Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer has announced a special, limited edition Monaco Chronograph, which will be produced in an edition of just 1,000 pieces.   The introduction coincides with the 40th anniversary of the Monaco watch, a timepiece first debuted in 1969, and immortalized by actor Steve McQueen in the film "Le Mans".    

The TAG Heuer Monaco 1969 Original Re-Edition Chronograph watch is presented in stainless steel.  Its distinctive blue dial precisely echoes the most immediately recognizable signature of the original Heuer Monaco Chronograph.  Animating the chronograph and timekeeping functions of the watch is the historic Calibre 11 movement.  At the moment of its debut, the Calibre 11 stood as not just the world's first self-winding chronograph movement, but the first chronograph micro-rotor winding system.  The orientation of the winding crown at 9 o'clock, opposite the chronograph pushpieces immediately identifies the provenance of the watch, and its noteworthy vintage movement.  

Each of the 1,000 TAG Heuer Monaco 1969 Original Re-Edition Chronographs are fitted with a perforated leather strap, and a steel buckle.  The blue dial features sporty red accents on the hands, distinctive horizontal diamond-tipped hour indices, and a hand-applied date window in polished steel.  The signature of TAG Heuer honorary chairman Jack Heuer graces the stainless steel caseback.