That’s stuck with me throughout my life so far, and I hope it continues to do so. My father once said to me that you should never be sad that something is ending, as it means something new can take its place. Only 1000 of these will be made, and the price will be $5950. The date sits at the 6 o’clock position, and just above that are a few lines of text, one of which denotes the movement used in the watch, as a part of the send-off. To add a sprinkle of colour to this dial, the seconds and the tip of the hour hand have bright red paint on them, as well as the counterweights for both the hour and minute hands. The dial of the watch is a silver ruthenium colour, while the iconic square chronograph subdials are black with white contrast printing. Dubois is highly regarded in the watch industry their chronograph modules are used in a lot of high end watches including, but not limited to, the Royal Oak Offshore from Audemars Piguet. On top of that Sellita base movement is a Dubois Depraz chronograph module. The Calibre 12 has been with TAG Heuer for a while now, and it’s their standard chronograph workhorse movement that’s based on a Sellita SW300-1 ebauche, finished to TAG Heuer standards of course. Of course, you know all that stuff, but did you know that they are upgrading their in-house movements? Thought not, let’s get to the watches and see what’s what.įirst off is the Monaco that celebrates the final use of TAG Heuer’s Calibre 12. This now iconic square design has been a staple of the TAG Heuer lineup ever since and has adorned the wrist of some of the coolest people to have walked this planet.

Fifty years ago this year, TAG Heuer released the Monaco watch.

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