Tag Heuer Monaco V4 Limited Edition

In 2004, TAG Heuer unveiled the Monaco V4 Concept Watch, the world’s first watch with belt drives, linear mass and ball bearings. It’s taken 5 long years, but on the eve of its 150th anniversary, TAG Heuer has unveiled to the world what many industry insiders said would never see the light of day: The Monaco V4 in commercial production. Double-patented Monaco V4, 100% TAG Heuer-made, outdoes its own legacy. A bold technical masterwork unlike any watch ever seen or imagined, it both exemplifies luxury Swiss watchmaking tradition at its finest, and completely turns that heritage upside down and inside out.

Specifications
The TAG Heuer Monaco V4 watch
Limited edition of only 150 pieces in platinum
Reference: WAW2170.FC6261
Movement: Automatic Belt-driven transmission watch
Tungsten ingot linear mass
2 pairs of barrels in series, set in parallel and linked by belts
Dial: 7 silver fine-brushed bridges with “haute horlogerie” hand-finishings
Escapement and belt-driven transmission visible from the front
Hand-applied faceted indexes
Faceted polished Rhodium plated blue minute and hour hands with luminescent markers
Blue small second hand at 4 o’clock
Blue “V4” engraving
Monochrome blue engraved TAG Heuer logo
Case: Polished Platinum 950 case
Case length: 48.90mm
Case width: 40.5mm (43.40mm with Crown)
Thickness: 17.10mm
Mass: 226 grams

Beveled sapphire crystal glass with double-sided anti-reflective treatment to ensure the best readability
Sapphire case back in 3 sections
Polished white gold crown at 3 o’clock
Water resistance: 50 meters
Strap: Blue alligator strap with hand-sewn blue stitching
Folding buckle with safety push-buttons in Platinum 950

Availability
1st batch (75 pieces): November 2009
2nd batch (75 pieces): June 2010
Estimated MSRP: CHF $100,000 ($101,000 CAD)

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