Monaco Caliber 11,
current series model
BY MICHAEL THOMPSON
80 | INTERNATIONAL WATCH | FALL 2019
MONACO 1989–1999 LIMITED EDITION
REFERENCE CAW211X.FC6468 (ABOVE LEFT)
MOVEMENT
TAG Heuer Automatic Calibre 11 (Sellita base, Dubois-Dépraz module),
diameter 30 mm, 59 jewels, balance oscillating at a frequency of
28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz), 40-hour power reserve
FUNCTIONS
Chronograph with seconds and minutes; date, hours, minutes and
small second at 3 o’clock; chronograph minutes counter at 9 o’clock;
central chronograph seconds hand
CASE
Diameter 39 mm, case in stainless steel, fixed bezel in stainless steel,
sapphire crystal, polished stainless-steel crown at 9 o’clock and push
buttons at 2 and 4 o’clock, water-resistant to 100 meters (10 bar),
stainless-steel caseback with “1989-1999 Special Edition” and “One of
169” engravings
DIAL
Grey grained rhodium-plated dial, sandblasted rhodium- plated and
blue counters, red on hands and indexes, luminescent hour and
minute hands and indexes
STRAP
Blue calfskin leather strap, polished folding clasp in stainless steel
Limited to 169 watches