I am quite sure that the new WAK is a serious diver, what with its 500m water resistance and SMP-like HeV manual release at 10 o’clock on the case side, but the “last gen” 300m and 500m Aquaracers complimented each other nicely. The WAN 300m makes more sense when you know, in the back of your mind, that while you chose the dressy option, the same company makes a tougher and more aggressive 500m model like 2009’s WAJ series. What concerns me is the thought of having a Tag Heuer dress diver, but no sportier older brother. The 300m WAN2110 is thin, simple and nicely made, essentially everything that a dress-diver buyer is looking for. Having previously owned a Tag Heuer Aquaracer WAN2110 300m diver, I rather like this new model with its more subtle dial design, smaller case and the simple fact that its sapphire crystal is not adorned with a clops magnifier. Power for the three-hand models will still be sourced via the Tag Heuer Calibre 5 which is either an ETA 2824 or a Sellita SW200 (these movements are essentially interchangeable).

The distinctive rubberized bezel of the WAJ series has been swapped out for a svelte ceramic bezel that has the same look as the aluminum bezel fitted to the 300m WAN series. In what some would consider an act of sheer lunacy, Tag Heuer has downsized the new 500m WAK diver to 41mm compared with the 43mm case seen on the WAJ series (44mm on the chronograph versions). This new 500m Aquaracer is an odd update to the previous model.

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