WatchTime New York, America’s largest watch show, returns to Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 13-14 (click here for tickets and event details), and for the first time, Swiss sports-watch specialist TAG Heuer will be among the sponsoring brands. Making its official debut at the event will be the new TAG Heuer Monaco Gulf Special Edition.

The year 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic blue-and-orange Gulf Racing stripes, the logo that famously adorned Steve McQueen’s Porsche 917 racing car and livery in the 1971 film Le Mans. Portraying driver Michael Delaney in the movie, McQueen ? channeling the style of Swiss Formula One legend Jo Siffert ? wore on his wrist a Heuer Monaco Ref. 1133B, launched in 1969 and outfitted with Heuer Caliber 11, one of the first automatic chronograph movements ever developed and the first to reach the market. The new watch is a modern descendant of the original, which was also notable for being the first Swiss-made automatic chronograph that was both square-shaped and waterproof, as well as the first with a left-side winding crown. The stainless steel case of the Monaco Gulf Special Edition measures 39 mm and features alternating brushed and polished finishes. The sapphire crystal over the dial is domed and beveled. Water-resistant to 100 meters, it has chronograph pushers and 2 and 4 o’clock.

The blue sunray-finished dial of this special edition is decorated with the Gulf racing stripes on the left side, and al...