Up Close With The fake TAG Heuer Monaco V4 Titanium

22nd December 2020 0 By admin

In 2004, TAG Heuer introduced us to a concept-turn-to-reality watch, the Monaco V4. The watch kind of kicked off TAG’s run at innovative concepts such as the Pendulum and Mikrograph over the next 8 replica watches years. It wasn’t until 2009 that we saw a production model of the V4, a watch favoring belt systems over gear trains. The V4 has seen a few variations through its life cycle, the latest of which is the Titanium model, showing off a bevy of materials to great effect, a rich black case and dial. The V4 Titanium was introduced last summer, but at this years Basel we got a chance to appreciate the watch up close. The original V4 was built with a platinum case, the only real color contrast came from blue highlights within the layered dial. They also made a rose gold version with black dial. The Titanium introduces a third look to the line up, and it’s all black. The case, which incorporates ceramic to the titanium, appears very soft and fluid. The effect comes through in the images as looking almost wet. This smooth texture contrasts the intricate dial in a subtle way, but the two pair nicely together. The dial of the V4 Titanium is the real star here. It too is black, and gets full Côtes de Genève treatment which catches a lot of light to throw back at you. The dial here though is merely pieces floating together like continents, and in the gaps you’re treated to the belts churning away power to the hands. Reading the time on this watch can be a real challenge, but once you get lost in that dial you won’t much care. The movement behind this magic is the same Caliber V powering the over V4 models, complete with sliding tungsten block visible in back. You can read all about that right here.