Tag Heuer Monaco V4 Limited Edition Watch. ($80,000)

(Tag Heuer Monaco V4 Limited Edition Watch)

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Limited edition of just 150 watches the Monaco V4. It is the only Tag Heuer watch made from platinum (170 grams of it), fact that gives to it its modern style.

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The Monaco V4 changes inspired from car engines. Like mechanical watches, it engines has the same concepts: transmission, friction, torque and power. But, the Tag Heuer First uses a 4.25-gram platinum ingot which acts as a sort of cylinder, in a linear movement. Then, changes the transmission of power from the traditional wheels to a drive-belt transmission: 13 belts with a gauge measure of 0.5 x 0.45mm.

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The Monaco V4 uses 2.2mm diameter bearings with 0.25mm balls rotating inside, rather than synthetic rubies to reduce friction acting as energy generators with bridges made of transparent sapphire.

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The Monaco V4 wristwatch was presented at Baselworld in 2004. Then, in 2007, a production ready piece was shown. 2009 was the year in which the Monaco V4 watch version was finally presented.

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(Tag Heuer Monaco V4 Limited Edition Watch)

Transmission: 13 notched belts of 0.5 x 0.45 mm; 39 ball races of 2.2 mm diameter and 0.5 thick
Energy: 4 barrels storing 375g of energy each: 1.5 kg total strength
Automatic winding system: Linear oscillating weight: 4.25g platinum ingot.
Movement features: 18,000 vibrations per hour.

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Watches in Movies: Le Mans, The Hunter, 15 Minutes, Rain Man and All the President’s Men Movies.

(Steve McQueen – TAG Heuer Monaco – Le Mans Movie)

Le Mans is an action film directed by Lee H. Katzin in 1971. Le Mans got to be one of the most well known movies starred by Steve McQueen, it features footage from the actual 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race. It is today still very popular among race fans, with a lot of racing but very little dialogue. During this film the main actor, Steve McQueen, wore a Tag Heuer Monaco wristwatch, now renamed after him.

(Steve McQueen – Rolex Submariner – The Hunter Movie)

But, TAG Heuer wasn’t the only wristwatch brand that accompanied Steve McQueen as during The Hunter, released in 1980, he wore the Rolex Submariner date.

(Robert De Niro – Rolex Daytona – 15 Minutes Movie)

Not only Steve McQueen wore Rolex prestigious watches. Robert De Niro, the academy award winner for the Best Actor, wore a Rolex Daytona in a publicity picture for 15 Minutes movie.

( Rain Man, starred by Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise wore a Rolex Day-Date)

Rain Man, starred by Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, is the story of a young that regains or retrieves his humanity through the unexpected love of a brother he never knew he had. During Rain Man, Tom Cruise wore a Rolex Day-Date.

(Robert Redford – All the President’s Men Movie)

Robert Redford also wore a Rolex wristwatch. He wore it during All the President’s Men film. It is the story of the two journalists that broke the Watergate scandal. Starred by Robert Redford (as Bob Woodward) and Dustin Hoffman (as Carl Bernstein) playing the role of two reporters from the Washington Post.

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Steve McQueen’s former Tag Heuer Monaco and his Scott super Squirrel Bike were auctioned during the past New York Antiquorum’s Auction

(Steve McQueen)

Finally, June 11th came by and so the so long promised Antiquorum’s auction was celebrated in New York.

(Steve McQueen)

According to Steve McQueen’s, his 1929 Scott Super Squirrel Bike, the one he owned together with Von Dutch, was sold in $276.000. Not only his bike was sold, but also his personal wristwatch, his TAG Heuer Monaco. The timepiece was sold for $87.000 together with other important wristwatches like The Pour Le Merite Tourbillon 18K yellow gold, which was sol for $156.000.

(Steve McQueen riding his 1929 Scott Super Squirrel Bike)

The auction was such a great success that Antiquorum is getting ready for the next auction, taking place in Hong Kong, next June 27th.

(Steve McQueen’s 1929 Scott Super Squirrel Bike)

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NEW TAGHeuer MONACO Cal 11 1969 LIMITED Re-Edition

(Tag Heuer Monaco 1969 Re Edition 2009)

Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer has announced a special, limited edition Monaco Chronograph. The NEW Monaco1969 Original Re-Edition will count with just 1,000 pieces. It is launched in order to celebrate TAG Heuer Monaco’s 40 years of precision, immortalized by actor Steve McQueen in the film “Le Mans”. The blue-dial Monaco Re-Edition comes with an exclusive case back signed by Jack Heuer and engraved in honor of its mythical ambassador Steve McQueen.

Each of the 1,000 TAG Heuer Monaco 1969 Original Re-Edition Chronographs features a perforated leather strap with a steel buckle. The blue dial features sporty red accents on its hands, its distinctive horizontal diamond-tipped hour indices and also a hand-applied date window in polished steel. The signature of TAG Heuer honorary chairman Jack Heuer graces the stainless steel caseback.

The Tag Heuer Monaco 1969 Original Re-Edition is limited to 1,000 pieces and in contrast to the new re-engineered Monaco Calibre 12 still features the Calibre 11 movement.

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