Tag Heuer Monaco Gulf Watch. Made famous by steve mcqueen in the 1972 film le mans the monaco is one of tag heuer s most iconic designs hand picked by mcqueen himself for use on set. Cw211a 2005 2007 this monaco gulf celebrates the 50th anniversary between tag and gulf the first gulf monaco came out in 2005.
Cw211a 2005 2007 this monaco gulf celebrates the 50th anniversary between tag and gulf the first gulf monaco came out in 2005. Few modern tag heuer watches have left as much of an impression as the first time that i saw the monaco vintage cw2118 which was released in 2005 as a limited edition of 4000 watches to mark what would have been the 75th birthday of steve mcqueen. The hollywood film star steve mcqueen used the watch to accessorize his character in the 1971 film le mans.
The gulf logo is above the date and gulf stripes in light blue and orange grace the right side of the darker blue dial.
The tag heuer vintage monaco reference cw2118 was a limited edition run of 4 000 watches with a white dial featuring red and blue stripes. Made famous by steve mcqueen in the 1972 film le mans the monaco is one of tag heuer s most iconic designs hand picked by mcqueen himself for use on set. It s the first caliber to feature a linear weight made of tungsten heuer s patented belt drive system and a v shaped plate with four ball bearing mounted barrels. The tag heuer monaco gulf special edition 50th anniversary ref.