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  1. Mspeedster

    Mspeedster Jan 16, 2023

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    I guess I'm fortunate to have not been spoiled in that way. My enthusiasm for the 60th is pure unadulterated joy! :D

    That's one of the reasons I've never bought one of the newer Gulf Monacos. While there are aspects of the newer ones that I like better, I don't think the excitement of getting a slightly nicer version will ever exceed the way I felt when I got my first Monaco Gulf over 10 years ago.
     
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  2. imagwai

    imagwai Jan 16, 2023

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    In hindsight, I possibly should have praised the watch a bit more. I do love it. But as you point out @Mspeedster, it's a watch I was already intimately familiar with apart from the black subdials, so maybe difficult to muster quite the same excitement you felt.
     
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  3. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Jan 16, 2023

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    Maybe you should have done an unboxing video with your hands shaking and muttering 'Oh my God' over and over again like some Tik Tok idiot?
     
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  4. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Jan 18, 2023

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    Exciting news, now that we've got the Panda out of the way we can get onto the super exciting COCO post for the ladies Carrera Diamond... yay. Look for that after midnight.
     
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  5. bpsmith

    bpsmith Jan 19, 2023

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    Another good read, even if the watch isn’t as interesting as others of late. I particularly like the final comment from the COCO crew.
     
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  6. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Jan 19, 2023

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    Thanks Ben, yes that member can always be relied upon for a good quote.
     
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  7. Mspeedster

    Mspeedster Jan 19, 2023

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    Well somebody had to do it. Although this guy hardly sounds like he's doing cartwheels of joy either.
     
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  8. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Jan 22, 2023

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  9. Albert-AMG

    Albert-AMG TAG Heuer Forums Moderator Staff Member Jan 22, 2023

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    Nice article! Thanks Rob! :thumbsup:
    Precisely today I’m wearing the Micrograph :)

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    BTW, when the Micrograph (later Microtimer) was launched, David Coulthard was said to have been involved in the design of this watch (or maybe in the way the stopwatch works, including a lap by lap register and 'Best Lap' function). Did you find anything about it during your research?
     
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  10. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Jan 22, 2023

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    Hi Albert, no I didn't come across anything about that...
     
  11. Albert-AMG

    Albert-AMG TAG Heuer Forums Moderator Staff Member Jan 22, 2023

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    I found something here (but the complete article is only for suscribers):
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    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2003-04-14/the-formula-for-success#xj4y7vzkg

    And also here:

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    https://en.worldtempus.com/article/tag-heuer-sport-source-of-inspiration-14354.html

    In that Worldtempus article is also explained that the Micrograph -or F1 Micrograph- was (I guess initially) sold only at the Paddock Club of the F1 GPs (mine was a present from my boss, bought in an AD in Barcelona, so some Micrographs were sold outside the Paddock Club):

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    So there’s a strong connection between F1 and the Micrograph, later Microtimer :thumbsup:
     
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  12. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Jan 22, 2023

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    :thumbsup:
     
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  13. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Jan 26, 2023

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    Aquagraph Jan 29, 2023

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  15. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Jan 30, 2023

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  16. Jim Dollares

    Jim Dollares Jan 30, 2023

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  17. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Jan 30, 2023

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    :cautious:
     
  18. Jim Dollares

    Jim Dollares Jan 30, 2023

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    If you had a son, he would get a TAG Heuer for his birthday every year! Who are you kidding ;)
     
  19. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Jan 30, 2023

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    A plastic one from 1986 maybe.
     
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  20. Pitfitter446

    Pitfitter446 Jan 30, 2023

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    My daughter got a TAG for her birthday, which one I don’t remember, might have been 18, or 21? Far too long ago to remember, or care. Read on another forum where a guy sent a son money for his b’day, he bought an AR15 rifle! US based though.
     
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