HISTORY: TAG Heuer S/EL & S/EL Leather (1987-1999)

 

It's fair to say that the TAG Heuer S/EL (sports elegance) is not universally loved, indeed for some people it epitomises everything that was wrong with the brand in the 80s and through the 1990s (the S/EL survived right up into 1999 when it was redesigned and rebranded 'Link'). But you shouldn't listen to such people, because they are plain wrong! The S/EL is a wonderful watch, available in a huge variety of designs and dial colours and with a wonderfully comfortable bracelet. Mark my words, sooner or later people will cotton on to this watch and the prices will go up!

Okay, to be fair, maybe I am a little biased; I already own four S/ELs... and yes, maybe in the early years of the model there were a few missteps along the way. But come on, there's a reason this watch survived for thirteen years (and much longer if you view the Link as a continuation of the line), so settle in and let's explore the many. many, many S/ELs that are out there waiting to tempt you into ownership! 

Before we begin though, a small explanation of the product codes. The 'S' at the start seems to signify 'S/EL' and the first two numbers of the code indicate the model and the third one (after the dot) indicates the dial colour (although you can rest assured it's not as simple as it sounds... knowing TAG Heuer it has its own special 'logic' like on this model a 1 is white, but on this model a 7 is white, who knows for sure?). 

The last two numbers in the first group indicate the size - Mens (06) Midsize (13) Boys (15) and Ladies (08). The group of numbers after the slash indicates the bracelet or strap number; on the models which made it past 1992 you can see the number repeated with a BA or BC in front to indicate bracelet (BA) or strap (BC). Where you see an M at the end of the number this indicates 'Metal' be that steel, black coated steel or gold plate. Where you see a C at the end of the number this indicates leather (cuir), this is necessary because some straps and bracelets have the same number - no really!

1987 S/EL CATALOGUE

The S/EL first appears in the 1987 S/EL catalogue, and becomes the second new watch released by TAG Heuer following the buyout of the Heuer watch company. At launch there are 28 references including the extremely cool black and gold 'S93.3' reference.

S04.708M: Ladies, champagne dial, gold case, gold bracelet

S04.713M: Midsize, champagne dial, gold case, gold bracelet

S05.008M: Ladies, white dial, two tone case, two tone bracelet

S05.013M: Midsize, white dial, two tone case, two tone bracelet

S05.408/454/C: Ladies, gold dial, two tone case, steel end link, brown leather strap

S05.413/456/C: Midsize, gold dial, two tone case, steel end link, brown leather strap

S93.306/461/C: Men's, black dial, black/gold case, gold end link, black leather strap

S93.308/455/C: Ladies, black dial, black/gold case. gold end link, black leather strap

S93.313/458/C: Midsize, black dial, black/gold case, gold end link, black leather strap

S94.406/C: Men's, gold dial, gold bezel/case, gold end link, brown leather strap 

S94.408/C: Ladies, gold dial, gold bezel/case, gold end link, brown leather strap

S94.413/C: Midsize, gold dial, gold bezel/case, gold end link, brown leather strap

S94.313M: Midsize, black dial, gold case/bezel, gold bracelet

S95.708/454/C: Ladies, champagne dial, two tone case. gold end link, brown leather strap

S95.713/456/C: Midsize, champagne dial, two tone case, gold end link, brown leather strap

S94.706M: Men's, champagne dial, gold bezel/case, gold bracelet

S94.708M: Ladies, champagne dial, gold bezel/case, gold bracelet

S94.713M: Midsize, champagne dial, gold bezel/case, gold bracelet

S99.306C: Men's, black dial, steel bezel/case, steel end link, black leather strap

S99.313C: Midsize, black dial, steel bezel/case, steel end link, black leather strap

S99.006/423/M (WG1112.BA0423): Men's, white dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

S99.013/437/M (WG1212.BA0437): Midsize, white dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

S99.206/421/M (WG1113.BA0421): Men's, dark grey dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

S99.213/435/M (WG1213.BA0435): Midsize, dark grey dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

S99.208/432/M (WG1413.BA0432): Ladies, dark grey dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

S95.206/424/M (WG1120.BB0424): Men's, dark grey dial, two tone bezel/case/bracelet

S95.213/438/M (WG1220.BB0438): Midsize, dark grey dial, two tone bezel/case/bracelet

S95.208/431/M (WG1420.BB0431): Ladies, dark grey dial, two tone bezel/case/bracelet

1988 CATALOGUE

The 1988 TAG Heuer catalogue shows the same watches as the 1987 S/EL catalogue

1988/1989 CATALOGUE

The 1988/1989 TAG Heuer catalogue adds just one watch, a ladies size version of the white 'S99.0' reference.

S99.008/433/M (WG1412.BA0433): Ladies, white dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

1990 CHRONOGRAPHS CATALOGUE

The first S/EL chronographs arrive; strange to think that for the first three years of the S/EL there was no chronographs available!

S39.306/421/M (CG1110.BA0421): Men's, black dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

S35.006/424/M (CG1120.BB0424): Men's, white dial. gold bezel, two tone case and bracelet

S25.206.424/M (CG1122.BB0424): Men's, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case and bracelet

S25.706/424/M (CG1123.BB0424): Men's, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case and bracelet

1990 S/EL CATALOGUE

The 1990 S/EL catalogue introduced three more chronographs into the growing range, including the most famous S/EL of all, the S25.706/459/C famous for its association with the great Ayrton Senna.

S29.006/423/M (CG1111.BA0423): Men's, white dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet

S35.406/459/C (CG1121.BC0459): Men's, gold dial, gold bezel, two tone case, brown leather

S25.706/459/C (CG1123.BC0459): Men's, cream dial, gold bezel, two tone case, brown leather

1991 CATALOGUE

The 1991 catalogue sees a marked expansion of the range, including the first '15' boys' models (between midsize and ladies in size).

S89.213/474/M: Midsize, grey dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

S89.213/434/C: Midsize, grey dial, steel bezel/case, steel end link, black leather strap

S89.206/473/M (WG5110.BA0473): Men's, grey dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

S89.206/429/C (WG5110.BC0429): Men's, grey dial, steel bezel/case, black leather

S90.806/465/M (WG1110.BA0465): Men's, white dial, steel bezel/case and bracelet 

S90.813/467/M (WG1210.BA0467): Midsize, white dial, steel bezel/case and bracelet

S90.815/469/M (WG1310.BA0469): Boys', white dial, steel bezel/case and bracelet

S90.806/460/C (WG1110.BC0460): Men's, white dial, steel bezel/case/end link, black leather

S90/813/457/C (WG1210.BC0457): Midsize, white dial, steel bezel/case/end link, black leather

S99.206/475/C (WG1113.BC0475): Men's, dark grey dial, steel bezel/case, brown leather 

S99.213/476/C (WG1213.BC0476): Midsize, dark grey dial, steel bezel/case, brown leather

S99.215/468/M (WG1313.BA0468): Boys', dark grey dial, steel bezel/case and bracelet

S94.006/466/M (WG1130.BP0466): Men's, champagne dial, gold bezel/case/bracelet

S94.013/436/M (WG1230.BP0436): Midsize, champagne dial, gold bezel/case/bracelet

S94.015/472/M (WG1330.BP0472): Boys': champagne dial, gold bezel/case/bracelet

S95.806/421/M: Men's, white dial, gold bezel, steel case/bracelet

S95.813/435/M: Midsize, white dial, gold bezel, steel case/bracelet

S95.815/468/M: Boys', white dial, gold bezel, steel case/bracelet

S95.806/424/C: Men's, white dial, gold bezel. two tone case, steel link, brown leather

S95.813/476/C: Midsize, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, steel link, brown leather

S95.815/477/C: Boys', white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, steel link, brown leather

S87.006/473/M (WG2110.BA0473): Men's, champ dial, gold bezel, t/tone case, steel bracelet 

S87.006/478/C (WG2110.BC0478): Men's, champ dial, gold bezel, t/tone case, brown leather

S87.013/474/M (WG2220.BA0474): Midsize, champ dial, gold bezel, t/tone case, steel bracelet

S87.013/464/C (WG2220.BC0464): Midsize, champ dial, gold bezel, t/tone case, brown leather

 

S89.706/473/M (WG2110.BA0473): Men's, white dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

S89.706/478/C (WG2110.BC0478): Men's, white dial, steel bezel/case/link, brown leather

S89.713/474/M (WG2210.BA0474): Midsize, white dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

S89.713/464/C (WG2210.BC0464): Midsize, white dial, steel bezel/case/link, brown leather

S87.806/473/M (WG5120.BA0473): Men's, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet 

S87.806/478/C (WG5120.BC0478): Men's, white dial, gold bezel. two tone case, brown leather

S87.813/474/M (WG5220.BA0474): Midsize, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

S87.813/464/C (WG5220.BC0464): Midsize, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, brown leather

S99.015/470/M (WG1312.BA0470): Boys', white dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

1991 SELECTION CATALOGUE 

Just one 'new' piece here. If this model looks familiar, it's because you've already seen it higher up the page, but... for some reason it has a different part number for the strap in this catalogue, so presumably TAG Heuer updated the brown leather strap on this or I guess it could be a mistake? Even more curious is that when the watch becomes a WG1122 in 1992, it has yet another brown strap number.... (because the end link changes from steel to gold plated).

S95.806/475/C: Men's, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, steel end link, brown strap

1992/1993 CATALOGUE

1992 is the moment when TAG Heuer decided to renumber every watch in their range, causing untold confusion in the process... but still, the new numbers are a bit easier to understand - in some ways at least! So going forward we will be using the new numbers as the main reference, however, since TAG Heuer decided to give every watch in this catalogue an old number, even the ones that were just coming out (or were they?) we will continue to cross reference both references where applicable. 

WG1122.BB0424 (S95.806/424/M): Men's, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

WG1122,BC0459 (S95.806/459/C): Men's, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, brown leather

WG1222.BB0438 (S95.813/438/M): Midsize, white dial, gold bezel two tone case/bracelet

WG1222.BC0456 (S95.813/456/C): Midsize, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, brown strap

WG1320.BB0471 (S95.215/471/M): Boys', grey dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

WG1322.BB0471 (S95.815/471/M): Boys', white dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

WG1322.BC0484 (S95.815/484/C): Boys', white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, brown leather

WG1410.BA0480 (S90.808/480/M): Ladies, white dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG1430.BP0483 (S94.008/483/M): Ladies, champagne dial, gold bezel/case/bracelet

1992/1993 SELECTION CATALOGUE

No new watches were shown in this catalogue

1994/1995 HIGHLIGHTS CATALOGUE

This catalogue gives us our first glimpse of the new 'S/EL Leather' range which dispenses with the need for an end link and gives the owner the option to fit standard leather straps to the S/EL for the first time. 

WI1150.FC6000: Men's, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, black leather strap

WI2151.FC6018: Men's, blue dial, gold bezel, two tone case, navy blue leather strap

1994/1995 SELECTION CATALOGUE

This catalogue adds more of the new 'S/EL Leather' range, highlighting some of the more flamboyant strap colours available.

WG1113.BA0473: Men's, dark grey dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WI1110.FC6018: Men's, silver dial, steel bezel/case, navy blue leather strap

WI1250.FC6010: Midsize, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, dark green leather strap

WI1350.FC6026: Ladies, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, turquoise leather strap

WI2111.FC6018: Men's, blue dial, steel bezel/case, navy blue leather strap

WI2210.FC6016: Midsize, white dial, steel bezel/case, garnet red leather strap

WI2251.FC6019: Men's, blue dial, gold bezel, two tone case, navy blue leather strap

1995 S/EL CATALOGUE

This catalogue introduces yet more 'S/EL Leather' models, or rather highlights more of the selection available. With the 'S/EL Leather' all eight colours of leather strap were available for all three sizes of watch and given there were twenty references in all that meant a total of 160 possible combinations. Having said that, while all strap combinations would work with the white, silver, gold and maybe even the dark grey dial pieces, some of the straps would look a bit crazy with the navy blue dial models, I would suggest black, brown and navy blue would be the only ones suitable for use with those...

WI1111.FC6000: Men's, dark grey dial, steel bezel/case, black leather strap

WI1151.FC6000: Men's, gold dial, gold bezel, two tone case, black leather strap

WI1210.FC6022: Midsize, silver dial, steel bezel/case, light blue leather strap

WI1310.FC6014: Ladies, silver dial, steel bezel/case, red leather strap

WI1351.FC6017: Ladies, gold dila, gold bezel, two tone case, garnet red leather strap

WI2110.FC6009: Men's, white dial, steel bezel/case, dark green leather strap

WI2150.FC6006: Men's, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, brown leather strap

WI2210.FC6022: Midsize, white dial, steel bezel/case, light blue leather strap

1995/1996 CATALOGUE

1995 brings a new bracelet for the CG1110 along with a further expansion of the chronograph range and of course even more models in the 'S/EL Leather' range. Also we see quite a lot of automatic three handers added to the range.

CG1110.BA0473: Men's, black dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

CG1110.BC0429: Men's, black dial, steel bezel/case, black leather strap

CG1111.BC0460: Men's, white dial, steel bezel/case, black leather strap

CG1112.BA0473: Men's, white dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

CG1112.BC0459: Men's, white dial, steel bezel/case/end link, brown leather strap

CG1120.BC0459: Men's, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, gold link, brown leather strap

CG1121.BB0424: Men's, gold dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

CG1122.BC0459: Men's, black dial, gold bezel, two tone case, gold link, brown leather strap

CG2111.BA0423: Men's, blue dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

CG2110.BA0423: Men's, silver dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

CG2110.BC0460: Men's, silver dial, steel bezel/case/end link, black leather strap

CG2120.BB0424: Men's, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

CG2120.BC0459: Men's, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, gold link, brown leather strap

CG2121.BB0424: Men's, black dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

WG1213.BA0474: Men's, dark grey dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG1413.BA0430: Ladies, dark grey dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG5111.BA0473: Men's, black/grey dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG5112.BA0473: Men's, silver dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG5113.BA0473: Men's, white dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG5114.BA0423: Men's, blue dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet 

WG5120.BB0424: Men's, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case and bracelet

WG5121.BB0424: Men's, blue dial, gold bezel, two tone case and bracelet

WG5211.BA0474: Midsize, black dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG5212.BA0474: Midsize, silver dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG5213.BA0437: Midsize, white dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG5214.BA0437: Midsize, blue dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG5220.BB0438: Midsize, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case and bracelet

WG5221.BB0438: Midsize, blue dial, gold bezel, two tone case and bracelet

WI1211.FC6022: Midsize, dark grey dial, steel bezel/case, light blue leather strap

WI1251.FC6007: Midsize, gold dial, gold bezel, two tone case, brown leather strap

WI1311.FC6014: Ladies, dark grey dial, steel bezel/case, red leather strap

WI2211.FC6019: Midsize, blue dial, steel bezel/case, navy blue leather strap

WI2250.FC6022: Midsize, white dial, gold bezel. two tone case, light blue leather strap

1995/1996 SELECTION CATALOGUE

1996 CATALOGUE

1996 S/EL CATALOGUE

None of these catalogues displayed any new S/EL models that hadn't been seen before!

1997 CATALOGUE

The S/EL is still going strong, although its time is running out... this catalogue introduces a fair number of new pieces though.

WG111A.BA0423: Men's, blue dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG111B.BA0473: Men's, silver dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG1118.BA0423: Men's, black dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG1127.BB0424: Men's, blue dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

WG131C.BA0468: Ladies, red dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG1325.BB0471: Ladies, black dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

WG1419.BA0433: Ladies, black dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG1433.BP0483: Ladies, gold dial, gold bezel/case/bracelet

WG2310.BA0470: Ladies, silver dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG2311.BA0469: Ladies, blue dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG2320.FC8121: Ladies, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, gold link, red leather strap

WG2330.FC8122: Ladies, white dial, gold bezel/case/end link,. blue leather strap

1997 S/EL CATALOGUE

The quartz chronograph gets a new dial, in particular the CG1110 gets a new dial without a change of reference number! Unlike some models which undergo minor cosmetic changes but keep the same part number this completely alters the appearance of the dial (and not for the better in my humble opinion).

CG1110.BA0473: Men's, black dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

CG1112.FC6144: Men's, white dial, steel bezel/case/end link, blue leather strap

CG1114.BA0473: Men's, blue dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

CG1115.FC6141: Men's, grey dial, steel bezel/case/end link, black leather strap

CG1116.BA0423: Men's, silver dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

CG1120.FC6142: Men's, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, gold link, red leather strap

CG1125.BB0424: Men's, grey dial, gold bezel, two tone case and bracelet

WG111C.BA0473: Men's, red dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG121B.BA0474: Men's, silver dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG121A.FC6148: Midsize, blue dial. steel bezel/case/end link, blue leather strap

WG1226.BB0438: Midsize, green dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

WG1319.FC6152: Ladies, green dial, steel bezel/case/end link, green leather strap

WG1125.BB0424: Men's, black dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

WG1422.FC8116: Ladies, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, gold end link, red leather strap

1999 CATALOGUE

Just three new pieces in the 1999 catalogue, the S/EL's final official outing.

WG121A.BA0437: Midsize, blue dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG1312.FC6153: Ladies, white dial, steel bezel/case on a blue leather strap

WG2310.FC8121: Ladies, silver dial, steel beze;/case/end link, red leather strap

NON CATALOGUE MODELS

Hard to believe after wading through all that, but there's still more S/ELs.... lots more!

S94.406M: Men's, gold dial, gold bezel/case/bracelet

S94.408M: Ladies, gold dial, gold bezel/case/bracelet

CG1113.BA04**: Men's, blue dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

CG1124.BB0424: Men's, green dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

CG2112.BA04**: Men's, silver dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

CG1117.BA0423: Men's, West McLaren Mercedes 1998 Limited Edition (3999pcs)

CG211S.BA0423: Men's, Jo Siffert Limited Edition (200pcs)

CG2113.BA0473: Men's, West McLaren Mercedes Limited Edition (1500pcs)

CG1118.BA0473: Men's, Leonardo Nadcemento de Araujo Limited Edition (300pcs)

 

WG111D.BA0423: Men's, copper dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG111E.BA04**: Men's, green dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG111F.BA04**: Men's, plum dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG111K.BA04**: Men's, Galapogos - Maldives Bora Bora Limited Edition (2000pcs)

WG1112.BA0473: Men's, white dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG1114.BA04**: Men's, black dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG1116.BA04**: Men's, green dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG1117.BA04**: Men's, blue dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG1119.BA04**: Men's, green dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG1121.BB0424: Men's, champagne dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

WG1133.BP0466: Men's, gold dial, gold bezel/case/bracelet

WG1214.BA04**: Midsize, black dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG1233.BP0436: Midsize, gold dial, gold bezel/case/bracelet

WG1317.BA04**: Ladies, blue dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG1318.BA0470: Ladies, black dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG1321.BB0471: Ladies, champagne dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

WG1326.BB0471: Ladies, black dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

WG1327.BB0471: Ladies, blue dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

WG1422.BB0431: Ladies, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

WG2330.BP0483: Ladies, champagne dial, gold bezel, gold case/bracelet

WG5115.BA04**: Men's, blue/grey dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet

WG5116.BA04**: Men's, blue dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet (solid caseback)

WG5117.BA04**: Men's, blue dial, steel bezel/case/bracelet (clear caseback)

WG5118.BA0473: Men's, David Coulthard Limited Edition (500pcs)

WG5122.BB0424: Men's, black/grey dial, gold bezel, two tone case/bracelet

WI1110*.FC6018: Men's, TAG Heuer Challenge Limited Edition

WI1111*.FC6000: Men's, TAG Heuer Challenge Limited Edition

WI1111.FC6021: Men's dark grey dial, steel bezel/case, light blue leather

WI1150.FC6006: Men's, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, brown leather strap

WI1150.FC6012: Men's, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, red leather strap

WI1151.FC6006: Men's, gold dial, gold bezel, two tone case, brown leather strap

WI1210.FC6001: Midsize, silver dial, steel bezel/case, black leather strap

WI1210.FC6010: Midsize, silver dial, steel bezel/case, dark green leather strap

WI1211.FC6001: Midsize, dark grey dial, steel bezel/case, black leather strap

WI1211.FC6013: Midsize, dark grey dial, steel bezel/case, red leather strap

WI1250.FC6007: Midsize, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, brown leather strap

WI1250.FC6022: Midsize, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, light blue leather strap

WI1251.FC6001: Midsize, gold dial, gold bezel, two tone case, black leather strap

WI1251.FC6010: Midsize, gold dial, gold bezel, two tone case, dark green leather

WI1310.FC6002: Ladies, silver dial, steel bezel/case, black leather strap

WI1310.FC6023: Ladies, silver dial, steel bezel/case, light blue leather strap

WI1311.FC6002: Ladies, dark grey dial, steel bezel/case, black leather strap

WI1311.FC6023: Ladies, dark grey dial, steel bezel/case, light blue leather strap

WI1350.FC6008: Ladies, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, brown leather strap

WI1350.FC6017: Ladies, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, garnet red leather strap

WI2110.FC6012: Men's, white dial, steel bezel/case, red leather strap

WI2150.FC6000: Men's, white dial, gold bezel, two tone case, black leather strap

WG1112.BA0423DIS: Men's, white 'Mickey Mouse' dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet 

WG1113.BA0423DIS: Men's, black 'Mickey Mouse' dial, steel bezel, case and bracelet

S97.713: Midsize, blue/diamond dial, gold bezel, two tone case and bracelet 

S97.708: Ladies, blue/diamond dial, gold bezel, two tone case and bracelet

WI1110.FC6018*: Men's, 1995 Montreux Jazz Festival Limited Edition - 100pcs

WI1110.FC6006*: Men's, 1995 Montreux Jazz Festival Limited Edition - 100pcs

WI1110.FC6012*: Men's, 1996 Montreux Jazz Festival Limited Edition - 70pcs

Finally, we have the S/EL 'River of Diamonds' as seen here in this photograph which I took in the TAG Heuer museum in La Chaux de Fonds, no idea what the part number for this one is unfortunately, but I imagine it was probably made to order anyway. As you can probably tell, the entire watch is set with diamonds, including every other link of the gold bracelet - I'm pretty sure this is solid gold as well, I can't imagine you would set that many diamonds into gold plate!

Below is a chart which shows all of the various straps available for the 'S/EL Leather' series of watches - makes you wonder what happened to FC6003/4/5 doesn't it?

And last but not least, below you will find my complete list of S/EL models, including more that I have been unable to find photographs of (marked with a !), this obviously includes quite a lot of variation on the S/EL leather...

Finally it's worth pointing out that if you ever see a standard case S/EL with a leather strap that has the middle cut out to accommodate the centre link, it's non-original / aftermarket, TAG Heuer never made any straps like that. It's also hideous, but I guess if the bracelet is knackered it's a work around...

Well, I hope you enjoyed this trip through the history of one of TAG Heuer's most famous models, maybe it's inspired you to pick one up? Needless to say there will be more 'History' posts to follow, next up will be the modern history of the Monaco.

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