2009: The year that was for TAG Heuer and Heuer collectors

A review of the new TAG Heuer Monaco range, including the new “Black McQueen” and the Monaco LS

Ever seen a TAG Heuer Vanquish? Most people have not heard of the Vanquish, let alone seen one.
The Vanquish is an ultra-rare production version of the Carrera Calibre 360 Concept introduced at Basel in 2005. Today it’s almost taken for granted that TAG Heuer will put into production the concept watches that it shows, but back in 2005 few thought this watch would ever see the light of day.
The Carrera 360 Concept was a very influential design, and not just because of the movement- the watch established a design template …

One of the most enjoyable parts of vintage watch collecting is the thrill of the hunt- some of these models are so rare, that its not just a case of paying over the odds to get the watch you want- sometimes, they’re just not available.
Without doubt, the most iconic vintage Heuer is the Heuer Monaco- Steve McQueen’s watch. A crazy square case with its distinctive blue, white and red dial. For many people its the very reason that they become attracted to the Heuer and TAG Heuer brand. And when …

A quick update on the Calibre 1887 controversy, which if you’re not familiar with you can read about at this link where the story first broke
The issue has created an amazing amount of column inches and threatened to over-shadow the build-up to TAG Heuer’s 150th anniversary in 2010.
My view hasn’t really changed since the original post, where I wrote:
“It is clear that TAG Heuer has made a very significant investment in its movement design and manufacturing capabilities over the last few years, and of this it is rightly proud. It …

Sometimes watch companies must wonder what the secret is to a developing a successful new model. Watches that are lovingly developed by the world’s most powerful luxury goods company and backed by history and large marketing budgets can sometimes fail to catch fire (such as the Autavia), yet others that are developed as side projects can turn into hugely popular models that enjoy success over more than a decade. The watch that has become known as the TAG Heuer 1000 Professional series is a great example of the latter.
Having gone …

Video from the launch of the TAG Heuer Silverstone re-edition held at McLaren’s Technical Centre

A new website dedicated to the amazing Heuer Chronosplit- LED-forever

Photos of the TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 16 Titanium

TAG Heuer release the new Calibre 1887 movement. TAG Heuer claims that the design was 100% developed in-house, but others see the origins of a Seiko movement

NOS Heuer Autavia GMT with original sales packaging

The launch of the new Heuer Silverstone Limited Edition to celebrate TAG Heuer’s 150th anniversary