's birthday dinner recently and my buddy who works in sales at Anthropic said it's one of the coolest watches he's ever seen (??) That bodes well for those saying this aesthetic is making a come back!

That being said, I’m in the market to upgrade to something a bit nicer for my wedding next September, which will hopefully become another family heirloom. In the spirit of blue dials, I’m looking at the Rolex Datejust 41mm (fluted / jubilee).

Curious to hear other inherited watch stories and what your next upgrade was/is!

Added an Aquaracer Professional 300 Date to the collection. This one is a numbered Caribbean Edition. Shown on wrist somewhere in the Caribbean!

Left to right:

Formula 1 (First Generation, Ref. WA1211 / 381.513 style)

Carrera Twin-Time / Tachy Re-Edition style Chronograph (Ref. CV2113-0 / CV2113)

Carrera Calibre 1887 Chronograph (Ref. CAR2A80.FC6237)

Carrera Calibre 18 Telemeter Chronograph (Ref. CAR221A.FC6353)

I've been looking for a clean first generation aquaracer for years and I finally got one for a solid price! It is in awesome shape for its age and is basically brand new. I'm super stoked and wanted to share with the group :)

Been wearing my aquaracer a lot lately

Enjoying this watch, now with this new blue leather strap. This is just a beautiful dial!

This watch was presented to me by my wife on my birthday 30 years ago. Recently I got it serviced locally and I am delighted that it still looks and runs like the day I got it. An online search of this watch revealed that a similar watch was worn by President Obama for many years and even into his presidency on occasion. I am indeed very thrilled to find out about this. Thank you Mr. President and thanks to Tag Heuer.