Fans of Monaco Racing Watch, one of the world’s first automatic chronographs, loved its blue sunrise dial and contrasting silver counter, red hands, square sapphire crystal and faceted edges. The newest version, the TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre Heuer 02, our test replica watch, gives these same visual features, all of which TAG Heuer has continued to refine based on the earlier Monaco Calibre 12 model. The once-flat registers are now slightly recessed, giving the design more depth and interest. 
Here’s another update: the symmetrical arrangement now shows elapsed minutes and hours instead of minutes and seconds. The running seconds indication is now placed at 6 o’clock — a clever solution even though every minute the seconds hand sweeps across the date window for a period of several seconds. With its use of the new movement, TAG Heuer replica made a clear layout of the displays, but this also involved a compromise. Include the small seconds displayed in 6 to move the “auto” word and place it between two registers.
Now, for the first time, a Monaco chronograph is powered by a real manufacture movement. This innovation actually brings real advantages to the user. Mechanical watch fans can use it to measure intervals of up to 12 hours rather than just 30 minutes, and when fully wound, the Monaco Caliber 02 runs for up to 80 hours — almost twice as long as its original 42-hour power reserve — so you can take off the watch on Friday and put it back on Monday morning without any problem or interruption.
However, the new manufacture caliber does have one disadvantage compared to the previous movements: the unidirectional rotor is rather noisy on its return. In our test of the Autavia Calibre Heuer 02, the sounds made by the rotor were not quite as noticeable, which is possibly because of the different case construction.
This latest variation of the well-known watch shows its mettle both in its finishing and its ease of operation. The interestingly shaped pushers with their protective guard rings are easy to use thanks to the column-wheel control of the chronograph, and the vertical clutch ensures that the stopwatch hand start is smooth and fast.
But this, of course, won’t deter Monaco fans from this new version, the first chronograph with a 100-percent in-house movement, especially since the $6,150 price replica tag heuer is the same as that of the Monaco Calibre 11 with the crown on the left.
Since all of Monaco’s former positive features model remain unchanged, and the new sport offers plenty of additional upgrades, we can conclude that those who don’t mind the small second sub-dial 6 o ‘clock relocation of the “automatic” engraving will see this newly made looking best of Monaco.
