subject: Tag Heuer Monaco Twenty Four Calibre 36 Chronograph Watch [print this page] Tag Heuer Monaco Twenty Four Calibre 36 Chronograph Watch
The Monaco Twenty Four Calibre 36 Chronograph is a futuristic timepiece that combines inspired engineering and radical looks. It expresses values TAG Heuer has always stood for: constant technical innovation, and a passion for ground-breaking design.
First presented as a Concept Watch in 2009 at BaselWorld, the Monaco Twenty Four was engineered to reflect the power and speed of motor racing cars, their rugged construction and to express the competitive spirit of motor racing. Now a commercial reality, the Monaco Twenty Four chronograph puts the essence of the world's toughest motor races on your wrist.
Racing cars spell ultimate power and performance. To achieve that goal, their makers constantly innovate. That is precisely what Tag Heuer has done with the Monaco Twenty Four. This is the most cutting-edge Monaco ever manufactured.
The Monaco's 36 Calibre movement beats 100 times faster than the human heart, at 36,000 vibrations per hour. The round movement & dial is suspended between four shock-absorbing arms, developed to absorb any vibrations between 1 and 10 Hertz, that keep it centered inside it's large 40.5 mm case coated with black titanium carbide. The wide sapphire crystal case back lets you see the movement's unique oscillating mass in action and the four arms of the Advanced Dynamic Absorber System.
The dial's vertical blue and orange stripes echo the Gulf livery on the legendary Porsche 917K Steve McQueen drove in the movie "Le Mans". The oversized number 24 at 12 o'clock pays tribute to the most famous endurance race in the world. Even the cover over the unique oscillating mass of the movement resembles a steering wheel.
TAG Heuer Monaco Twenty Four Calibre 36 Chronograph Technical specifications
Reference CAL5110.FC6265
Movement - TAG Heuer Calibre 36, beating at 36'000 beats/hour
- Advanced Dynamic Absorber system protecting the movement
- Annular oscillating mass visible through the sapphire crystal caseback
Dial
- Fine-brushed black dial bearing an oversized "24 at 12 o'clock, in honour of the 24 of Le Mans
- Two semi sub-counters at 3 and 9 o'clock indicating respectively the chronograph minute and the small second
- Orange and blue stripes in tribute to Steve McQueen's Porsche 917K Gulf racing car
- Unique two-part see-through dial
- Faceted polished Rhodium plated minute and hour hands, with luminescent markers
