Heuer’s first dive watch was the Monnin Reference 844. This model emerged from numerous requests to Heuer during mid- to late-1970s for high quality watches for underwater sports.  Heuer decided to outsourced the production of these watches to a French company named Georges Monnin. Sales immediately took off once the 844 came out. So much so that Heuer decided to stop outsourcing the production of these watches and moved the production in-house to Switzerland. The Heuer Monnin was first publicly marketed in the 1979 Heuer catalogue. The first two variants of the 844s are made in France. Production then moved to Switzerland for 844-2 through 844-5, with the 844-5 being the first to feature “TAG Heuer” on the dial. The 844 series were then succeeded by the 1000 series.

This 844/3 is the 42mm Swiss Made model powered by the durable ETA 2872 automatic movement. It comes on the original and hard to find Heuer bracelet and an additional leather strap. It is in very good vintage condition and comes in a custom made Heuer wooden box and with full service. 

Very collectable and beautiful vintage Heuer!