Always a friend to motorsports, Tag Heuer recently unveiled their most recent homage to racing; the Tag Heuer Monaco Twenty Four. Inspired by the 24 Hours of LeMans the Monoco Twenty Four not only looks the part – the stripes found on the watch face draw on inspiration from Gulf Oil sponsored vehicles (as well as Tag Heuer Ambassator Steve McQueen’s Racesuit in his 1970 file ‘LeMans’) – but performs beyond even tomorrows standards.
The Monoco Twenty Four features advanced protection thanks to a shock-absorbing composite filter material that comprises the manifold’s arms. This material insulates the Calibre 36 movement by directing vibrations into the composite filter, which absorbs and dissipates their energy. Unlike a conventional timepiece’s Incabloc system, which protects the mechanism only from external shocks, TAG Heuer’s revolutionary Advanced Dynamic Absorber insulates the movement entirely. Even more impressive, the Monaco Twenty Four is able to withstand an impact of 24,000 G, the equivalent of a 65-foot fall, compared with the industry standard of 2,000 – 5,000 G, or a three-foot fall.