From the early 1900s to the 1960s, racing drivers wore liveries specific to their country, rather than uniforms designed by racing teams or sponsors. Each country had its own color: green for Britain, vibrant red for Italy, white then silver for Germany, and Bleu de France – a distinctive shade of blue traditionally used to represent France. Racing green has a long association with British motorsport. The first noted car in this color palette was a Napier 50 that won the 1902 Gordon Bennett Cup, leading to the 1903 event being hosted by Great Britain. British Racing Green (BRG) inspired TAG Heuer’s latest limited edition Monaco Chronograph.
Every element of the TAG Heuer Monaco Chronograph Racing Green is inspired by vintage British racing cars and their BRG livery with yellow and white touches. The brushed silver dial is a direct reference to the engine-turned dashboards in sports cars from the 1920’s and ’30’s. Treated with a sunray finish, the dial is adorned with eight silvered hour markers as well as 12 Super-LumiNova coated dot markers. A baton marker at 12 o’clock features a vibrant yellow stripe, a connection to the chronograph’s yellow central hand and the touches of yellow on the vintage British race cars. The two green subdials are a callback to traditional racing green. TAG continues the vintage theme with the historic Heuer logo at 12 o’clock and the crown at 9 o’clock, as it was on the original 1969 Monaco. Limited to 1,000 pieces.
Monaco Chronograph Racing Green ($9,300.00) – tagheuer.com
