TAG Monaco McQueen - best place to buy?

[E24man]

The title says it all really - any recommendations on the best place to buy a TAG Monaco McQueen?

Thanks in advance

[Simon Brooks]

Mercers Jewellers, Eniskillen, ask for Jonathan Styles

Bought mine of him years ago and several other "quality" watches over the years, also does all my servicing/repairs

Edited by Simon Brooks on Wednesday 5th August 22:00

[Freddie von Rost]

Get an original Heuer, not the merde TAG, from www.heuerboy.com

[Balmoral Green]

I don't understand why anyone would buy a new one, when a classic original one can be had for not much more.

[E24man]

Freddie von Rost said:

Get an original Heuer, not the merde TAG, from www.heuerboy.com

I have tried to contact this chap but with no success

Balmoral Green said:

I don't understand why anyone would buy a new one, when a classic original one can be had for not much more.

I'm not so sure about prices for the original Heuer ones, they aren't listed on the heuerboy website and as with all people in the real world, there is a budget to kept within.

[BigAlinEmbra]

Nic might be away on holiday or something just now. I bought a Monaco from him in March and it was £1700.
http://www.heuerboy.com/pvdmonaco.htm
(That one in case you are interested).

He's not got any McQueen's in stock on the site just now, but it does say he's getting one in Sept. Mine's not a real Heuer as it's a reissue by Tag, but I just think the plain Heuer badge looks classier. From memory the McQueens were about £2k when I was looking.
Just fire him an e-mail with your requirements and budget and he'll offer helpful advice.

Can't rate the service I got highly enough. When the post office didn't bother carding the delivery he chased it up and let me know where it was and got the depot to hang onto it till I could make it there.

[Buster44]

Are the original Heuer Monaco's of better quality?

Do they have a sapphire crystal face? (later ones are acrylic I believe, which put me off)

[Mr Noble]

BigAlinEmbra said:

From memory the McQueens were about £2k when I was looking.

I'm afraid to say that a real Monaco McQueen with the cal 12 movement and blue face/white subdials will set you back anything from £4000 to £10,000 these days

Still much better off buying a "proper" old Heuer one than a new one though, especially when looking at the £6400 McQueen re-edition that TAG have just launched. Madness!! (imo)

[BobTurner]

if you are talking about the 40th anniversay edition, the story i was told is that the WoS/Goldsmiths chain were allocated 8 (having expected many, many more than that) and 5 were made available to customers.

You may be struggling to find one unless you ordered a while ago, but good luck, they've worth it (notwithstanding the comments of the patently ill informed...)

[E24man]

Balmoral Green said:

I don't understand why anyone would buy a new one, when a classic original one can be had for not much more.

Sorry to burst this bubble but having spoken to the very nice chap from Heuerboy McQueen originals are 6k minimum and rising making them nearly 3 times the cost of new one...............

edit for spelling

Edited by E24man on Thursday 6th August 15:45

[BigAlinEmbra]

Mr Noble said:

BigAlinEmbra said:

From memory the McQueens were about £2k when I was looking.

I'm afraid to say that a real Monaco McQueen with the cal 12 movement and blue face/white subdials will set you back anything from £4000 to £10,000 these days

Still much better off buying a "proper" old Heuer one than a new one though, especially when looking at the £6400 McQueen re-edition that TAG have just launched. Madness!! (imo)

When I said McQueen, I meant one that would pass at a general glance.
IE a blue face.

[Dominic H]

Hi OP, if you're after one of the last of the current TAG Heuer Monaco ref CW2113.FC6183, give me a call as I have one.....

Dom H