When it comes to luxury watches terms such as ‘iconic’ and ‘classic’ are often banded about, but few chronographs are as deserving of such as description as the Tag Heuer Monaco. Afforded an almost legendary status as the watch worn by Steve McQueen in the movie Le Mans, the Monaco has become iconic in the true sense of the word.
Upon its introduction in 1960 to celebrate the Monoaco Grand Prix, the TAG Heuer, or at that point simple Heuer Monaco was considered to be a revolutionary time piece. With it’s self winding mechanism and highly distinctive square casing it didn’t take long for the Monaco to achieve significant popularity. Of course, the success of this watch was aided by it’s appearance on Steve McQueen’s wrist in Le Mans, which helped to cement the Tag Heuer Monaco into the public consciousness.
Since it was first introduced the Monaco has been released and redesigned on several occasions with additional features incorporated into the design. However, the original Monaco is an enduring icon that has remained extremely popular since it’s inception. This is why the design of the latest version, the TAG Heuer Monaco Vintage Calibre 11, remains quite faithful to the original Monaco with a few small tweaks to set it apart from previous versions of and to keep up with contemporary styling.
Featuring brushed, gun metal grey casing and dials offset by racing red accents and luminescent hands the Monaco Vintage Calibre 11 takes the classic styling of the original Monaco and adds a modern twist to make an extremely desirable and attractive watch.