New (ish) Member + TAG Heuer 2000 Help.

Hello all! This will be a long post as I haven't yet formally introduced myself. First paragraph will be an introduction, second paragraph will be my question, incase you get bored of my intro!!

Introduction
I've been a lurker for a little while now, leaving the odd comment here and there and I'm finally ready to engage a bit more with the community. As I'm still a student, I have a small but fun collection (in my humble opinion) that I have carefully selected over my watch journey (and others acquired). I have an unhealthy obsession (don't we all?) for watches, primarily Tag Heuer (of which I own three) and Omega (of which I own none... yet...). My watch journey began with a Tag Heuer 2000 962.206-2 (which will be the topic of my question) that I purchased in 2021. About a year later I bought a Tag Heuer Formula 1 Chronograph CA1210-RO to join my 2000. Early in 2025, I decided to sell my Formula 1 Chronograph because it just wasn't getting a lot of wrist time. What really helped me cope with letting it go was the increase in value since I had purchased it and the option to buy one of my favourite watches. So, out went the Formula 1 Chrono (to a very kind and happy new owner), and in came my battered Tag Heuer 1000 980.613b. OK, so maybe battered was an exaggeration, but it definitely needed some love (some new gaskets and a lovely new sapphire crystal from Tag1000Diver), so I sent it to a local watch repair shop to have it brought up to snuff to serve as my new daily. Jump ahead, still absolutely loving the 1000, Tag Heuer starts to tease its new Formula 1 models. Upon reveal, I was a bit disappointed by the pricing (although realistically it would have been out of my budget anyway), so I set out to find a classic model. Many hours doom scrolling later, I found a great 371.513 on the original metal bracelet which I promptly purchased. Some honourable non-Tag mentions, I own a vintage Tissot Navigator ref. 44940 that was passed down to me from my dad in non-working order (now fixed and running beautifully), a Saturn Moonswatch that was also from my dad, and my two favourite beater watches: a Casio AE1200, and a G-Shock GA2100. Now, I'm considering doing a bit of a shake up in my collection, but more on that another time. TL;DR I own a few watches

Question
Now, my question to all you subject matter pro's, is about my Tag Heuer 2000. I have done (what I feel is) extensive research trying to understand the reference number on the caseback, 962.206-2, and I just can't seem to find a lot really. When I look up the model and reference number, I see 2000's with no applied indices and a black square around the date window with the odd photo of a watch that looks like mine. I look up the model with the reference 962.206R and it's the same thing. Thanks to On the Dash, I was able to identify that this watch most resembles the WE1111 from the 1994/95 catalogue. Is it possible that the 962.206-2 was the reference used on this updated version between 1992-93? Is there something fishy here? I saw another member post about a 962.006 black dial which looked a lot like mine, but notably it emits the -2.

Attached is the very first photo I ever took of my Tag Heuer 2000 on wrist, for fun and as a reference!

Amen brother!

Thanks for sharing, hope you stick around

Nice watch and welcome 👍

Not sure anybody has really nailed down the variations between the various suffixes on these!
Nothing fishy, just a complex and obscure system!

Plain old 962.206 was the first. Then there is the - 2,the R and an F as well.
There are variations to the dial as you noted and also to the bezel, bezel click spring and case.

The case on early 2000's is really quite different to late models.
A change in letter suffix often meant a minor change to the case as seen in the 1000 range,there we see an L suffix and an N suffix had case differences.

Yours could be WE1111 spec but from before the renumbering from the old Heuer references took place.

I like the sound of your Navigator btw, good looking watches.

Here is my very early Heuer 962.206 from the early 80's,these had a slimmer side profile, especially on the lugs.

Thank you for the feedback, that's reassuring to hear!!

Here is a photo of my Navigator pre-service! I think it's in exceptional shape for it's age. I had it serviced by a reputable shop in my area, but I regret to say the bezel is now a bit less vibrant because some of the bakelite-like material was washed out when they cleaned it. It still looks great though, I just don't have a decent photo of it post-service at the moment!

No problem.. I think you are about right with your date estimation. I would put it early 90's too.
It's interesting how the 2000's evolved over a long period. You can see the crown guards differ to the very early one too.

Love the Navigator, great watch and on the original bracelet too. Very nice piece to have in the collection 👍

I agree! It has always been interesting to me that the 2000 was the model that was developed into the Aquaracer. Definitely cool to see the evolution of the design.