The TAG Heuer Monaco collection was never designed to be polite. From the moment it strapped itself onto the wrist of Steve McQueen in Le Mans, it became less of a watch and more of a statement, square, defiant, and utterly indifferent to convention. It did not try to fit in, it simply dared everything else to catch up. Decades later, that same rebellious streak still runs through TAG Heuer, and at Watches and Wonders 2026, it returns with the Monaco Destro collection, a lineup that takes the familiar and flips it, quite literally, on its head. This is not a gentle evolution of an icon, it is a recalibration, where heritage is not preserved in amber but pushed forward with intent, precision, and just enough audacity to remind you why the Monaco mattered in the first place.
Destro watches, for those not already deep into the rabbit hole, are essentially the horological equivalent of driving on the other side of the road. The crown and pushers are shifted to the left side of the case, designed originally for left handed wearers or for those who prefer to wear their watch on the right wrist without digging a crown into their hand. But in the Monaco Destro, this is not merely a functional tweak, it becomes a design philosophy. The entire layout is reconsidered, rebalanced, and reengineered so that nothing feels like an afterthought. It is a sophisticated reworking of a classic, where mechanics, ergonomics, and aesthetics are aligned in a way that feels deliberate rather than novel. In typical TAG Heuer fashion, it proves that sometimes the boldest move is not to invent something new, but to take something iconic and look at it from the other side.
TAG Heuer Monaco Chronograph
The 39mm collection gets grade 5 titanium case, lugs, chronograph pushers at 2 o’clock, 4 o’clock, and a crown at 9 o’clock with sharp, angular edges. Presented in three dial options, the collection includes the signature TAG Heuer Monaco blue, directly inspired by the watch famously worn by Steve McQueen in his 1971 film Le Mans. A refined sunray-brushed and lacquered dark green version draws on the codes of classic British Racing Green. Finally, a black model is housed in a two-tone case of grade 5 titanium and 18ct rose gold. The collection gets a silver opalin minute chronograph counter at 3 o’clock, silver opalin permanent second indicator at 9 o’clock, with black lacquered hands, and an angled date at 6 o’clock. The blue dial timepiece gets rhodium plated facetted, fine brushed and polished applied hour markers with white superluminova®, red lacquer hour markings on the minute track, rhodium plated facetted, polished hour and minute hands with white superluminova®, and a red lacquer central second hand and tips.
The green dial on the other hand gets rhodium plated facetted, fine brushed and polished applied hour markers with white superluminova® hour markings on the minute track. There are rhodium plated, facetted, polished hour and minute hands with white superluminova®, and a rhodium plated fine brushed central chronograph hand. Lastly, the black model gets 18ct rose gold plated facetted, fine brushed and polished applied hour markers with white superluminova® hour markings on the minute track. There are 18ct rose gold plated facetted, polished hour and minute hands with white superluminova® with an 18Kct rose gold plated central chronograph hand.
All three models are powered by Calibre TH20-11, a new manufacture calibre. The calibre is TAG Heuer’s new in-house manufacture movement, developed specifically for the new TAG Heuer Monaco Chronograph. ‘’TH20’’ refers to the family of in-house chronograph movements (where TH stands for TAG Heuer), while ‘’-11’’ refers to this specific version of the movement with crown on the left, a nod to the historic Calibre 11. The Calibre TH20-11 delivers an 80-hour power reserve. It features an integrated chronograph construction, with a column-wheel based mechanism, ensuring smooth and precise chronograph activation. All models are finished on a black calf skin perforated leather strap with fine brushed, polished titanium grade 5 folding clasp with double safety push-buttons.
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TAG Heuer Monaco Evergraph
The first mode is housed in a 40mm case crafted from fine brushed and polished black DLC coated Grade 5 titanium, paired with a matching fixed bezel that reinforces its stealthy, performance driven aesthetic. A beveled, domed sapphire crystal sits atop the case, while the crown, also in black DLC coated titanium and engraved with the TAG Heuer shield, is positioned at 9 o’clock in true destro fashion, accompanied by push buttons at 2 o’clok, and 4 o’clock in the same finish. The construction is completed with a screwed sapphire caseback in matching material, ensuring durability alongside a water resistance of 100 meters.
The dial is defined by a transparent acrylic surface with white and red markings, offering a clear view of the fine brushed, sandblasted black DLC coated bridges beneath. White Super LumiNova applied hour markers provide legibility, while two counters structure the layout, a black opaline minute chronograph counter at 3 o’clock and a black opaline small seconds counter at 9 o’clock, both featuring black gold coated hands with red lacquered tips and white markings. The open worked hour and minute hands, also black gold coated, are filled with white Super LumiNova and finished with red lacquered tips, complemented by a striking red lacquered central chronograph hand. The white TAG Heuer logo is printed prominently, alongside “Monaco”, “Swiss”, and “Made”, grounding the design in its heritage. The watch is paired with a black rubber strap featuring textile embossing and red stitching, secured by a fine brushed and polished black DLC coated Grade 5 titanium folding clasp with double safety push buttons and the TAG Heuer shield, completing a piece that blends bold design with precise execution.
The final model is presented here in a 40mm case crafted from fine brushed and polished Grade 5 titanium, paired with a matching fixed bezel that maintains its clean, architectural presence. A beveled, domed sapphire crystal crowns the case, while the Grade 5 titanium crown, engraved with the TAG Heuer shield, is positioned at 9 o’clock, accompanied by push buttons at 2 and 4 o’clock in the same refined finish. The construction is completed with a screwed sapphire caseback in matching titanium, reinforcing both durability and technical integrity.
The dial features a transparent acrylic surface with white and red markings, offering a clear view of the fine brushed and sandblasted bridges beneath. White Super LumiNova applied indexes ensure clarity, while two counters define the layout, a blue opaline minute chronograph counter at 3 o’clock and a blue opaline small seconds counter at 9 o’clock, each fitted with rhodium plated hands tipped with red lacquer and set against white markings. The open worked hour and minute hands, also rhodium plated, are filled with white Super LumiNova and finished with red lacquered tips, complemented by a bold red lacquered central chronograph hand. The white TAG Heuer logo is printed prominently, alongside “Monaco”, “Swiss”, and “Made”, anchoring the design in its heritage. The watch is paired with a blue rubber strap featuring textile embossing and grey stitching, secured by a fine brushed and polished Grade 5 titanium folding clasp with double safety push buttons and the TAG Heuer shield, completing a refined yet distinctly modern interpretation of the Monaco Destro. In addition to these two TAG Heuer innovations, the Calibre TH80-00 beats at a high frequency of 5 Hertz, offering 1/10th of a second precision, features 70 hours of power reserve and boasts a COSC certification. The Calibre TH80-00 breaks radically with conventional chronograph construction. There is no column wheel. No articulated joints. Instead, flexible components deform rather than pivot enabling repeated operation of the chronograph with constant levels of performance.
