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Equipment<br />
LAND<br />
Trailblazer<br />
TAG Heuer Monaco<br />
Fourth Limited Edition<br />
(1999-2009)<br />
Made famous by Steve McQueen<br />
in the 1971 car-racing movie<br />
Le Mans, the Monaco celebrates<br />
its 50th birthday this year. <strong>The</strong><br />
watchmaker has really pulled<br />
out all the stops for this golden<br />
anniversary, creating five<br />
special versions of the iconic<br />
square-shaped timepiece, each<br />
one inspired by a different<br />
decade, starting from 1969.<br />
Behold then, the newly<br />
released fourth instalment of this<br />
chaptered tribute: a handsome<br />
black iteration with arresting<br />
red and orange accents inspired<br />
by the early 2000s.<br />
<strong>The</strong> stainless steel watch is<br />
presented on a perforated<br />
black calfskin strap that has been<br />
designed to resemble a vintage<br />
steering wheel and is punctuated<br />
with crisp white stitching – a<br />
little detail that watch geeks will<br />
surely appreciate, since they<br />
complement the batons on the<br />
watch face. <strong>The</strong> caseback is<br />
engraved with the Monaco Heuer<br />
logo as well as the inscriptions<br />
‘1999-2009 Special Edition’ and<br />
‘One of 169’.<br />
Inside the case, the sense<br />
of history is kept alive thanks<br />
to TAG Heuer’s famous Calibre 11,<br />
a modern version of the<br />
automatic-winding chronograph<br />
movement that made its debut<br />
in the original 1969 Monaco.<br />
tagheuer.com<br />
McQueen's Monaco gets a<br />
whopping 15 minutes of screen<br />
time in Le Mans. His Heuerlogoed<br />
racesuit was a copy of<br />
one originally worn by his stunt<br />
driver, real-life racer Jo Siffert.<br />
THE RED BULLETIN 89
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