A young property master placed six photos of top race drivers on the desk at Le Mans' racetrack in France in 1970. Steve McQueen shook his head and pointed to Joseph Siffert's photograph, saying, "I want [to filming of Le Mans] to look like him." Soon after, a variety of Tag Heuer Replica Watchess were brought to McQueen's set to be picked by McQueen. The king of taste chose the most unusual design: a Monaco with a bright blue dial.
The Monaco reference number 1133 B is decoded Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Replica thus: '11' for Calibre 11 (the newly developed automatic-chronograph calibre); '3' stood for Monaco line; the second '3' indicated a steel case and finally the 'B' was the suffix for a blue dial.
It was technically revolutionary. The caseback was monocoque and contained the movement. It had four notches at twelve and six o’clock. The top-case contained a square glass and a rubber seal beneath. These two pieces were able to lock together and make the unusual construction waterproof.
Siffert gets ready to race with Tag Heuer Replica Watches logos on both his car and suit.
Jack Tag Heuer Replica Watches gold told me a while back during a dinner meeting: "You know what, back in the olden days all sports watches used to be round. All of our watches were waterproof. My supplier Piquerez showed me their waterproof system for the square case design. I asked for exclusivity, and it was a success!