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IN OUR SECOND REPORT ON THE RECENT WATCHES AND WONDERS FAIR, WE CONSIDER THE NOVELTIES YOU MAY BE ADDING TO YOUR COLLECTIONS THIS YEAR

TAG HEUER TAG Heuer dipped into its distinguished motorsport heritage for an evocative new chronograph unveiled at Watches and Wonders. Forever associated with Hollywood star Steve McQueen and his movie “Le Mans”, as well as the great Porsche 917 racing car and drivers such as the late aces Jo Siffert and Pedro Rodriguez, the orange-and-blue colours of the Gulf Oil company are equally entwined with the name of Heuer.

The special-edition TAG-Heuer Monaco Gulf comes replete with all these references – plus the 39 mm square case and perforated leather strap that, in horological terms, have been linked with the Formula 1 calendar’s most famous race for more than half a century. On a largely deep-blue field emblazoned with offset racing stripe and chrono minutes dial in Gulf ’s characteristic colours, as well as the petroleum company’s branding at 6 o’clock, it looks every bit the pukka period item (excepting, of course, the giveaway letters TAG on the logo), even down to the anachronistic fonts on the subdails. Yet with a reserve of 80 hours from its Heuer 02 automatic movement, it’s also a thoroughly modern watch. 

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