I have a friend in the local watch collecting community – let?s call him ?Eric,? because that?s his name – and in the ongoing group chat between us and a handful of (sometimes) like-minded watch enthusiasts, a concept has emerged that we like to refer to as the ?Eric Watch.? Eric has a very particular taste. He likes big watches, lots of lume, and is almost always drawn to the unusual. His collection, if you grouped all the watches he?s over owned together in a lineup, would be a real Island of Misfit Toys scenario. Watches go in and out of his collection at a rapid clip (instead of saying ?congrats? when he posts a new acquisition, we like to say ?good luck with sale?) but at various times he?s owned at least four different quartz Speedmasters, the Mario Kart Carrera, a black coated Cartier Santos, and a whole bunch of Breitlings made from materials ranging from ?Breitlight? to gold. His ultimate grail watch is Grand Seiko?s ?Godzilla? anniversary piece. You get the idea. 
When I saw the press release for the new Monaco Night Driver from TAG Heuer, I thought to myself, ?This might be the ultimate Eric Watch,? and in fact wondered if it was designed by an artificial intelligence that had somehow downloaded his consciousness. First of all, it?s a Monaco. I?ve lost count of the number of Monaco pics he?s sent to the group chat over the years – let?s just stipulate that he?s a fan. Also, the titanium case is coated in black DLC. Again, Eric would a...