Does anyone else only own Monaco(s) ?

TheGanzman

Yeah, I DO love the original strap - no question! I seem to be around water so much on a daily basis that I'm a little reluctant to wear any of my watches (all dive watches until the Monaco, for the record) on leather. I tried my Monaco on a rally rubber strap with deployant clasp - it was "just okay"...

Mspeedster

Congrats on the Monaco France Edition @TheGanzman! That is an awesome watch! I prefer it on its original strap. But if I were to use a bracelet, I personally would go with the TH OEM bracelet for the Monaco.

BTW, are you the same "Ganzman" (aka Joe Ganzler) who created this custom Dark Lord tribute? If so, I followed your creation with high interest when you going through the process about a decade or so ago.

TheGanzman

Yep, that's me! Before I bought this Monaco, I thought REAL hard about trying to buy that one back. I'm not able to A-B them both "in the metal" obviously, but from where *I* sit now, I believe I like this new one better...
Obviously, I've always (since I was a little kid, for that matter) been an "outlier"; I especially don't like implicit or explicit "rules" regarding watches/straps/bracelets. I certainly don't expect everyone to like the Strapcode Rollball on this Monaco. I'll likely buy a TAG-Heuer bracelet for this one down the road, but honestly, the watch (and the $100 Strapcode Rollball) tapped me OUT $-wise, LOL. I'll prolly have to sell a watch or 3 before I can buy the OEM bracelet...

Mspeedster

Did you ever consider getting the new Titanium Monaco Dark Lord (released last year)?

I think France edition is cooler, but the new DL ain't too shabby either.

TheGanzman

Yep, that's me! Before I bought this Monaco, I thought REAL hard about trying to buy that one back. I'm not able to A-B them both "in the metal" obviously, but from where *I* sit now, I believe I like this new one better...
Obviously, I've always (since I was a little kid, for that matter) been an "outlier"; I especially don't like implicit or explicit "rules" regarding watches/straps/bracelets. I certainly don't expect everyone to like the Strapcode Rollball on this Monaco. I'll likely buy a TAG-Heuer bracelet for this one down the road, but honestly, the watch (and the $100 Strapcode Rollball) tapped me OUT $-wise, LOL. I'll prolly have to sell a watch or 3 before I can buy the OEM bracelet...

paysdoufs

If I remember correctly, the Monaco OEM bracelet is not prohibitively expensive… Something like 250 CHF at launch. Not sur what the current price is, though.

TheGanzman

I've got 3-4 of them bookmarked; they're all in the ~US$800.00 range...

Mspeedster

When the bracelet was released in 2020, I was quoted $295 USD by my AD. It seems to have gone up a bit in price. Kind of kick myself for not getting one now. But I'd be very surprised if you can't get it for less than $800 from an AD.

Looks pretty good with a black dial if you ask me.

Jim Dollares

What do you mean bookmarked? Just buy new from AD, pretty sure cheaper than 800 dollah

TheGanzman

Feel free to direct me to a cheaper AD source for this bracelet!

plibou

Mine monaco 1133 😀

McBeardy

Dark Lord rendition in the Lakeside Boutique

McBeardy

Dark Lord rendition in the Lakeside Boutique

paysdoufs

What lake exactly are we talking about?

BTW: The TH.com webmaster seems to somehow have messed up reference no., photo and description of the Monaco bracelet… But this is what I get in France when searching for reference BA0644:

And yes - I get that my screenshot says BA0646, but I still think that, directionally, this price sounds about right.