A Review Of Tag Heuer Aquaracer 300m Ceramic Calibre 16 Chronograph Replica

It’s already been a busy 12 months for new Aquaracer models, with TAG Heuer Mens Replica launching a new Aquaracer 300m series including a family of 3-hand replica watches and chronographs. And now there is another choice to add to the mix- the Tag Heuer Aquaracer 300m Ceramic Calibre 16 Chronograph Replica. This new model effectively starts with the steel bezel 300m Chronograph, updates the dial design and hands and finishes off the look with a ceramic rather than brushed steel bezel. These might sound like small changes, but it does give the replica watch a very different feel to its steel bezel brethren and to emphasise the point, there are new dial colours and materials on offer.
A Review Of  Tag Heuer Aquaracer 300m Ceramic Calibre 16 Chronograph Replica
2015 TAG Heuer Aquaracer 300m Ceramic Calibre 16 Replica We’ve had a chance to shoot each of the new model range for an in depth review, so stand by for a lot of photos of TAG Heuer’s new Aqua baby. If you like to keep things old school on a dial-up modems (!), this is not the post for you, as we’ve gone heavy on the images to give you the best all-round look at the new dive chronograph.

A Review Of  Tag Heuer Aquaracer 300m Ceramic Calibre 16 Chronograph Replica

The Tag Heuer Aquaracer 300m Ceramic Replica shares the same 43mm case as the steel bezel model, but there is one obvious change that you’ll notice right away: the cyclops over the date window returns and it’s certainly hard to ignore.

TAG Heuer Aquaracer 300m Ceramic Calibre 16 TitaniumAs you can see from the comparison shot below, both the ceramic and steel chronographs share the same basic dial, with a printed TAG Heuer logo and horizontal stripe pattern.

A Review Of  Tag Heuer Aquaracer 300m Ceramic Calibre 16 Chronograph Replica

Aquaracer 300m Calibre 16 Chronograph- Steel vs. Ceramic BezelThe key changes to the ceramic bezel model are as follows:

New hour and minute hands
New running seconds hand (9 o’clock sub-dial)
Redesigned hour-markers- larger and highly polished
“300m” text in colour
No white border around the date window

Probably the only change that I’m not convinced about are the new hour-markers. The combination of being larger and more shiny means that they do dominate the dial – even more so on the soon-to-be-released Calibre 5 ceramic bezel model.

TAG Heuer Aquaracer 300m Ceramic Calibre 16And of course, we haven’t got to the most important change- the ceramic bezel. The shape is the same as other 300m Aquaracers, but instead of a brushed steel, the new chronograph had a large ceramic bezel with six raised grips. I’m a fan of coloured bezels on dive replica watches- yes, it’s the Rolex Submariner look, but take a look at most dive replica watches on the market and you’ll see that they all tend to follow this design- and for good reason: it looks very sharp in contrast to the traditional steel case.