TAG Heuer Aquaracer 500m calibre 16 Chronograph watch

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TAG Heuer Aquaracer 500m calibre 16 Chronograph

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TAG Heuer Aquaracer 500m calibre 16 Chronograph

In professional diving, pressure is not just a metaphor. It’s 1,000 kilos a cubic metre. A watch that can withstand this crushing force, not to 50 or 100 but to 500 metres under water, is no more an “accessory” than a diving mask or an oxygen tank.

The TAG Heuer AQUARACER 500M AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH (44MM) more than meets the requirements. The first chronograph in the AQUARACER 500M series, its robust, fully functional design addresses very specific demands — great visibility and easy handling under water, extreme resilience, and safety features you can count on in even the most severe conditions.

It is also a sophisticated work of contemporary design. The wide diameter case (44mm) is in polished and fine-brushed steel. The unidirectional turning bezel is in fine-brushed steel with a “soft touch” black coating on the top. The bezel’s polished “easy-grip” studs are grooved on the sides to facilitate handling, even with diving gloves. An automatic helium valve is integrated into the case at 10 o’clock. This one-way valve is activated when the differential between the inner and the outside pressure reaches a critical level.

The 3 counters on the vertically streaked black dial give chronograph hour (6 o’clock), chronograph minute (12 o’clock) and running second (9 o’clock). “AQUARACER 500M” is written above the date window at 3 o’clock, which has a magnifying lens for easier legibility. The name of the automatic chronograph’s famous movement — “CALIBRE 16 – AUTOMATIC” — is written at 6 o’clock on the chronograph hour dial.

Tag Heuer Aquaracer 500m Chronograph calibre 16 with rubber strap

For the strap, there are two classic TAG Heuer options: black rubber or a three-row bracelet in fine-brushed steel with polished central row and edges.

Technical specifications

Reference	CAJ2110.BA0872: Black dial with steel bracelet CAJ2110.FT6023: Black dial with rubber strap
Movement	TAG Heuer Calibre 16 – Automatic Chronograph – Date
Dial	- Black dial with vertical streak effect - Hand-applied polished indexes - Polished finished hands - Specific yellow coloured luminescent markers on hands, indexes and vertical sides of date window - Second hand with a touch of orange at the extremity - Luminescent markers on hands and indexes - 3 counters: chronograph hour, minute and running second - Date window at 3 o’clock with a magnifying lense - Hand-applied TAG Heuer logo - “AQUARACER 500M” written on top of the date window at 3 o’clock - “CALIBRE 16 – AUTOMATIC” written at 6 o’clock in the chronograph hour dial
Case	- Case diameter: 44mm - Polished and fine-brushed steel case with polished edges - Unidirectional turning bezel in fine-brushed steel: - With soft touch black coating on the top surface - Polished studs with grooves on the side - Fine-brushed stainless steel numerals - Luminescent dot at 12 o’clock - Screw-in polished steel crown with black coating on the face - Polished push buttons with grooves on the side - Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with antireflective treatment (internal side) - Screw-in caseback with special diver decoration - Automatic helium valve at 10 o’clock - Water-resistance: 500 meters
Bracelet	- 3-row bracelet: fine-brushed steel with polished central row and edges, solid steel clasp, and safety push buttons OR - Black rubber strap with solid steel clasp and safety push buttons - Checker decoration and embossed TAG Heuer logo on the outer side - Checker decoration and molded “TAG Heuer” inscription on the inner side - Fine brushed massive end-piece in steel with “500 M” engraving
Availability	October 2010