In 2004, TAG Heuer introduced us to a concept-turn-to-reality watch, the Monaco V4. The watch kind of kicked off TAG’s run at innovative concepts such as the Pendulum and Mikrograph over the next 8 years. It wasn’t until 2009 that we saw a production model of the V4, a watch favoring belt systems over gear trains. The V4 has seen a few variations through its life cycle, the latest of which is the Titanium model, showing off a bevy of materials to great effect, a rich black case and dial. The V4 Titanium was introduced last summer, but at this years Basel we got a chance to appreciate the watch up close.
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.
ACQUISTI IL SUO TAG HEUER MONACO ON LINE www.dellaroccagioielli.it Con l’obiettivo di “far progredire la misura del tempo” Edouard Heuer apre il suo laboratorio nel 1860 a St. Imier in Svizzera, permettendo all’azienda di essere all’avanguardia per tecnica, scelta dei materiali e design. Nel 1887 Heuer inventa il “pignone oscillante” tuttora utilizzato per i cronografi meccanici delle grandi marche svizzere. In pochi decenni si afferma come un’azienda che con molto interesse guarda al mondo sportivo, presentando il primo cronografo di bordo per auto il TAG Heuer “Time of Trip” e brevettando nel 1916 il primo contatore sportivo al mondo con lettura a 1/100 di secondo, il Micrograph. Dal 1920 al 1928 sarà cronometrista ufficiale dei Giochi Olimpici di Anversa, Parigi e Amsterdam e proseguendo la ricerca nell’ambito sportivo, nel 1950 sviluppa e brevetta il Mareograph, primo cronografo al mondo con l’indicazione delle maree e il quadrante da regata. Cinquant’anni dopo il primo Micrograph, nel 1966 presenta in anteprima mondiale il Microtimer, il primo strumento di cronometraggio elettronico miniaturizzato in grado di misurare 1/1000 di secondo. Dal 1971 al ’79 la maison è cronometrista ufficiale della Formula 1, in seguito diventerà sponsor ufficiale della Scuderia Ferrari e poi del team Mc Laren Mercedes. E’ nel 1985 che si ufficializza il marchio oggi conosciuto come TAG Heuer…Continua nel sito Video Rating: 4 / 5
What a beautiful sight! There were seventy boats in all in a fleet dominated by the forty sailing yachts and the imposing steam-boat SS Delphine, but where the meticulously maintained motor-yachts aroused just as much admiration. The small racers, playthings from another era, took again to the waters off Monaco where had attained such notoriety all those years ago. Numerous personalities had also responded to the Yacht Club de Monaco’s invitation, among them the American sailor Dennis Conner, the marine writer and painter Titouan Lamazou, the British swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh, the French explorer Jean-Louis Etienne, the French sailor Sébastien Josse, the Spanish aristocrat Alvaro de Marichalar and the Japanese artist Tsuji Hitonari, winner of the 1999 Femina foreigner’s prize for his Le Bouddha blanc. Organised in collaboration with Hublot, official timekeeper of the Yacht Club de Monaco, and the Italian manufacturer Lancia, this eighth edition of Monaco Classic Week was notable for its adhesion to the values developed at the heart of the club “La Belle Classe”: honouring and passing on our heritage, respect for etiquette and a certain art of living, and preservation of the environment. Video Rating: 5 / 5
