Hard to tell from a picture but the blue dial seems a bit lighter than the standard gulf edition. Although vintage gulf blue I don’t think the colour combo works as well as the unlimited edition. Why not go gulf blue and orange all the way?

 

The red/orange clash still doesn't work!

 

Mr Dempsey appears to be wearing a blue strap. Nice watch, not a great one though. Bound to sell out quickly, still available now... I should probably wait for next year’s 50th anniversary model (if any and reasonably priced). How do you improve the standard Mcqueen?

 

That box!!! OK, the box and exclusivity of the "50th" might make the price difference for the "T" worth it over the "R". And of course TAG Heuer finally got the blue stripe color correct, as it should have been on last year's model.

 

This is amazing

As usual it did not take long for King @Hubert to place an order

 

Yes sir. It is the correct Zenith Blue of the Gulf Racing team and not the darker blue of the Gulf Oil company. The "wrong" colour blue on the previous Monaco Gulf is the only reason I've been unsure about buying one. I worry that it would annoy me every time I look at the face. THIS is the watch I have been waiting for. I wonder if I can possibly get one.

 

Pre orders all gone now I think

I'm becoming more and more interested in a Monaco but not a gulf one. Although i like it as a general piece of aesthetics, A plainer face design would be more likely to get worn by me

 

I had one in my cart a few hours ago but ultimately passed. Even my wife said I should get one... stranger things. It's gonna be the (standard) Mcqueen or the 2019 anniversary edition. If David doesn't drain my budget with another spectacular LE..

 

I quite like the look of the caw211b. It will be interesting to see what 2019 brings for monaco though!

 

Yet another limited edition, undistinguishable from the regular production model - much less the previous one