I’ve always had a thing for watches. Never had patience for the delicate, pea-sized-dial ones though; the bigger the dial, the chunkier the strap, the happier I am.
Always had a thing for Steve McQueen, too. With his quirky suavity, the image of him making his ‘Great Escape’, astride that signature bike of his, is part of Hollywood folklore. I loved him in ‘Papillon’ and ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ too. They really don’t make stars like him anymore, do they?
TAG Heuer has decided to pay tribute to the king of cool, and fittingly so.
They’ve come up with a TAG Heuer Monaco Vintage Limited Edition Steve McQueen Watch, which sports a red, white and blue striped dial, and a steel strap. A new but retro version of their classic square-faced Monaco watch, I found it selling for $3,995 on Amazon! A bit steep but, maybe, not for some die-hard Cooler King fan!

Then, there’s the Monaco Vintage Limited Edition dedicated to the Porsche 917-Gulf K, which featured in McQueen’s racing flick, Le Mans.
It has a black dial with orange and blue stripes and a GULF logo replacing the Monaco one. The strap is alligator leather, black and with orange stitching, to go with the orange stripes, duh?! This one’s a limited edition, with just 4,000 pieces. I really liked this one better; the red white blue seemed a bit too candy floss-ish.

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