What time is it? Watches and horology

A late entry after arriving for a week of R&R in Joshua Tree. I mean, I’m still working, but it’s a world away from Los Angeles and should be a nice place for my wife to recover from the surgery she just had. #csb

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Not deskdiving for once, which is nice!

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Saw this in a shop window last week and liked it a lot, but feels like a guilty pleasure for some reason...
What's the lfgss general opinion about it?

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Would you do consider it without the Tag logo? If not, there’s your answer…

I'd consider it more without a Tag logo...

IMHO the one to get from the current Monaco collection is this:

https://www.tagheuer.com/gb/en/timepieces/collections/tag-heuer-monaco/39-mm-calibre-11-automatic/CAW211P.FC6356.html

Heuer signed only, and has the original horizontal hour markers (which I much prefer). It’s basically the Steve McQueen model.

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/fifty-years-of-monaco

They did a series of limited retro reissues in 2019 (themed around decades) which were also quite nice.

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/tag-heuer-monaco-1969-1979-limited-edition-introducing

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-tag-heuer-monaco-1979-1989-limited-edition

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/tag-monaco-1989-1999-limited-edition-introducing

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-tag-heuer-monaco-1999-2009-limited-edition

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/tag-heuer-monaco-2009-2019-limited-edition-introducing

Haha, I’d personally not consider it at all, no matter the brand.

Why?

Totally agree with this. Straight outta 1969. Super cool reference that is just as funky now as it was then.

With that said, if you’re willing to entertain vintage, there are hundreds and hundreds of lesser known chronos out there that are just as cool, if not cooler, and a fifth of the price.

Like these, courtesy of retrowatchguy.com.

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It's one of those brands I just don't really like.
Always associate Tag Heuer with estate agents and cunty city boys first commission cheque purchase.

Saying that, vintage Heuer Camaro is on my grail list.

Just the modern stuff doesn't appeal.

Edit: to add, I also don't like Rolex and if I could afford one, I wouldn't have one. (But I do wear a Tudor, so it's it all brand hatred)

Happy for others to like things I don't, can't imagine I would ever be the benchmark for fashion opinion (just see the Headwear thread for evidence of that)

I'd wear it. I like it. It's one of a couple TG I'd like to own.

And not the super bright rendered versions
.. Like this... The monaco in rl.

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@Stonehedge you made a 3D printed watch internals?

https://youtu.be/2UyYB1HuAK4

Feels like the right time to pop up a photo of this taken a while back…..

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Whoa that’s a cracker

Not sure if these were posted before but I like them!

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Those newer negative displays are so crisp

^looks great - which model is that?

I think the matt plastic makes it look a little rendered in that photo

That hi-viz is ace. Want!

Oh they're basic fitness trackers...with no ability to recharge and no solar

Gbd-200

Yeah, basically the general fitness version of the G-Lide GBX-100. Same screen, I imagine the same module just running slightly different software. Screen is ace.

I still regret not buying that myself. Kinda digging a monza.

Magrette have released some pics of a new 40mm , I really like it on a bracelet , what do you think ?

https://magrette.com/shop/leoncino-40mm-edition-preorder

Black face on SS or blue and bronze accents .
I have this one in 44mm and the ss black face might just be perfect

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