TAG Heuer: Monaco Lady Kingsman Special Edition
In
May, TAG Heuer announced its global partnership with MARV films and
20th Century Fox for the upcoming new film from acclaimed director
Matthew Vaughn,
'Kingsman: The Golden Circle', with a worldwide release scheduled for September,
2017. TAG Heuer’s Connected Watch is the official watch of the Kingsman agents.
TAG Heuer is also kitting out the Statesman agents in the new film - including the character, Agent Ginger Ale - with the Monaco collection. In recognition of this, TAG Heuer is unveiling the Monaco Lady Kingsman Special Edition, identical to the one worn in the film.
The Monaco. A watch with a unique design which, in 1971, shared the cinematic limelight with Steve McQueen, who insisted on wearing it during the filming of Le Mans . It has since become one of the most iconic watches in the TAG Heuer collection.
And now, the Monaco is making an appearance in the film 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle', sported by the character, Agent Ginger Ale, redesigned as a Kingsman special edition. In this version, the famous square dial is a compact 37 mm (compared to 39 mm on the men's version) and the blue has been replaced with a magnificent dark chocolate brown. The indexes and hands are plated with 5N rose gold and set with thirteen 1.30 mm VS diamonds (0.10 ct). A nod to the very British elegance of the film's agents. The watch is complemented by a handsome matt brown calfskin leather strap. The result is understated, sporty, and elegant.
Launched simultaneously in Geneva and New York on 3rd March 1969, the Heuer Monaco was the first square, water-resistant automatic chronograph watch in the history of Swiss watchmaking. Named by Jack Heuer after the Monaco Grand Prix (which TAG Heuer continues to partner to this day), the watch broke completely with the traditional watchmaking aesthetic.
This is evidenced by its large square case, with bold right angles, metallic blue dial, domed plastic crystal, and especially its crown positioned to the left, which signified at the time that the watch did not need to be wound. Just as innovative at the time, its technology offered perfect water resistance - a first for a square watch. However, the origins of the revolution lay inside the watch: the famous Chronomatic Calibre 11, which was the first automatic chronograph movement offered for sale in the history of watchmaking. Instantly recognisable and often copied, the "McQueen Monaco" (1133B model) has since become a much coveted watch on the auction and collectors' circuit.
About MARV
Matthew Vaughn is a leading British filmmaker who has produced, written and directed an impressive array of films. Vaughn began his career as producer with Guy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, which starred Brad Pitt and received wide acclaim. Through his production company, MARV Films, Vaughn debuted as a director with Layer Cake, which starred Daniel Craig. Vaughn followed that up by directing and co-writing with his writing partner Jane Goldman, Stardust, which starred Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer. In 2009, Vaughn produced Harry Brown, which starred Michael Caine. 2010 saw Vaughn producing and writing The Debt, which starred Helen Mirren and Sam Worthington, and directing, producing and writing Kick-Ass. In 2011 Vaughn wrote and directed X-Men: First Class, wrote 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past and wrote Eddie the Eagle in 2016. 2014 also saw the debut of Kingsman: The Secret Service, written and directed by Vaughn, with its follow-up Kingsman: The Golden Circle set to release in September 2017.
About 20th Century Fox Film
One of the world’s largest producers and distributors of motion pictures, 20th Century Fox Film produces, acquires and distributes motion pictures throughout the world. These motion pictures are produced or acquired by the following units of the studio: Twentieth Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox International Productions, and Twentieth Century Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios.
About KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE
Kingsman: The Golden Circle is Matthew Vaughn’s highly anticipated follow-up to the hit 2015 film Kingsman: The Secret Service.
Returning cast members Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong and Edward Holcroft will be joined by an incredible host of names including Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Pedro Pascal, with Channing Tatum, Jeff Bridges and Elton John.
Kingsman: The Secret Service introduced the world to Kingsman - an independent, international intelligence agency operating at the highest level of discretion, whose ultimate goal is to keep the world safe. In Kingsman: The Golden Circle, our heroes face a new challenge. When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, their journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organisation in the US called Statesman, dating back to the day they were both founded. In a new adventure that tests their agents’ strength and wits to the limit, these two elite secret organisations band together to defeat a ruthless common enemy, in order to save the world, something that’s becoming a bit of a habit for Eggsy…
Kingsman: The Golden Circle is written by Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn, based on the comic book “The Secret Service” by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons.
