TAG Heuer F1 Chronograph 'Gulf'

There is perhaps no more versatile complication than the chronograph.  From race cars to rocket ships, boats to battlefields, you are likely to find a chronograph being employed to measure a plethora of tasks and times. From the Greek khrónos (“time”) and gráphō (“to write”), a chronograph is a watch that has the ability to record time, generally via the addition of small sub-counters that register minutes and hours.  Sometimes you want a no-nonsense, go-anywhere, do-anything chronograph, and in this situation, quartz is the way to go. Consider this chrono from TAG Heuer, the Gulf Formula 1: Produced in tribute to Gulf and Steve McQueen’s car from the 1971 film Le Mans, it’s a colorful modern timepiece that you don’t have to baby. This particular TAG Heuer Gulf Formula 1 features a 43mm stainless steel case, a fixed steel tachymeter bezel, a blue and orange striped dial, screw-down, black PVD-coated pushers and crown, and a quartz chronograph movement. Paired to a blue leather strap with steel pin buckle, it’s in as-new condition and comes with its inner and outer boxes, books, 3-year extended warranty from Watches of Switzerland, and a purchase receipt from Watches of Switzerland dated to 2021. A tool watch in the truest sense, the TAG Heuer Gulf Formula 1 proves that chronograph designs don’t have to be vintage-inspired — or mechanical — to be cool!