Newsletters. The Monaco is known the world over as an iconic wristwatch, but Mr Alltounian’s piece played an absolutely fundamental role in creating its legend. Steve McQueen picked what would become one of the most famous watches in history out of a lineup. Find art you love and shop high-quality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at Art.com. Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2016. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. A man from humble beginnings becomes wildly successful and has the opportunity to make a feature film the way HE wants it. It’s engraved To Haig / Le Mans 1970 on the back. For those who do not understand motor racing or never experienced the mystique of Steve McQueen, it is probably understandable as to why every review is not 5 stars. Must see for any King of Cool fans, he comes across as a bit of a cad, but I loved it. But authority gives free rein to his weaknesses, and the project falters, leaving broken friendships and a broken marriage in its wake. McQueen's passion for the sport, the freedom of speed, and the beauty of cinematography resulted in a work that will only grow more appreciated and popular with each year. Steve McQueen picked what would become one of the most famous watches in history out of a lineup. Steve McQueen propelled the Monaco to fame in Le Mans and to this day, we continue to honour him and the light he shone on the brand. ", Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2016. Five stars, easily. By 1969-70, I was already out of high school and into college, and while the adolescent charm of racing and cars was gone within me, I have always held that era as a particular time when racing was more than just a "gentlemen's" sport, but a form of achieving a higher level of being. But perhaps no other pairing has achieved the epochal status of “King of Cool” Steve McQueen and the TAG Heuer Monaco in 1971’s Le Mans. As Phillips provides in its press release, in the 2015 documentary Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans, Alltounian is interviewed and says that when McQueen presented him with the watch, he tried not to accept it, only to be told that he had to because it already had his name on it. I don't believe a movie or documentary will ever again be made that can capture the essence of racing as understood by drivers the way that "Le Mans" did. Excellent insight into the man and his passion to create the ultimate racing film. "The Monaco has become nearly synonymous with McQueen," Buettner says, "and I wonder if the funky ‘70s design would capture the same interest today were it not for Le Mans. Legendary Le Mans movie starring Steve McQueen in new remastered version and HD quality. The Tag Heuer Monaco watch is the last of two known examples of the Tag Heuer Monaco gifted by McQueen and will be up for auction this December. Select the department you want to search in. Steve McQueen with one of the Heuer Monaco 1133B used during the shooting, on the set of the 1971 ‘Le Mans’ movie. Ok for those learning the language... King of Cool looses his cool in the heat @ La Sarthe. Mens Motorsport Le Mans race Steve McQueen Style Watch New With tag leather . 1133, which was famously worn by McQueen in the 1970 film, Le Mans, and is expected to fetch upwards of $1,000,000. There's a problem loading this menu right now. 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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2016. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2016. I have the "Le Mans" film, and the Michael Keyser book "A French Kiss with Death," and this is an excellent complement to them. Finally the studio steps in and takes over, and our hero's vision -which he himself could not quite express- is instead hammered into something resembling a marketable narrative. 0 bids. 1970 and 1971 were the golden era for LeMans and the only years for the Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512. Free postage. Very well done film. With Steve McQueen, Siegfried Rauch, Elga Andersen, Ronald Leigh-Hunt. Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2016. Steve McQueen gave me his watch saying, 'thank you for keeping me alive' - but this is why I'm selling it The Heuer Monaco worn by the 'King of Cool' in Le Mans (1971) is going to auction in December and a bidding frenzy has begun The track announcer updates you on the actual race situations. For more information, you can check out the auction’s page below.