TAG Heuer / Monaco
TAG Heuer Monaco
Perfil de colección · 1969
Revolucionario cronógrafo de caja cuadrada lanzado en 1969 — el primer cronógrafo automático del mundo y el reloj de Steve McQueen en la película Le Mans.
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Pronunciación y nombre
muh-NACK-oh
Por qué importa
Few modern watch designs are as instantly recognizable as the Monaco. It matters because it fused daring square-case design with early automatic-chronograph history, became permanently tied to motorsport culture through Steve McQueen and Le Mans, and still gives TAG Heuer a canvas for both faithful heritage reissues and high-concept technical experiments.
Referencias clave
Cronología de la colección
- 1969 — Heuer launches the Monaco, a radical square, water-resistant chronograph powered by Calibre 11 and defined by its left-side crown.
- 1970 — A year after launch, Jack Heuer brings the Monaco to the Le Mans film set, where Steve McQueen chooses to wear it on screen.
- 1975 — A black-coated Monaco later nicknamed the “Dark Lord” appears, becoming one of the rarest and most coveted vintage Monaco variants.
- 2009 — TAG Heuer marks the collection’s 40th anniversary with the futuristic Monaco V4, introducing belt drive, linear mass, and ball bearings.
- 2019 — For the Monaco’s 50th anniversary, TAG Heuer releases five limited editions inspired by different decades of the watch’s history.
- 2025 — TAG Heuer expands the modern Monaco story with new Gulf- and stopwatch-themed editions and is highlighted by the brand as title partner of the Formula 1 TAG Heuer Grand Prix de Monaco.
Noticias
- TAG Heuer Celebrates 55 Years Of Its Square Chrono With The New Monaco Split-Seconds 2024-04-09 — At Watches & Wonders 2024, TAG Heuer pushed the Monaco upscale with a new split-seconds chronograph, reframing the square icon as a high-complication flagship. ↗
- TAG Heuer Introduces A Dark Blue Skeleton Monaco In DLC Titanium 2024-05-24 — A dark blue skeletonized Monaco arrived around the Monaco Grand Prix, extending the contemporary openworked Monaco line in DLC-coated titanium. ↗
- The TAG Heuer Monaco Chronograph Racing Green Limited Edition 2024-09-23 — TAG Heuer continued its racing-livery Monaco theme with a British-racing-green edition using the left-crown Calibre 11 layout and vintage-inspired color cues. ↗
- TAG Heuer Celebrates The 2025 Monaco Grand Prix With Three New Monacos 2025-05-xx — The 2025 Monaco Grand Prix brought a trio of fresh Monaco releases, including new Gulf-linked and stopwatch-inspired executions that kept the model central to the brand’s motorsport storytelling. ↗
- TAG Heuer Updates The Monaco Chronograph With Three New Models In Titanium 2026-04-15 — TAG Heuer refreshed the core Monaco Chronograph with a redesigned grade-5 titanium case and the TH20-11 movement, signaling a new generation of regular-production Monaco models. ↗
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FAQ
¿Cuándo se presentó TAG Heuer Monaco?
Why is the Monaco so famous?
Its fame comes from a mix of design and culture: the square case is instantly recognizable, it was part of the first wave of automatic chronographs, and Steve McQueen wore a Monaco in the 1971 film Le Mans.
¿Qué es the 'left crown' Monaco?
¿Qué es the Monaco 'Dark Lord'?
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