The watch uses TAG Heuer’s recently introduced Mikrograph movement which provides amazing 1/100th second accuracy. The movement is nested in the perfectly finished square case made of stainless steel. The case pretty much reminds of the Monaco models and features a double-pusher chronograph buttons.
The dial of this watch features distinctive black-white-red color scheme and uses the central disc to show hours and minutes. The hands are black and rather short, coated in titanium carbide, offering a completely unusual way of time telling. This daring design is something that haven’t been seen on previous Tag Heuer models. The chronograph features a power reserve sub-dial at 12 o’clock, chronograph elapsed minutes disc with three hands at 3 o’clock, watch elapsed seconds at 9 o’clock, and chronograph elapsed seconds at 6 o’clock, and the flying central hand to indicate the 100th of a second on the inner sapphire with 0-100 increments. Two discs at 3 and 9 o’clock use an unusual technical solution to tell elapsed time. For example, on this picture, the disc on the right indicates 25 minutes, by pointing with the 20-hand to the numeral 5.
The Monaco Mikrograph is nested in 43mm stainless steel case and has a transparent case-back with “Only Watch 2011” engraving. In the spirit of most prestigious brands, TAG Heuer used the “Barenia” black leather for the strap. It is delivered in a unique box created by Paul du Toit, a South African artist famous by creating very personal forms of art. The Monaco Mikrograph will then be auctioned at the Only Watch event in Monaco on September 22, 2011, and all of the proceedings will go to Duchenne muscular dystrophy research. We should expect a very high price for this one.
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