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Okay, with an asking price of £50,000 there is absolutely no way I am ever going to be able to afford this astonishing piece of haute horlogerie, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't drool over it. It looks to me like the case is similar to the Monaco 24, so I bet it would sit on the wrist just as elegantly as that model does, but with the added attraction of a skeletonised and belt driven movement.
Whereas most automatic watches are wound by a rotor which moves back and forth as you move your wrist, the Monaco V4 uses a weight trapped in a channel riding on ball bearings to 'charge' the movement. This is known as a 'linear' rather than the more common 'oscillating' mass and TAG Heuer are reportedly the first watch company to master this technology.
Really this is beyond cool, and though it isn't currently listed on the official TAG Heuer website there is (or maybe was) also a V4T version with a 'tourbillon' as well. Okay, research done, the V4T was a limited edition of fifty pieces made to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the V4 model. Check it out in the official TAG Heuer promotional video below.
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