Auf der Retromobile 2010 in Stuttgart von ClassicHeuer vorgestellt die originale Heuer Monaco Uhr von Steve McQueen aus dem Jahr 1970 – Steve McQueen war ein leidenschaftlicher Rennfahrer und hat in den 1970iger Jahren den Rennfahrer Film “LeMans” produziert und selber die Hauptrolle des Rennfahrers Michael Delaney gespielt. Während der Aufnahmen trug er die damals neue und ziemlich extrovertierte Uhr “Heuer Monaco”. Im Film fuhr er einen Gulf Porsche 917 und wurde von den damaligen professionellen Rennfahrern wie Helmut Kelleners, David Piper, Jo Siffert etc unterstützt. Der Film erreichte Kultstatus und die Uhr auch. Es handelt sich um ein sehr gesuchtes Exemplar. Presented on Retromobile fair in Stuttgart 2010 the Heuer Monaco Steve McQueen watch from 1970 – original timepiece – this model was worn by Steve McQueen during the movie “Le Mans”. Today this watch is a collectible and rare timepiece. Steve McQueen was extraordinary racedriver and loved remarkable watches.
stores.ebay.com This is a Tag Heuer Steve McQueen Monaco Gulf Limited and is one of 4000 made for worldwide distribution. Visit my ebay store for more information on this historic item. Video Rating: 5 / 5
This is a great video made by Tag Heuer featuring Steve McQueen and Lewis Hamilton to celebrate the 40th aniversary of the launch of Tag Heuer Monaco watch designer-mens-watches.co.uk The Monaco watch was worn by Steve Mcqueen in the fillm ‘Le Mans’ The watch the Tag Heuer Steve McQueen Monaco Watch CW2113 FC6183 is an absolute must have which you can see on our website below: Video Rating: 5 / 5
Condition: used ; may show slight wear. Box and papers: comes with box and open warranty card; no instruction manual. 2009 Reference: CW2113-0 SV6437 Movement: mechanical with automatic winding; TAG Heuer Caliber 17; 37 jewels; 28800 a/h. Functions: hours, minutes, subsidiary seconds; chronograph; date. Case: steel; 39x 39 x 13.5 mm (excl. lugs & crown); acrylic glass ; steel crown and push-buttons; case back secured by 4 screws. Water-resistant to 30 meters. Dial: blue, with silver sub-dials; applied polished hour markers with luminous dots; polished, luminous sword hands; red chronograph hands. Indications: subsidiary seconds at 3; date at 6; minute counter at 9; sweep chronograph seconds hand. Strap: navy black alligator with matching steel deployant clasp. Retail price: 00.00 USD. Our price: 90.00 USD Video Rating: 0 / 5
Click to expand.The early 1970s Rolex Submariner 5512 is one of the coolest (affordable) vintage Subs around for a few reasons. A) When compared to the reference 5513, it is significantly rarer. Some say that for every six 5513′s Rolex made in the 1970s, they made one 5512. B) The 5512 uses a chronometer-rated movement, while the 5513 does not. and C) Steve freaking McQueen wore one as his daily wearer. Yup, Steve’s four-liner sold in 2009 for $ 234,000.
For more on the 5512, click here.
Did You Know? Bonhams London sold an extremely rare “Explorer Dial” 5512 last year for 78,000 GBP.
The man synonymous with the square faced watch from Heuer finally has his own editions to boast with two new Monacos being released this year by TAG. The McQueen Monacos, as you might expect in a watch bearing his name, are each a distinctive blue, and each can only be bought at TAG Heuer boutiques. Just how close are they to the watch he made famous on the set of Le Mans? Both a lot and a little.
The 1133B that Steve wore while filming Le Mans was blue with white sub dials for the chronograph timing. The new McQueen Monacos capture this color scheme quite well, and in addition receive graphic stripes down the center meant to invoke the original Gulf Racer and racing suit that McQueen wore. TAG built two different variants of the new Monaco, one in their “Twenty Four” case and the other in a far more traditional case.
The Monaco Twenty Four McQueen uses the 40.5mm case from past Twenty Four watches, but makes aesthetic changes by replacing the orange arms at the corners with blue ones. The dial is rich blue with brushed metal shielding flanking the perimeter and defining the shape of the sub dials. If you’re a fan of the Twenty Four but prefer more subdued colors on your wrist, this is the watch for you.
The Monaco Steve McQueen Calibre 11 takes the more traditional route, as seen on other modern re-issues of late. The 39mm case sees the crown moved to the lefthand side, as seen in the original. Also lending to the vintage look is the dial using the throwback “Heuer” logo sans the “TAG”, circular lume at the angled hour markers and the old-school hands.
For more info on each of these watches and a brief hands-on review, head over to Calibre 11.
There has never been a truer connection between real auto racing and a Swiss Made watch company than that of Heuer in the 1970s. Long before the era of sponsorship deals, there was one watch that was the de facto choice of all F1 racers – the Heuer chronograph.
Today, on the birthday of legendary Porsche driver Jo Siffert, we show you his watch, the Heuer Autavia reference 1163T. The “Siffert” Autavia (shown above) differs from all other Autavias with a crisp white dial and bright blue seconds hand and markers. The Siffert Autavia is one of the most desirable vintage Heuers in the world (hell, even Jerry Seinfeld wears one).
Siffert was a close friend of Steve McQueen’s and is often credited with convincing him to wear a Heuer during the filming of LeMans. McQueen was also known to have worn a Siffert Autavia from time to time (as seen in picture below).
So today, on Jo Siffert’s birthday, sit back and enjoy the beauty of the Heuer Chronograph that bears his name.
Did You Know? Heuer released a less expensive version of the Autavia later that was actually sold at a discount to smokers of Viceroy cigarettes? For the full story on that, click here.
Click through for more pics of Siffert and McQueen together, including one where McQueen can be seen wearing a Siffert Autavia, plus live shots of a Siffert Autavia next to a Viceroy Autavia.
vintage rolex Question&Answer: Question by sharky: Guys, Im a watch nut, whats the coolest watch, is it the Steve McQueen Rolex?
explorer II or the monaco tag that he wore in leman or the Rolex submariner ir a vintage daytona. I want a cool watch for life and I thinking of going for the first one the Steve Mc Queen as its the model he wore in real life, and its vintage . I think moden watches dont really have the cool factor whats yur choice.
Best answer:
Answer by maigen_obx Breitling makes a watch with an emergency locator beacon in it, that’s definitely the coolest.
