We continue our look at the long and voluminous history of the Aquaracer, this time focusing on the years 2013-2018.
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2013/2014 CATALOGUE
In 2013 TAG Heuer launched the CAK range of Aquaracers, including a 'Regatta' chronograph available on either a bracelet or a rubber strap in either standard or Team USA limited edition format. These watches only appeared in this one catalogue (and for several years were readily available at TAG Heuer's Bicester Village outlet).
CAK2110.FT8019: 43mm, black dial and insert, steel bezel and case, black rubber strap (A)
CAK2111.BA0833: 43mm, black dial and insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
CAK2112.BA0833: 43mm, blue dial and insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
CAK211A.BA0833: 43mm, black dial and insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
CAK211B.BA0833: 43mm, black dial and insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet (L/E) (A)
CAK211B.FT8019: 43mm, black dial/insert, steel bezel and case, black rubber strap (L/E) (A)
WAK2122.BB0835: 41mm, black dial and insert, gold bezel, two tone case and bracelet (A)
WAP1450.BD0837: 27mm, silver dial, gold bezel, steel case, two tone bracelet
WAP1451.BD0837: 27mm, MOP/diamond dial, gold bezel, steel case, two tone bracelet
WAP1452.BD0837: 27mm, MOP/diamond dial, gold/dia bezel, steel case, two tone bracelet
WAP2350.BD0838: 34mm, silver dial, gold bezel, steel case, two tone bracelet (A)
WAP2351.BD0838: 34mm, MOP/diamond dial, gold bezel, steel case, two tone bracelet (A)
2013 WATCHES (Not in Catalogue)
Also in 2013 TAG Heuer made this CAJ2113 chronograph, a limited edition for the Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori (Air-K). Not quite sure what the relevance of a 500M diver was there... but okay, it looks pretty cool anyway!
CAJ2113.BA0782: 43mm, black dial, black insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet (L/E) (A)
CAJ2113.FT6023: 43mm, black dial, black insert, steel bezel and case, rubber strap (L/E) (A)
2014/2015 CATALOGUE
In 2014 TAG Heuer released the WAY series Aquaracer, the chronographs would follow in 2015.
WAY1110.FT8021: 40.5mm, black dial, steel bezel and case, black rubber strap
WAY1111.BA0910: 40.5mm, silver dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WAY1150.BD0911: 40.5mm, silver dial, gold bezel, steel case, two tone bracelet
WAY1151.BD0912: 40.5mm, silver dial, gold bezel, steel case, two tone bracelet
WAY111Y.BA0910: 41mm, silver dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet (alarm)
WAY111Z.BA0910: 41mm, black dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet (alarm)
WAY1311.BA0915: 32mm, silver dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WAY1312.BA0915: 32mm, MOP dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WAY1314.BA0915: 32mm, MOP/diamond dial, steel/dia bezel, steel case and bracelet
WAY1353.BD0917: 35mm, MOP/dia dial, gold/dia bezel, steel case, two tone bracelet
WAY1411.BA0920: 27mm, silver dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WAY1412.BA0920: 27mm, MOP dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WAY1413.BD0920: 27mm, MOP/diamond dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WAY1414.BA0920: 27mm, MOP/dia dial. steel/dia bezel, steel case and bracelet
WAY1453.BD0922: 27mm, MOP/dia dial, gold/dia bezel, steel case, two tone bracelet
WAY1455.BD0922: 27mm, silver dial, gold bezel, steel case, two tone bracelet
WAY2110.FT8021: 40.5mm, black dial, steel bezel and case, black rubber strap (A)
WAY2111.BA0910: 40.5mm, silver dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
WAY2112.BA0910: 40.5mm, blue dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
WAY2113.BA0910: 40.5mm, grey dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
WAY2151.BD0912: 40.5mm, grey dial, gold bezel, steel case, two tone bracelet (A)
2014 WATCHES (Not in Catalogue)
A couple more limited edition pieces here, another 'AIR-K' Aquaracer and also one released in collaboration with the Japanese football club 'Cerezo Osaka'.
WAN2116.FT6027: 41mm, blue dial, blue insert, steel bezel and case, rubber strap (L/E) (A)
CAY1110.BA0927: 43mm, black dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
2015 CATALOGUE
In this catalogue TAG Heuer launched the new CAY chronographs and then started to branch out into some more unusual and interesting models.
CAY1110.FT6041: 43mm, black dial, steel bezel and case, black rubber strap
CAY2110.BA0927: 43mm, black dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
CAY2111.BA0927: 43mm, silver dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
CAY2112.BA0927: 43mm, blue dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
CAY211Y.BA0926: 43mm, silver dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
CAY218B.FC6370: 43mm, grey dial, ceramic insert, coated titanium bezel/case, nylon strap (A)
WAY1110.BA0928: 40.5mm, black dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WAY211A.BA0927: 41mm, black dial, ceramic insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
WAY211A.FC6363: 41mm, black dial, ceramic insert, steel bezel/case, nylon strap (A)
WAY218A.FC6362: 41mm, black dial, ceramic insert, coated titanium bezel/case, nylon strap (A)
WAY218B.FC6364: 41mm, grey dial, ceramic insert, coated titanium bezel/case, nylon strap (A)
CAY211A.BA0927: 43mm, black dial, ceramic insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
2015 WATCHES (Not in Catalogue)
A bunch more CAY chronographs for your delectation...
CAY211A.FC6361: 43mm, black dial, ceramic insert, steel bezel/case, nylon strap (A)
CAY211B.BA0927: 43mm, blue dial, ceramic insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
CAY218A.FC6361: 43mm, black dial, ceramic insert, coated ti bezel/case, nylon strap (A)
WAY2115.BA0910: 40.5mm, black dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet L/E (A)
2015 AIR-K Limited Edition Watches
In 2015 TAG Heuer launched their third collaboration with Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori, the finer points of this are a little confusing but I think I finally got to the bottom of it. On the face of it, the WAY2115 and WAY2116 pieces look identical (from the front), but the WAY2115 is limited to 50 pieces (distributed only to 'managed' distributors) while the WAY2116 is limited to 400 pieces. The watches have different backplates, with the WAY2115 showing Kei in action and the WAY2116 showing him clenching his fist as if he's just won a point. It's also unclear whether the WAY2115 was sold on 'either' a bracelet or a nylon strap, or whether the nylon strap was included as a 'sweetener' for the 'managed' distributors?
WAY2115.FC6368: 40.5mm, black dial, steel bezel/case, nylon strap L/E (A)
WAY2116.BA0910: 40.5mm, black dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet L/E (A)
WAY1312.FC6365: 32mm, MOP dial, steel bezel and case, red alligator strap (Limited Edition)
2015 WATCHES (Not in Catalogue)
In 2015 TAG Heuer launched the incredibly limited 'Dashing Red' Aquaracer to coincide with Maria Sharapova's appearance at the Melbourne Tennis Open. Limited to just five pieces, in truth the watch was actually just a bog standard WAY1312 mounted on a red strap. Simple but very effective it must be said!
WAY211F.FC6362: 41mm, grey dial, black ins, steel bezel/case, textile strap (Special Edition) (A)
CAY111B.BA0927: 43mm, blue dial, blue insert, steel beze;, case and bracelet
2016 CATALOGUE
Now the CAY/WAY party is in full swing and the new pieces keep coming...
CAY2121.BB0923: 43mm, grey dial, gold bezel, two tone case and bracelet (A)
WAY111Z.BA0928: 40.5mm, black dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet (alarm)
WAY1112.BA0928: 40.5mm, blue dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WAY2110.BA0927: 41mm, black dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
WAY201A.FT6069: 43mm, black dial, ceramic insert, steel bezel/case, rubber strap (A)
WAY201B.BA0927: 43mm, blue dial, ceramic insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
WAY131H.BA0914: 35mm, white dial, ceramic/dia bezel, steel case, steel/ceramic bracelet
WAY1355.BH0716: 35mm, black dial, gold bezel, coated steel bezel, ceramic case/bracelet
WAY1391.BH0717: 35mm, white dial, ceramic insert, steel bezel, ceramic case/bracelet
WAY1395.BH0716: 35mm, black dial, ceramic/dia bezel, ceramic case and bracelet
WAY208A.FC6381: 43mm, black dial, ceramic insert, coated ti bezel and case, nylon strap (A)
WAY201A.BA0927: 43mm, black dial, black insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
WAY131L.BA0748: 35mm, MOP/dia dial, blue insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WAY131M.FT6092: 35mm, MOP dial/diamonds. black insert, steel bezel/case, textile strap
WAY101J.BA0746: 43mm, blue dial, blue insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet (L/E)
2016 'WAY208' NOVELTIES
These three watches were released as the '2016 Novelties' and while WAY208B and WAY208C featured in the 2016 catalogue, for some reason WAY208A did not appear in the catalogue until 2017. Despite this I have decided to display them together here as they are obviously a 'set' and as such splitting them up seemed anomalous.
WAY208B.FC6382: 43mm, black dial, ceramic insert, coated ti bezel and case, nylon strap (A)
WAY208C.FC6383: 43mm, black dial, ceramic insert, coated ti bezel and case, nylon strap (A)
2016 (Not in Catalogue)
More limited and special editions, including another collaboration with the Japanese Manga series 'One Piece'.
WAY201D.BA0927: 43mm, anthracite dial, black insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet (S/E) (A)
WAY1390.BH0716: 35mm, black dial, black insert steel bezel, ceramic case and bracelet
WAY101A.BA0746: 43mm, black dial, black insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WAY2013.BA0927: 43mm, white dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
WBD1410.BA0741: 27mm, black dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WAY201E.BA0927: 43mm, anthracite dial, black insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet (S/E) (A)
WAY218C.FC6364: 41mm, grey dial, black insert, PVD bezel/case (Limited Edition) (A)
WAY218D.FC6364: 41mm, grey dial, black insert, PVD bezel/case (Limited Edition) (A)
(WAY218C is a limited edition of 1000, WAY218D is a limited edition of 100 and came in a 'Pirate's Chest' box)
2017 CATALOGUE
In 2017 TAG Heuer introduced a new Pepsi GMT to the market (still available in 2022 incidentally), along with one of the coolest Aquaracers to date, the camouflage WAY208D.
WAY101B.BA0746: 43mm, black dial, red insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WAY101C.BA0746: 43mm, blue dial, blue insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WAY131C.BA0913: 35mm, black/dia dial, cer insert, steel bezel and case, steel/cer bracelet
WAY131L.FT6091: 35mm, MOP/dia dial, cer insert, steel bezel/case, blue nylon strap
WAY1396.BH0717: 35mm, white dial, ceramic insert, steel/dia bezel, ceramic case/bracelet
WAY131M.BA0748: 35mm, MOP/dia dial, cer insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WAY201C.FC6395: 43mm, black dial, ceramic insert, steel bezel and case, nylon strap (A)
WAY201F.BA0927: 43mm, black dial, red/blue insert, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
WBD1412.BA0741: 27mm, blue dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WBD1415.BA0741: 27mm, MOP/dia dial, steel/dia bezel, steel case and bracelet
2017 (Not in Catalogue)
WAY208D.FC8221: 43mm, camouflage dial, black insert, PVD bezel/case, camo strap (A)
WAY208E.FC8222: 43mm, khaki dial and insert, PVD bezel and case, khaki strap (A)
WAY131N.FT6091: 35mm, MOP dial, diamond/steel bezel, steel case, textile strap
WAY131P.FT6092: 35mm, MOP dial, diamond/steel bezel, steel case, textile strap
2018 CATALOGUE
A new full-lume dial 'Nightdiver' is launched, but as it is quartz powered hardly anyone notices... it will return in a couple of years with a Calibre 5 movement to a great fanfare and commotion (almost as if this one never happened at all).
CAY1111.BA0927: 43mm, silver dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WAY101E.FC8222: 43mm, green dial, grey insert, steel bezel/case, green nylon strap
WAY108A.FT6141: 43mm, lume dial, cer insert, coated steel bezel, coated ti case, rubber strap
WAY111A.FT6151: 41mm, black dial/insert, steel bezel and case, black rubber strap
WAY111C.FT6155: 41mm, blue dial/insert, steel bezel and case, blue rubber strap
WAY131D.BA0914: 35mm, white/dia dial, ceramic ins, steel bezel/case, steel/ceramic bracelet
WAY131G.BA0913: 35mm, black dial, ceramic ins, steel/dia bezel, steel case, steel/cer bracelet
WAY1397.BH0743: 35mm, black/dia dial, ceramic ins, steel bezel, ceramic case/bracelet
WAY211C.BA0928: 41mm, blue dial/insert, steel case, bezel and bracelet (A)
WBD1111.BA0928: 41mm, white dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WBD1112.BA0928: 41mm, blue dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WBD131A.BA0748: 35mm, MOP dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WBD131C.BA0748: 35mm, MOP/dia dial, steel/dia bezel, steel case and bracelet
WBD1311.BA0740: 32mm, MOP dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WBD1312.BA0740: 32mm, blue dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WBD1414.BA0741: 27mm, MOP/dia dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet
WBD2113.BA0928: 41mm, grey dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
WBD2310.BA0740: 32mm, black dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
WBD2313.BA0740: 32mm, MOP/dia dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet (A)
2018 AQUARACER CARBON COLLECTION
In 2018 TAG Heuer released these three Aquaracers as the 'Carbon Collection'. At the time there was some pushback from the press and public due to the rather disappointing amount of carbon actually featured in the watches. In actual fact the only 'proper' carbon to found on the watch was the bezel insert, with the dial being made partly of carbon fibres (this was not very well explained at launch leading many to believe the dial was a 'carbon effect' print) with the case being PVD coated titanium.
WBD218A.FC6445: 41mm, carbon dial, carbon insert, coated ti bezel/case, nylon strap (A)
WBD218B.FC6446: 41mm, carbon dial, carbon insert, coated ti bezel/case, nylon strap (A)
WBD218C.FC6447: 41mm, carbon dial, carbon insert, coated ti bezel/case, nylon strap (A)
2018 (Not in Catalogue)
A few more special pieces, including one for Swedish Ice Hockey player Hendrik Lundqvist and a moon-dialled Calibre 5 for China's 'Mission to Mars' programme.
WAY201J.FC6370: 43mm, black dial, black insert, steel bezel and case, nylon strap (L/E) (A)
WBD1116.BA0928: 41mm, blue dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet (Limited Edition)
WBD1416.BA0741: 27mm, blue dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet (Limited Edition)
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