Watch of the Week: TAG Heuer Monaco Green

Green dials look surprisingly good on a great variety of watches, including the iconic TAG Heuer Monaco. The brand launched a limited edition of this model to commemorate its partnership with the prestigious Grand Prix de Monaco Historique last year. At this unique event, old race cars will battle each other on the streets of the city that gave its name to this well-known watch model.

While there are many more watches with a green dial, this TAG Heuer is special. The brand opted for a vibrant color green at the dial’s center that becomes almost black at the edge. Together with a sunburst pattern, this turns the Monaco into even more of an eyecatcher than it already is. To maintain perfect legibility, it is a driver’s chronograph after all, are the subdials kept black, as is the background of the date. This all results in perfect harmony, but most of all, a lot of character.

TAG Heuer paid a lot of attention to details so that the Monaco can live up to the demands of even the most demanding watch collectors. An example of this is the water resistance of 100 meters/10 bar. This is quite a high rating for a watch that is not meant to be worn in the water in the first place. An extra challenge in this is that the Monaco has a square design, and watches with this shape are far more challenging to make water-resistant than round ones. Inside the stainless steel case, we find Calibre 02, a fine automatic caliber that combines a chronograph function with a power reserve of an impressive 80-hours. That makes it the perfect engine for one of the most iconic driver’s watches, which happens to also look amazing in green!