The Monaco purple dial

[deathsled]

https://monochrome-watches.com/introducing-tag-heuer-monaco-purple-dial-limited-edition-cbl2118-fc6518-specs-price/

Looks good with a purple face.  I would opt for the blue face original style.  Or the Gulf edition.

[98SVT - was 06GT]

I think they have over done the Gulf theme. I like the blue also, my everyday watch is a FI chrono w/blue face. https://www.tagheuer.com/us/en/timepieces/collections/tag-heuer-formula-1/43-mm-quartz/CAZ1014.BA0842.html

Maybe I ought to do Dirk Pitt on a budget with an orange face one - about 1/4 the price of the Doxa.

Surprised you didn't go for the red one. If this was truly the last F1 race in Monaco I wonder how much these will jump in value?
The $70,000 50th anniversary Rolex Daytona is around 200 grand now.

[deathsled]

I have the yellow faced F1.  I liked the yellow because it looked like a Ferrari tach.  I still have a traditional Monaco on my list.  F1 Chrono with a blue face is sah-weet!   

[98SVT - was 06GT]

I still have a traditional Monaco on my list. 

It's gotta be the early look (I think the new ones are thicker though) with the stem on the left. With a lot of their limited ones it's on the right.

This automatic chronograph Monaco Calibre 11 is THE original model, the very first square and waterproof chronograph in the world. Revolutionary and icon of the "King of cool" Steve Mcqueen, this calibre 11 edition still features the famous crown on the left; it was a way of showing that manual winding was no longer necessary.

[FL SAAC]

Exquisite pieces

[deathsled]

I still have a traditional Monaco on my list. 

It's gotta be the early look (I think the new ones are thicker though) with the stem on the left. With a lot of their limited ones it's on the right.

This automatic chronograph Monaco Calibre 11 is THE original model, the very first square and waterproof chronograph in the world. Revolutionary and icon of the "King of cool" Steve Mcqueen, this calibre 11 edition still features the famous crown on the left; it was a way of showing that manual winding was no longer necessary.

That is exactly the one I had in mind.  It remains on my list of wants.  At first I wasn't crazy about a square case but it grew on me over the years.

[deathsled]

The Sinn 917 GR rally watch is seriously underrated in my estimation.
Case made of stainless steel, polished
Ar-Dehumidifying Technology enhances functional reliability and freedom from fogging
Sapphire crystal glass
Transparent case back made of sapphire crystal glass
Power reserve indicator
Countdown bezel, easy to read with to-the-second precision in time trials
Waterproof and pressure-resistant to 10 bar
Low pressure resistant

[Side-Oilers]

That fuel gauge graphic is cool.

[deathsled]

That fuel gauge graphic is cool.

I agree.  Represents how much wind is left in the watch.  My concern over this watch would be servicing.  I mean who is going to be able to refill the case with argon when it needs to be cracked open?  The factory will, but how long will the factory be for this world given that so many have moved away from watches to simply looking at their boring phone to tell time?  For me the Heuer Monaco is the watch to covet in a motorsport watch collection and can, in theory, be more easily serviced.