MONACO

Monaco

Monaco is known as the world's first waterproof square case wristwatch. At the time of the announcement, it was considered difficult to make a square waterproof watch, but Monaco adopted a special square packing and realized waterproof performance by sandwiching the packing with the case back. In addition, it is born as a unique wristwatch with the "Caliber 11", one of the world's first Automatic winding chronographs.
In addition, the design that is easy to use regardless of the scene is unique to Monaco. The playful and masculine design, such as the square-shaped chronograph sub-dial, is attractive.

TAG Heuer announced Monaco in 1969. Due to the fact that the round form was the mainstream and the influence of Seiko's creation of quartz wristwatches in the same year, it was treated unfavorably at the time of its announcement. The movie "Le Mans of Glory" aired in the 1970s was the catalyst for its popularity. Monaco gained worldwide popularity after being worn by actress Steve McQueen during the film. Models worn by Steve McQueen have become a staple of Monaco and are still very popular today. Although production was temporarily discontinued in 1980, it was reprinted in 1998 following the original design. Since then, it has continued to be lined up as a popular TAG Heuer collection.

In addition to design, Monaco is also innovative in terms of functionality. The Monaco 24, produced in 2009 as a homage to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, is a highly impact-resistant model. In the same year, the "Monaco V4," which adopted a belt-driven transmission, was also announced. In addition, we have a lineup of unique models such as the reversible watch "Monaco 69" with a hand-wound movement on the front and a quartz movement on the back. It is a collection that fully demonstrates TAG Heuer's high technology.