Having toyed with other brands and watches over the past few years i have finally taken the plunge for what i think may be a keeper to join my Heuer collection.

I owned a Rolex Red Sub (too small), a 1655 orange hand mk1 (again too small, although this lasted the longest due to the cool hands & dial) and a week with a new ceramic sub, good size, but weird lugs and somehow also a bit dull for me after our groovy Heuers!

So my requirements was for a true holiday watch, one for the shower, the pool and sea (i'd never take my vintage pieces into this territory) and this Tudor Heritage is great. The dial pops out at you, the matt grey paint with black subs is a real looker and the dauphin hands and hand applied hour markers look great. Size wise... well it wears slightly larger (maybe 5%) than an Autavia and sits very well on the wrist. The bracelet is also very nice, with a very impressive feel and great clasp, certainly better than the Rolex's imo. The detailing on the case and pushers is also impressive and i prefer the bevelled edges to the new ceramic sub wide flat versions.

I think it’s a cracking watch, ok so the movement is nothing special, but it will i'm sure be perfectly reliable workhorse and COSC precision is not my thing (i expect it will keep better time than my Monacos, perhaps i will compare soon!) for me the look and feel of the watch is more important and at a smidgen over £2k i think this is so much better value or money.

One satisfied customer!

Cheers

Rich
www.heuermonaco.co.uk