Interestingly, when I saw them for a short period it was the one which least grabbed my attention.
That said, and having had time to reflect, it may be the easiest of the 3 to live with longer term given the black case with it’s turquoise accents and the blue being quite bright.
Yes, I think the black one will age better.
Tks for sharing, but I dunno
Maybe it is because I’m not an English native speaker. Or maybe because writing something substantial about “iconic watches” that have been done to death is very difficult to begin with…
But to me, this just reads like the prose of someone who’s paid by the line, but doesn’t really have an emotional connection to the subject at stake. It’s professional journalism, but it’s about as much fun to read as an article about a football game, the recap of which you have already watched.
When you say the black one, does it mean the black dlc coated one with turquoise? Or the black/red you showed in the pic with the blue? Because you've previously said the Turquoise is your least favorite.
Many here think of the black as the black dlc & turquoise.
, no matter who makes them , I also only like square or oblong watches , other than the Monaco the Cartier Santos 100 and a Jaeger Reverso are on my wish list 
So I bought the turquoise one on release day but didn't get it on my wrist until today. I'll try to post a shot tomorrow. I got the Dark Lord a few months ago, and they are both so similar (DLC titanium) yet so different.
I read the last few pages, so apologies if someone else mentioned this, but the new turquoise skeleton Monaco reminds me a bit of the official Bamford from a few years ago with the blue subdials. Of course the case material is different, but at first glance they feel really similar.
Anyway, I know the style isn't for everyone, but it is my third Monaco and I love it. Watches are for ourselves, not for others! Well, except that we like to talk about them. And cars. LOL
Congratulations on your purchase.
Please do post some pics of your Monaco's.
Thank you!
Here are the other two ...no shots of the new skeleton yet, but will tomorrow. Unfortunately neither is a great pic. One of the blue face is a shot from when the crystal popped off a few weeks after an official service! Although out of warranty, TH was really good about making it right.
Oh, and I threw in a pic from 2007 of my S/EL I've bad since 1989 or so.
So I bought the turquoise one on release day but didn't get it on my wrist until today. I'll try to post a shot tomorrow. I got the Dark Lord a few months ago, and they are both so similar (DLC titanium) yet so different.
I read the last few pages, so apologies if someone else mentioned this, but the new turquoise skeleton Monaco reminds me a bit of the official Bamford from a few years ago with the blue subdials. Of course the case material is different, but at first glance they feel really similar.
Anyway, I know the style isn't for everyone, but it is my third Monaco and I love it. Watches are for ourselves, not for others! Well, except that we like to talk about them. And cars. LOL
Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to the forum. So since you are the only person I can think of who has both, does the skeleton seem like it's £2000 better than the Dark Lord?
I'll post a couple of pics of the skeleton turquoise here too.
It is hard to answer your question. First, did the Dark Lord feel like it was worth something like $4000 more than my older C12? Hard to say, but I thought it looked cool so went for it. Same with this one -- it definitely has more "pop" to it with the turquoise than the Dark Lord. Honestly, the skeleton aspect of it is more subtle than you would think. It shows up a lot in pictures, but when you glance down at the watch, you don't immediately think "OMG look at all of the workings!".
I will say that I find the rubber strap on the skeleton more comfortable than the alligator strap on the Dark Lord. Neither of them is as comfortable as the metal band on the C12 though. I wish they made a DLC black metal band for the Monaco.
Anyway, for me it was a nice addition to the collection. What's crazy is that within 24 hours of deciding to pull the trigger on the skeleton, my Rolex AD texted me saying a Sprite GMT ii I had wanted finally came in.
Looks great - I hope you’ve picked up that sprite!
Indeed I did, although the pocketbook is going to feel that double hit! LOL
What's funny is 3 months or so ago when I got the Dark Lord, I actually had just gotten a call from the Rolex AD about a Yacht-Master having come in. I bought it, and later that evening at home, my phone rang -- it was Tag Heuer corporate telling me that I had registered interest a year or so before about the Dark Lord, and they had one available for me. It is too weird that in both these cases both TH and Rolex randomly happened to have watches for me within 24 hours of the other one having something a bit hard to get come in.
So out of these 4, do you have a clear favorite?
I'll post a couple of pics of the skeleton turquoise here too.
It is hard to answer your question. First, did the Dark Lord feel like it was worth something like $4000 more than my older C12? Hard to say, but I thought it looked cool so went for it. Same with this one -- it definitely has more "pop" to it with the turquoise than the Dark Lord. Honestly, the skeleton aspect of it is more subtle than you would think. It shows up a lot in pictures, but when you glance down at the watch, you don't immediately think "OMG look at all of the workings!".
I will say that I find the rubber strap on the skeleton more comfortable than the alligator strap on the Dark Lord. Neither of them is as comfortable as the metal band on the C12 though. I wish they made a DLC black metal band for the Monaco.
Anyway, for me it was a nice addition to the collection. What's crazy is that within 24 hours of deciding to pull the trigger on the skeleton, my Rolex AD texted me saying a Sprite GMT ii I had wanted finally came in.
between the Sprite and the turquoise skeleton Monaco, I've been wearing the skeleton ever since getting it while the Sprite is still in its box
Thats interesting and begs to ask the value and worth question. I believe that the Sprite would be the same price as the Skeleton now (it was launched at 11k US$ / £9250). I understand its a personal choice, but does one think that a new age Monaco is worth the same as a Rolex?
I'll post a couple of pics of the skeleton turquoise here too.
It is hard to answer your question. First, did the Dark Lord feel like it was worth something like $4000 more than my older C12? Hard to say, but I thought it looked cool so went for it. Same with this one -- it definitely has more "pop" to it with the turquoise than the Dark Lord. Honestly, the skeleton aspect of it is more subtle than you would think. It shows up a lot in pictures, but when you glance down at the watch, you don't immediately think "OMG look at all of the workings!".
I will say that I find the rubber strap on the skeleton more comfortable than the alligator strap on the Dark Lord. Neither of them is as comfortable as the metal band on the C12 though. I wish they made a DLC black metal band for the Monaco.
Anyway, for me it was a nice addition to the collection. What's crazy is that within 24 hours of deciding to pull the trigger on the skeleton, my Rolex AD texted me saying a Sprite GMT ii I had wanted finally came in.
