The Monaco PVD is extremely rare, and research indicates that less than 30 are still in existence. It was initially thought that this watch never made it past prototype stage but, according to Jack Heuer, there may have been 100-200 produced. However, it was never featured in any official catalogue and it appears that only a few of the batch may have been sold in the Swiss and German markets. The dial design is similar to the automatic steel reference 1133, with the same two registers for hour and minutes and a date window at 6 o 'clock. The luminous bars, orange accents, raised register central numerals and the very unusual military style black PVD coating still remain striking. Powered by the Valjoux 7740, one of Heuer's rarest movements, and with the winding crown now placed on the right side between the fluted chronograph pushers.
The inception of this watch was said to be a conversation between Jack Heuer and King Juan Carlos of Spain, who at the time was wearing a prototype Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch with a PVD coating. Jack spotted this and soon asked his team to come up with a Heuer version.
This example is the earliest serial in the production and is also in new old stock condition, retaining its red Heuer factory sticker on the caseback, its original box, hang tag and numbered outer card. This is certainly an important and iconic addition to any watch collection.