The TAG Heuer Monaco , initially introduced by Heuer in 1969, is a line of automatic chronograph wristwatches created to commemorate the Monaco Grand Prix . Notable for its distinctive square case, the Monaco was among the first of its kind in this design, following Rolex's introduction of a square chronograph in 1940.
83-504: The watch gained significant recognition after Steve McQueen wore it in the 1971 film Le Mans , which, over time, has closely associated it with the actor. Despite being phased out in the mid-1970s, the Monaco was reintroduced in 1998 with a redesigned appearance and again in 2003 with new mechanisms, reflecting a renewed interest in McQueen's legacy. Years later, the watch became more famous in
166-594: A 1964 screenplay does exist. McQueen and Barbra Streisand were tentatively cast in The Gauntlet (1977), but the pair could not get along and both withdrew from the project —though according to one biographer, they had briefly dated in 1971. The lead roles were filled by Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke . McQueen expressed interest in the Rambo character in First Blood when David Morrell 's novel appeared in 1972, but
249-453: A Calibre 17 mechanism. As with all other models in production at the time, this version features the current logo, rather than the old "HEUER" logo of the previous re-edition. The Monaco V4 was introduced in 2004 at the BaselWorld watch trade show. The V4 is belt driven and uses ball bearings for mechanisms rather than the traditional wheels and pinions . The mechanism was inspired by
332-612: A Western adventure about a former Army scout turned professional gunman who works for big cattle ranchers hunting down rustlers, and later hanged for murder in the shooting death of a sheepherder; and The Hunter , an urban action movie about a modern-day bounty hunter . McQueen was offered the lead male role in Breakfast at Tiffany's , but was unable to accept due to his Wanted: Dead or Alive contract (the role went to George Peppard ). He turned down parts in Ocean's 11 , Butch Cassidy and
415-678: A change of image, playing a debonair role as a wealthy executive in The Thomas Crown Affair with Faye Dunaway in 1968. The following year, he made the Southern period piece , The Reivers . In 1971, McQueen starred in the auto-racing drama Le Mans , which received mixed reviews, followed by Junior Bonner in 1972, a story about an aging rodeo rider. He collaborated once again with director Sam Peckinpah in The Getaway , where he met his future wife Ali MacGraw . McQueen then took on
498-607: A court order stating that McQueen was incorrigible, remanding him to the California Junior Boys Republic in Chino . There, McQueen began to change and mature. He was not popular with the other boys at first: Say the boys had a chance once a month to load into a bus and go into town to see a movie. And they lost out because one guy in the bungalow didn't get his work done right. Well, you can pretty well guess they're gonna have something to say about that. I paid my dues with
581-660: A falling out... as I did Grand Prix, Steve was originally slated to do that movie, but he couldn't get along with Frankenheimer. So that lasted about thirty minutes, and Steve was out, and I was in. And Steve went over to do Sand Pebbles, which went about a year longer than they wanted to go. Big production, spent a lot of money and stayed over in [Taiwan] too long. So, when I got the part in Grand Prix, I called him, in Taiwan. and I said, "Steve, I want to tell you, before you hear it from somebody else, that I'm going to do Grand Prix." Well, there
664-632: A final time. At age 14, he left Claude's farm without saying goodbye and joined a circus for a short time. He drifted back to his mother and stepfather in Los Angeles—resuming his life as a gang member and petty criminal. McQueen was caught stealing hubcaps by the police and handed over to his stepfather, who beat him severely. He threw the youth down a flight of stairs. McQueen looked up at his stepfather and said, "You lay your stinking hands on me again and I swear, I'll kill you." After this incident, McQueen's stepfather persuaded his mother to sign
747-678: A good place for the young actor to make his mark. McQueen's first film role under Elkins' management was a bit part in Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), directed by Robert Wise and starring Paul Newman . McQueen was subsequently hired for the films The Blob (his first leading role), Never Love a Stranger , and The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959). McQueen's first breakout role came on television. He appeared on Dale Robertson 's NBC Western series Tales of Wells Fargo as Bill Longley. Elkins, then McQueen's manager, successfully lobbied Vincent M. Fennelly , producer of
830-618: A lifelong association with the center. At age 16, McQueen returned to live with his mother, who had moved to Greenwich Village in New York City. There he met two sailors from the Merchant Marine and decided to sign on to a ship bound for the Dominican Republic. Once there, he abandoned his new post, eventually being employed in a brothel . Later, McQueen made his way to Texas and drifted from job to job, including selling pens at
913-449: A limited edition of 4000 watches to mark what would have been the 75th birthday of Steve McQueen. The design featured a crisp white dial (one of the first times a Monaco has been sold with a white dial) matched with bold blue and red stripes on the right-hand-side of the dial and with red sub-dials and hands. The design was based on the driving suit worn by Steve McQueen in the 1971 movie Le Mans . Monaco CW211A - 2007 GULF II - In 2007
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#1732855796452996-407: A limited edition with a production run of 5,000 watches. Demand exceeds supply in international vintage markets. Original blue models can reach $ 13,000, with a decent example of $ 10,000. The less desirable grey models sell for over $ 8,000. An advert for the watch was also made where McQueen races against McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton in "The Duel", which uses CGI and archive audio of
1079-400: A new updated casing design, it came in a "T" dial automatic movement with a black dial and leather strap, tan strap was the other choice. This model differs externally by its placement of the winding crown that is on the 3 o'clock position, rather than on the 9. The Monaco was reintroduced in 2003, with an entirely new mechanism and a 7-row steel bracelet of square links. This model runs on
1162-462: A physically demanding role as a prisoner on Devil's Island in the 1973 film Papillon , alongside Dustin Hoffman as his character's tragic companion. By the time of The Getaway , McQueen was the world's highest-paid actor. In 1974, with Paul Newman , McQueen co-led John Guillermin 's disaster film, The Towering Inferno . McQueen played a fire chief assigned to stop a fire in a skyscraper. He
1245-478: A rarer example of the Monaco, the best example cost more than $ 10,000. An excellent condition model sold for $ 7,500. This model is a reissued version of the original in 1998 produced in a limited edition of 5,000. Despite the company being acquired by Techniques d'Avant Garde , meaning all subsequent models now bear the current "TAG Heuer" logo on its face, the CS2111 bears the old HEUER logo of its predecessors. With
1328-688: A role that earned McQueen favorable reviews. McQueen's character, Bill Ringa, was never more comfortable than when driving at high speed—in this case in a Jeep —or handling a switchblade or a tommy gun . After Never So Few , the film's director John Sturges cast McQueen in his next movie, promising to "give him the camera". The Magnificent Seven (1960), in which he played Vin Tanner and starred with Yul Brynner , Eli Wallach , Robert Vaughn , Charles Bronson , Horst Buchholz and James Coburn , became McQueen's first major hit and led to his withdrawal from Wanted: Dead or Alive . McQueen's focused portrayal of
1411-415: A theater stage in a 1952 play produced by Yiddish theatre star Molly Picon . McQueen's character spoke one brief line: " Alts iz farloyrn. " (" All is lost. ") During this time, he also studied acting with Stella Adler , in whose class he met Gia Scala . Long enamored of cars and motorcycles, McQueen began to earn money by competing in weekend motorcycle races at Long Island City Raceway. He purchased
1494-641: A traveling carnival and working as a lumberjack in Canada. He was arrested for vagrancy in the Deep South , and served a 30-day assignment on a chain gang . In 1947, after receiving permission from his mother (since he was not yet 18 years old), McQueen enlisted in the United States Marine Corps . He was sent to Parris Island for boot camp. He was promoted to private first class and assigned to an armored unit. He initially struggled with conforming to
1577-498: A very good man, very strong, very fair; I learned a lot from him". Claude gave McQueen a red tricycle on his fourth birthday, a gift that McQueen subsequently credited with sparking his early interest in car racing. McQueen's mother married, and when the boy was eight, she brought him from the farm to live with her and her new husband in Indianapolis. His great-uncle Claude gave McQueen a special gift at his departure. "The day I left
1660-459: A year and half, and we were next-door neighbors, so it did get to him a little bit. Finally, his son, Chad, made him take him to go see Grand Prix. And from that time on, we were talking again. But Steve was a wild kid. He didn't know where he wanted to be or what he wanted to do. Director Steven Spielberg said McQueen was his first choice for the character of Roy Neary in Close Encounters of
1743-639: Is a Swiss manufacturer of mechanical watch movements . It is known primarily for chronograph ébauche movements that are used in a number of mid- to high-range mechanical watches. The company is a part of ETA , and is a member of the Swatch Group . They are also the movement providers for early Rolex Daytonas such as 6263. Valjoux is responsible for the design and manufacture of the Valjoux 7750 movement (and variants), an extremely popular movement used in many mechanical chronograph watches. The Valjoux 7750
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#17328557964521826-401: Is different from most other chronograph movements, using the three-plane cam system rather than the column wheel. It is constructed of a mainplate, calendar plate, and chronograph top plate. Levers push a cam back and forth, driving the stopwatch mechanism of the Valjoux 7750. This is referred to as a coulisse -lever escapement. In the 1980s, many companies began using the Valjoux 7750 because it
1909-558: Is distinctive for its two sided face. On one side it uses the Caliber 2 mechanism, but on the other, when flipped over; it features a quartz Caliber HR03 readout. The watch was released in production in 2005 which it won the Le Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève prize. The Monaco Calibre 360 LS (Linear Second) was unveiled at Baselworld 2006. It takes its inspiration from the aforementioned V4. Unlike typical chronograph watches, there
1992-661: Is less popular with collectors. Named in honor of the Formula One race, the original Jack Heuer designed Monaco was introduced simultaneously in Geneva and New York City in 1969. The watch used the mechanism of the Calibre 11 (also known as the Chronomatic ) and was the first automatic micro-winding chronograph. The Monaco was the first square-cased and water-resistant chronograph. The original model came with Chronomatic lettering at
2075-477: Is no stopwatch dial. The watch features a 1/100th chronograph counter exterior to the chronograph engine, a 15 minute counter embedded in the chronograph engine, a similarly embedded 100 minute power reserve indicator and a linear second indicator at 3 o’clock using an exclusive hairspring technology, a first of its type. In the 2009 BaselWorld, TAG Heuer introduced a concept watch called the Monaco 24 . Named in honor of
2158-413: Is only available with a white alligator leather strap with nacre dial that is adorned with 13 Top Wesselton diamonds and a case embellished with 26 Top Wesselton diamonds at the bezel. 33." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCZ9mJIO-K0 " Steve McQueen Terrence Stephen McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during
2241-554: The 24 Hours of Le Mans race and bearing the distinctive striping of the Gulf Oil color livery , the watch takes its design cues from the Le Mans Prototypes that participate in the annual classic. The Calibre 36 movement is cased within a steel-tube housing that can be seen through the dial face. The watch is constructed in industrial-grade tungsten. According to an announcement by Jean-Christophe Babin, president of TAG Heuer,
2324-441: The "art of the fast-draw". Culp said that by the second day of filming, McQueen beat him at it. McQueen became a household name as a result of the series. Randall's special holster held a sawed-off .44–40 Winchester rifle (nicknamed the " Mare's Leg ") instead of the six-gun carried by the typical Western character, although the cartridges in the gunbelt were dummy .45-70 , chosen because they "looked tougher". As noted in
2407-624: The 2008-2012 television drama series Breaking Bad , when drug kingpin Walter White , portrayed by actor Bryan Cranston , was gifted with one in the fifth season , which he wore until the final episode . The watch typically features a pair of pushbuttons at the 2 and 4 o’clock position. The dials for the minute and hour counters are at 9 and 3 o'clock respectively. There is a hand-applied date window at 6 o’clock. The watch also features chamfered square and oblong hour markers (dials with "waffle" type cross-hatched markers are later reproductions). In
2490-591: The Champion , a movie about Formula One racing, but McQueen was busy with the delayed The Sand Pebbles . They had a contract with the German Nürburgring , and after John Frankenheimer shot scenes there for Grand Prix , the reels were turned over to Sturges. Frankenheimer was ahead in schedule, and the McQueen-Sturges project was called off. Valjoux Valjoux (for Vallée de Joux , "Joux Valley")
2573-803: The DVD of the film Grand Prix , McQueen was Frankenheimer's first choice for the lead role of American Formula One race car driver Pete Aron. Frankenheimer was unable to meet with McQueen to offer him the role, so he sent Edward Lewis , his business partner and the producer of Grand Prix . McQueen and Lewis instantly clashed, the meeting was a disaster, and the role went to Garner. Later, in an interview, Garner said: Oh, McQueen. Crazy McQueen. McQueen and I got along pretty good. McQueen looked at me kind of like an older brother, and he didn't want to have much to do with me, till he got in trouble, then he'd call. He knew he could trust me to tell him just what I thought. A lot of people wouldn't do that. And then we had... it wasn't
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2656-503: The Marines as a formative time in his life, saying, "The Marines made a man out of me. I learned how to get along with others, and I had a platform to jump off of." In 1952, with financial assistance under the G.I. Bill , McQueen began studying acting in New York at Sanford Meisner 's Neighborhood Playhouse and at HB Studio under Uta Hagen . He reportedly delivered his first dialogue on
2739-438: The Marines' discipline. He saved the lives of five other Marines during an Arctic exercise, pulling them from a tank before it broke through ice into the sea. He was assigned to the honor guard responsible for guarding the presidential yacht of U.S. President Harry S. Truman . McQueen served until 1950, when he was honorably discharged . He later said he had enjoyed his time in the Marines. He remembered his period with
2822-550: The Sundance Kid (his attorneys and agents could not agree with Paul Newman's attorneys and agents on top billing), The Driver , Apocalypse Now , California Split , Dirty Harry , A Bridge Too Far , The French Connection (he did not want to do another cop film), Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Sorcerer . According to director John Frankenheimer and actor James Garner in bonus interviews for
2905-487: The Third Kind . According to Spielberg in a documentary on the film's DVD release, Spielberg met him at a bar, where McQueen drank beer after beer. Before leaving, McQueen told Spielberg that he could not accept the role because he was unable to cry on cue. Spielberg offered to take the crying scene out of the story, but McQueen demurred, saying that it was the best scene in the script. The role eventually went to Richard Dreyfuss . William Friedkin wanted to cast McQueen as
2988-559: The Western series Trackdown , to have McQueen read for the part of bounty hunter Josh Randall. He first appeared in Season 1, Episode 21, of Trackdown in 1958. He appeared as Randall in that episode, cast opposite series lead Robert Culp , a former New York motorcycle racing buddy. McQueen appeared again on Trackdown in Episode 31 of the first season, in which he played twin brothers, one of whom
3071-627: The all black PVD ( Physical vapor deposition ) variant, model 74033N; uses a special black coating where the name came from. It was also one of the more controversial Heuer chronographs as until 2007, its authenticity had been long debated as some enthusiasts denied that they came from the Heuer factory, others stated that less than twenty were made. Stories about the watch vary between sources In August 2007, Jack Heuer confirmed its production by Heuer which caused so much auction activity in July and August 2007. Being
3154-419: The all-star ensemble films The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963) and The Towering Inferno (1974). In 1974, McQueen became the highest-paid movie star in the world, although he did not act in film for another four years. He was combative with directors and producers, but his popularity placed him in high demand and enabled him to command the largest salaries. Terrence Stephen McQueen
3237-411: The black after they encountered financial problems during filming. Because of his association, the 1133 is commonly nicknamed "McQueen Monaco". Even after his death in 1980 , McQueen's name continued to be associated with the watch. TAG Heuer capitalized on his continuing popularity by using film stills of McQueen wearing his Monaco watch in advertising campaigns. In 1998, TAG Heuer reissued the model as
3320-407: The blue models, the other two of the three variants, 73633G, came originally entirely in grey, later it was replaced by the black/dark grey subdials. Blue models typically sell for $ 4,500 to $ 6,000. The Monaco 74033 used a manual wind Valjoux 7740 mechanism. It came in two different colours, the mainstream model came in a Midnight Blue dial with white registers (74033N), its other and rarer variant,
3403-402: The discipline of the service and was demoted to private seven times. He took an unauthorized absence, failing to return after a weekend pass expired. He was caught by the shore patrol while staying with a girlfriend (Barbara Ross) for two weeks. After resisting arrest, he was sentenced to 41 days in the brig . After this, McQueen resolved to focus his energies on self-improvement and embraced
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3486-419: The driving that appeared in closeups, his was about 10% of what is seen in the film's car chase. The rest of the driving by McQueen's character was done by stunt drivers Bud Ekins and Loren Janes . McQueen's character drove a 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390, while the antagonist's black Dodge Charger was driven by veteran stunt driver Bill Hickman . McQueen, his stunt drivers and Hickman spent several days before
3569-407: The farm," he recalled, "Uncle Claude gave me a personal going-away present—a gold pocket watch, with an inscription inside the case." The inscription read: "To Steve – who has been a son to me." Dyslexic and partially deaf due to a childhood ear infection, McQueen did not adjust well to school or his new life. His stepfather beat him to such an extent that at the age of nine, he left home to live on
3652-479: The film's performance at the box-office. Spy novelist Jeremy Duns revealed that McQueen was considered for the lead role in a film adaptation of The Diamond Smugglers , written by James Bond creator Ian Fleming . McQueen would play John Blaize, a secret agent gone undercover to infiltrate a diamond-smuggling ring in South Africa. There were complications with the project, which was eventually shelved, although
3735-472: The filming of the funeral procession scene in which Brynner's and McQueen's characters first meet. Brynner was furious at McQueen's shotgun round-twirl, which effectively diverted the viewer's attention to McQueen. Brynner refused to draw his gun in the same scene with McQueen, knowing that his character would probably be outdrawn. ) McQueen played the top-billed lead role in the next big Sturges film, 1963's The Great Escape , Hollywood's fictional depiction of
3818-514: The first two of many motorcycles, a Harley-Davidson and a Triumph . He soon became an excellent racer, winning about $ 100 each weekend (equivalent to $ 1,100 in 2023). He appeared as a musical judge in an episode of ABC 's Jukebox Jury , which aired in the 1953–1954 season. McQueen had minor roles in stage productions, including Peg o' My Heart , The Member of the Wedding and Two Fingers of Pride . He made his Broadway debut in 1955 in
3901-577: The height of the counterculture of the 1960s , made him a top box-office draw for his films of the 1960s and 1970s. He was nicknamed the " King of Cool " and used the alias Harvey Mushman in motor races. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles (1966). His other popular films include The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Nevada Smith (1966), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Bullitt (1968), The Getaway (1972) and Papillon (1973). In addition, he starred in
3984-578: The jump over the fence in The Great Escape was done by Bud Ekins for insurance purposes, McQueen did have considerable screen time riding his 650 cc Triumph TR6 Trophy motorcycle. It was difficult to find riders as skilled as McQueen. At one point, using editing, McQueen is seen in a German uniform chasing himself on another bike. Around half of the driving in Bullitt was performed by Loren Janes . McQueen and John Sturges planned to make Day of
4067-432: The last model to use the Calibre 15 movement. The watch came with a single 30-minute register, positioned on the right rather than the usual two. 1533s often sell for between $ 6,500 and $ 12,500, with the blue model typically fetching a premium. The Monaco model 73633 was introduced in 1972. Unlike earlier models, the date dial was eliminated in favor of a third subdial powered by a Valjoux 7736 movement. In all, aside
4150-481: The lead in the action thriller film Sorcerer (1977). Sorcerer was to be filmed primarily on location in the Dominican Republic, but McQueen did not want to be separated from Ali MacGraw for the duration of the shoot. McQueen then asked Friedkin to let MacGraw act as a producer, so she could be present during principal photography. Friedkin would not agree to this condition, and cast Roy Scheider instead of McQueen. Friedkin later remarked that not casting McQueen hurt
4233-613: The lead, but by the time production began in 1980, McQueen was ill. The project was scrapped until a decade later, when Tom Selleck starred. McQueen was offered the lead in Raise the Titanic , but felt the script was flat. He was under contract to Irwin Allen after appearing in The Towering Inferno and offered a part in a sequel in 1980, which he turned down. The film was scrapped and Newman
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#17328557964524316-412: The mechanical movement visible. The Calibre 6 also featured an "All Black" limited edition, with limited production numbers. To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the watch was re-issued as a Monaco Classic with a listed Calibre 11 movement on a limited edition basis of 1,000 in 2009. Despite using the casing of the recent editions, the pushbuttons are mounted in the same position as the originals and uses
4399-460: The movement of an automobile engine . Designed by Jean-François Ruchonnet with the help of independent master watchmaker Philippe Dufour, the watch is powered by four barrels storing 375 g of energy each, that is visible through the back. Named after its introduction year, the Monaco Sixty Nine was introduced at the same time as the re-engineered version at the 2003 BaselWorld. The watch
4482-401: The new watch uses a metallic blue dial for the first time (as well as being the first time that a Monaco was released with a metallic blue dial). The Heuer logo is present again for the first time in this series. The handset is carried over from the standard Calibre 11 Monaco (CAW211P), which means we have the slightly unusual combination of Orange hour markers and Red hands. The Monaco 1533 was
4565-531: The next Monaco Vintage was released (CAW211A), this time a black-dial watch with the iconic light blue and orange colours of Gulf Oil, the sponsors of the Porsche 917 driven by McQueen in Le Mans . Interestingly, the watch now carried the word “Gulf” above the date window instead of “Monaco”, also a Limited Edition of 4000 watches Monaco CAW2113 - 2009 GULF III - In 2009, another striped Limited Edition Monaco (CAW2113),
4648-643: The old "HEUER" logo. Pictures of the Cal 11 from the Siffert Reissue, however indicate that this new Cal 11 differs from the original - it is not a microrotor, and it has a different jewel count (55 vs. the original 17.) Introduced in 2009 as a higher end luxury version of the Calibre 6 and marketed toward the fashion-forward and self-assured women, the Monaco Grande Date is smaller than typical Monaco models. The watch
4731-429: The original version, the crown was located at the 9 o'clock position on a square casing. The shape was revolutionary at the time for a chronograph watch. Early versions came with two different colour schemes. The first (represented by the letter B at the end of the reference code) had a metallic blue dial with white registers. The other (represented by the letter G ) had a metallic grey dial and registers. The G model
4814-498: The original, it is believed that 800 were made before it was discontinued. The Monaco 1133 became synonymous with Steve McQueen when he wore it in his 1971 film , Le Mans . His association with this model began when McQueen sought the advice of his friend Jo Siffert to increase the accuracy of his race car driver role. Siffert, in addition to being a racing driver, was also a spokesperson for both Heuer and Gulf Oil . At McQueen's request, Siffert lent him his racing suit which
4897-566: The other fellows quite a few times. I got my lumps, no doubt about it. The other guys in the bungalow had ways of paying you back for interfering with their well-being. McQueen gradually became a role model and was elected to the Boys Council, a group who set the rules and regulations governing the boys' lives. He left the Boys Republic at age 16. When he later became famous as an actor, he regularly returned to talk to resident boys, and retained
4980-406: The outdoor action for Wanted: Dead or Alive was shot. At age 29, McQueen got a significant break when Frank Sinatra removed Sammy Davis Jr. from the film Never So Few after Davis supposedly made some mildly negative remarks about Sinatra in a radio interview, and Davis's role went to McQueen. Sinatra saw something special in McQueen and ensured that the young actor got plenty of closeups in
5063-530: The play A Hatful of Rain starring Ben Gazzara . In late 1955, McQueen left New York and headed for Los Angeles. He moved into a house on Vestal Avenue in the Echo Park area, and sought acting jobs in Hollywood. When McQueen appeared in a two-part Westinghouse Studio One television presentation entitled " The Defender ", Hollywood manager Hilly Elkins took note of him and decided that B movies would be
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#17328557964525146-503: The producers rejected him because of his age. He was offered the title role in The Bodyguard (to star Diana Ross ) when it was proposed in 1976, but the film did not reach production until years after McQueen's death; the film eventually starred Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston in 1992. Quigley Down Under was in development as early as 1974, with McQueen in consideration for
5229-399: The race scene from Le Mans. Here, the future McQueen loses against Hamilton at Le Mans and hands him his TAG Heuer watch as an award, but Hamilton tells him to keep it because he's living in the future. Monaco CW2118 (Steve McQueen 75th Birthday) The Gulf range of TAG Heuer Monaco began in 2005 and continues through to today, 2022. The Monaco Vintage (CW2118), which was released in 2005 as
5312-404: The scene was shot practicing high-speed, close-quarters driving. Bullitt went so far over budget that Warner Bros. canceled the contract on the rest of his films, seven in all. When Bullitt became a huge box-office success, Warner Bros. tried to woo him back, but he refused, and his next film was made with an independent studio and released by United Artists . For the film, McQueen went for
5395-475: The streets. He later recalled, "When a kid doesn't have any love when he's small, he begins to wonder if he's good enough. My mother didn't love me, and I didn't have a father. I thought, 'Well, I must not be very good. ' " Soon, he was running with a street gang and committing acts of petty crime . Unable to control his behavior, his mother sent him back to his grandparents and great-uncle in Slater. When McQueen
5478-401: The taciturn second lead catapulted his career. His added touches in many of the shots (such as twirling a shotgun around before loading it, repeatedly checking his gun while in the background of a shot, and wiping his hat rim) annoyed top-billed Brynner, who protested that McQueen was stealing scenes. (In his autobiography, Eli Wallach reports struggling to conceal his amusement while watching
5561-471: The three-part DVD special feature on the background of the series, the generally negative image of the bounty hunter added to the antihero image infused with mystery and detachment that made this show stand out from the typical TV Western. The 94 episodes that ran from 1958 until early 1961 kept McQueen steadily employed, and he became a fixture at the renowned Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth , where much of
5644-451: The top of the dial and Monaco at the bottom. In later models, the Monaco lettering can be seen on top with an Automatic Chronograph at the bottom. The lettering appears on all Calibre variants. It was removed after the Valjoux movement was introduced in later production life. Soon after the watch was in production, a version was released with an improved Calibre 12 mechanism. As rare as
5727-440: The true story of a historic mass escape from a World War II POW camp, Stalag Luft III . Insurance concerns prevented McQueen from performing the film's notable motorcycle leap, which was done by his friend and fellow cycle enthusiast Bud Ekins , who resembled McQueen from a distance. When Johnny Carson later tried to congratulate McQueen for the jump during a broadcast of The Tonight Show , McQueen said, "It wasn't me. That
5810-494: The watch is also named after the fact that it can withstand an impact of 24,000G, which is an equivalent to a 20 meter fall. The Monaco Calibre 6 does not feature a chronograph movement, is listed as Automatic Watch on the Tag Heuer website. Running on a Calibre 6 automatic movement which it takes its name from, the watch features a small seconds counter that is seen at the 6 o'clock position. This piece has an exhibition back with
5893-676: Was $ 55,000,000. After this, McQueen disappeared from the public eye to focus on motorcycle racing, traveling around the country in a motor home and on his vintage Indian motorcycles . He did not return to acting until 1978 with An Enemy of the People , playing against type as a bearded, bespectacled 19th-century doctor in this adaptation of the Henrik Ibsen play. The film was never properly released theatrically, but it has appeared occasionally on PBS . McQueen's final two films, both released in 1980, were loosely based on true stories: Tom Horn ,
5976-476: Was 12, Julia wrote to her uncle Claude, asking that her son be returned to her again to live in Los Angeles, where she lived with her second husband. By McQueen's own account, he and his new stepfather "locked horns immediately". McQueen recalls him being "a prime son of a bitch" who was not averse to using his fists on McQueen and his mother. As McQueen began to rebel again, he was sent back to live with Claude for
6059-505: Was Bud Ekins." This film established McQueen's box-office clout and secured his status as a superstar. Also in 1963, McQueen starred in Love with the Proper Stranger with Natalie Wood . He later appeared as the titular Nevada Smith , a character from Harold Robbins ' novel The Carpetbaggers , portrayed by Alan Ladd two years earlier in a movie version of that novel. Nevada Smith
6142-477: Was about a twenty dollar silence there, on the telephone. He didn't know what to say, and finally said "Oh, that's great, great, I'm glad to hear it." Because, he planned to do Le Mans, which was another title at the time, but we were going to be out, and Grand Prix released before he ever even got to that film. But he said, "Great, great, well, I'm glad to hear it; that's good. You know, if anybody's gonna do it, I'm glad, you're doin' it." He didn't talk to me for about
6225-416: Was adorned with Gulf Oil 's colors and an embroidered "Chronograph HEUER" crest over the right breast. In order to complete the look, McQueen opted for the newly introduced B model Calibre 12 Monaco. After McQueen arrived home following filming, he gave his watch to his financial advisor as a token of appreciation. The advisor was credited with returning McQueen and his company, Solar Productions Inc., into
6308-515: Was an alcoholic. Unable to cope with caring for a small child, she left the boy with her parents (Victor and Lillian) in Slater, Missouri , in 1933. As the Great Depression worsened, McQueen and his grandparents moved in with Lillian's brother Claude and his family at their farm in Slater. McQueen later said that he had good memories of living on the farm, noting that his great-uncle Claude "was
6391-762: Was an enormously successful Western action adventure prequel that also featured Karl Malden and Suzanne Pleshette . After starring in 1965's The Cincinnati Kid as a poker player, McQueen earned his only Academy Award nomination in 1966 for his role as an engine room sailor in The Sand Pebbles , in which he starred opposite Richard Crenna and Candice Bergen and Richard Attenborough , with whom he had previously worked in The Great Escape . He followed his Oscar nomination with 1968's Bullitt – one of his best-known films, and his personal favorite – which co-starred Jacqueline Bisset , Robert Vaughn and Don Gordon . It featured an unprecedented (and endlessly imitated) car chase through San Francisco. Although McQueen did
6474-529: Was an outlaw sought by Culp's character, Hoby Gilman. McQueen next filmed a pilot episode for what became the series, Wanted Dead or Alive , which aired on CBS in September 1958. It became his breakout role. In interviews associated with the DVD release of Wanted: Dead or Alive , Robert Culp of Trackdown claimed credit for bringing McQueen to Hollywood and landing him the part of Randall. He said he taught McQueen
6557-460: Was born to a single mother on March 24, 1930, at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove, Indiana , a suburb of Indianapolis. McQueen, of Scottish descent, was raised a Roman Catholic. McQueen's father, William McQueen, a stunt pilot for a barnstorming flying circus, left his mother, Julia Ann (or Julianne) Crawford, six months after meeting her. Several biographers have stated that Julia Ann
6640-507: Was brought in by Allen to make When Time Ran Out , which was a box-office bomb . McQueen died shortly after passing on The Towering Inferno 2 . McQueen was an avid motorcycle and race car enthusiast. When he had the opportunity to drive in a movie, he performed many of his own stunts, including some of the car chases in Bullitt and the motorcycle chase in The Great Escape . Although
6723-761: Was easier to mass-produce and distribute in high volume. The Valjoux 7750 can be created in several different displays, including adding or eliminating a date window or adding or subtracting a subdial. Watch companies can purchase the movement and alter it in house if they desire. Some watch brands that use base movements manufactured by Valjoux include Appella, Breitling , Christopher Ward , Cyma Watches , Deep Blue Watches , Dreyfuss & Co., Fortis , Gallet , Glycine , Hamilton Watch , IWC , Steinhart, Invicta Watch Group , Junghans , Longines , Louis Erard , Mido , NIXON Inc. , Omega , Oris , Panerai , Porsche Design , Sector No Limits, Sinn , TAG Heuer , Tissot , Tutima , Xezo , and Zodiac Watches . There are also
6806-430: Was originally asked to play the architect who is the other hero of the story, but he requested to play the fire chief, thinking the part was "showier". The role of the architect went to Newman, a part that had more lines, hence McQueen requested more dialogue to even it out. McQueen was paid $ 1,000,000 plus a percentage of the gross, and he insisted on doing his own stunts. The film was a success, and its North American gross
6889-501: Was released with a Grey/ metallic dial and the new Monaco Calibre 12 case (1mm larger than the previous Monaco; Sapphire Crystal; Clear caseback). MONACO CAW211R - 2018 GULF IV - In 2018 the latest Monaco Gulf Calibre 11- was released, the first of the Gulf Monacos to feature the Calibre 11 with its distinct crown on the left-hand side. In addition to the Gulf logo and Orange/Blue stripes,
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