One of sixty ever made - rare Tag Heuer Monaco V4 watch up for auction at Fellows

A remarkably rare gentleman’s Tag Heuer Monaco V4 wrist watch is up for auction at Fellows in Birmingham. The alluring timepiece, marked ’50/60’, has a stunning 18ct rose gold case and is estimated at £20,000 - £30,000 in the Watch Sale. The model was limited, with only sixty timepieces ever made. A relatively modern take on the watches designed to honour the Monaco Grand Prix, the innovative V4 watch was introduced in 2004 and contains mechanisms mirroring that of an automobile engine. The watch is listed as Lot 350 in the auction which will take place at 11am on Tuesday 26^th November. Rose gold Tag Heuer Monaco V4 The rose gold Monaco V4 watches were created in 2010, six years after plans for the original V4 watches were revealed. The timepiece up for auction has a reference WAW2040, with a signed automatic belt drive calibre V4. It contains two pairs of cylinders connected in parallel by belts. It includes a beautiful black skeletonised dial with PVD-coated Côtes de Genève finishing, displaying seven bridges in satin silver. There is an exposed balance wheel to eight, with subsidiary seconds dial to four. The V4 measures 41mm, and is fitted to an unsigned black alligator strap with a signed rose metal deployant clasp. Steven Yambo, Senior Watch Specialist at Fellows Auctioneers, said: “This is one of the most intriguing watches we have had up for auction. The rose gold V4 is a simply stunning watch to look at which is a perfect representation of a timepiece designed to reflect the automobile industry. The fact that there are only sixty of these limited edition pieces out there makes me confident it will get a lot of attention at auction. Hopefully with this Tag Heuer watch and other highlights our final flagship Watch Sale of the year will finish strongly.” The Watch Sale is now available to view online and in person at the following times: 19 November 2019 12noon - 7pm (London) 23 November 2019 11am - 4pm (Birmingham) 25 November 2019 10am - 4pm (Birmingham) 26 November 2019 8.30am - 11am (Birmingham)