TAG Heuer Monaco Heuer 02: an icon improved

The TAG Heuer Monaco is a 51 years old icon. So you might think you already know it. But do you?

Price
€ 6.000

Reference
CBL2111.FC6453

Size
It has a 39mm, 100m water resistant square steel case

Movement
TAG Heuer added its own in-house made Heuer 02 automatic chronograph. This is clearly seen through the glass caseback and it runs very smoothly.
And that is a major upgrade indeed! No more ETA- base movement, but an own, integrated chronograph.
It also has a nice, yet industrial finishing and a great 80 hour power reserve.

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For a start, it set an obscure record. It was the first water-resistant square case in the world. This concept originally came from a casemaker called Piquerez from even more obscure village called Bassecourt, somewhere the Swiss mountains.
Technically speaking, the watch was an instant classic.
The first Monaco featured a mechanical movement that was selfwinding and had a module that was able to record elapsed time, making it the first automatic chronograph.
Or… well… the first… not everyone agrees on that, really. But that’s for another time.
What everyone does agree on, is that the Monaco initially wasn’t quite as popular at all. And it’s not hard to see why. This design is not for everyone. It is made to provoke.

Why I chose it
‘We wanted to create an eye-catching product, something bordering on the avant-garde’.
That’s what creator Jack Heuer says about this watch in his autobiography. And today, it’s still going strong.

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