Tag Hoya has just put the whole watch industry I've with some absolutely Bangin' Aqua races.
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Everyone is the Aquaracer,
everyone has feelings on me at Aquaracer, whether they love it, whether they hate it, whatever their feelings on tag Hoya, they have opinions.
you've got opinions on tag quiet whether you love them,
whether you hate them, but you can't deny they've been doing some funky cool stuff recently, particularly in my opinion in the Carrera line.
The Carrera line with the data,
with the glass box has been getting some really funky new chronographs and let's not forget the Monaco as well,
they've been doing some really interesting stuff with standards.
And to be honest it was already a fairly cool compelling package I think, with a nice ceramic bezel, nice build quality, really cool.
aesthetic, but they've just massively improved it.
Next up tag, look at the F1.
I think that's by far your weakest line, but let's ignore that for now.
So they've released two new main models in the Accora Racer line.
First off, we'll talk about the Accora Racer Professional 300 date.
Well first of all, it's no longer a 43mm, it's a 42mm, making it a bit more wearable.
The thickness has increased by 0.5mm to 12mm,
but that's not it's not biggie for me so let's look at it first of all it's got a ceramic bezel
it's fully super lumenovered that dial that wave pattern is really pretty it looks phenomenal
it's got 300 meters water resistance it's got a magnified date window at six o'clock obviously
sapphire glass it's got a decorated case back it's got a full auto adjust bracelet,
which you don't even need to take the watch off for, so it's absolutely excellent.
It works really well if you use it.
sort of industry leading since you don't even have to take the watch off.
And the biggest new feature, what is it Terry?
What's the biggest new feature that they've been missing on some of these watches?
It's chronometer certified.
It is chronometer certified yeah which tags were missing from this line up for a while and I think with all the other features,
it being chronometer certified makes it a compelling choice next to if you're looking for a professional level Swiss luxury diver,
makes it compelling next to Tudor, makes it compelling next to Omega, it looks phenomenal.
So the Aquaracer has also traditionally had a 38-hour power reserve.
38 huh that's That's crap, let's be honest, that's crap.
The new movement is now the TH3100 calibre made by the ATM division of Celita.
So it is a third party movement,
but I'm not too worried about that because of A,
the fact is grown certified and B, the fact it offers a new 80-hour power reserve.
it's got a better power reserve than shooters in house movements,
it's chronometer certified, so it's a massive improvement on the old caliber 5 they were using.
Honestly, what's there to complain about?
The case back is nicely decorated with a diver helmet,
it's got a ceramic bezel, it's got a beautifully decorated dial and let's talk about the GMT version.
The GMT version is only slightly thicker at 13.45mm because the added complication has,
well, it's got a cooler GMT, so it's got an independently setable GMT hand and it's got either,
you've either got a Batman variation, the blue-black bezel, or you have a sprite variation with a black-green bezel.
Honestly, with the new ATR power reserve, with the new, with the micro adjust as well, with the new chronometer
certification, with the new 42mm case size and 48mm lug to lug, it's very wearable, 300 meters water I might have said that, beautiful dial.
The only downside that I can possibly think
of someone having for this is that it's a Tag Hoya and they have something against Tag Hoya.
And if that's you, if you're not a fan of the brand, fair enough.
But you can't deny this is an incredibly compelling package and I haven't told you the best part yet.
Terry, the non GMT version, what do you reckon it costs?
Four and a half thousand.
So Terry's just got four and a half thousand on the price for the non GMT version.
It's been quoted GQ at around £3,000,
which if correct would be phenomenal,
Fratello is quoting £3,700 Swiss francs for the non GMT on a bracelet,
which if you then put into a currency converter would be £3,200.
What ever you think that is in line with a black bay and I think it looks like a better finished slightly more complete product than a black bay.
Obviously trade-offs, one versus the other.
The black bay will slightly better timekeeping with a minus three plus five second a day
rating versus minus four plus six for a normal cost certified watch the blackway is
gonna have an in-house movement versus a seletor in the tower coir but then I
think you get a better level of finishing and also black plays are 200 meters versus this being 300.
So Tag Hoya have made a very compelling product versus a versus a Tudor, something that's competitively priced.
Not to even mention the Amiga Seamaster 300m, which is just in another level of non-competitive pricing at £5,600.
And then the GMT, that looks good.
That's split-colored ceramic bezel as well.
Let's put Tudor on notice, put the whole swass, swass switch industry on notice, nothing more to say.
4,000 odd Swiss francs for the GMT version, whatever your opinions on tag, you've got to love this.
It's a Tudor and it looks pretty awesome.
Yeah, it does look pretty awesome.
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