Tuesday 12 September 2017

Best classic watch design - TAG Heuer Monaco and Seiko Astron

The first automatic square cased TAG Heuer Monaco chronograph it was originally introduced by Heuer in1969.

Steve McQueen helped cement its place as a classic watch when he wore it in the 1971 film  “Le Mans”. Tag heavily promoted the Monaco using stills from the film during the years after McQueen’s death, so much so that the watch has become synonymous with him and the film. More replica TAG Heuer Monaco Steve McQueen.

The world’s first quartz watch - Seiko Astron.The Astron was launched on Christmas day 1969 and ushered in the quartz revolution.

It was the result of a competition among SEIKO’s designers, took 10 years of research to develop and represents a key historical achievement in electrical and electronic engineering. Accurate to ±5 seconds per month, or one minute per year.

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