WAC1115 2005 Formula 1 Star Wars

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Hi everyone,

Can anyone help me with any information regarding this watch? It looks like some customised wac1112

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I think the 'Monaco 2005' text on the case back is not because of the Monaco watch but the Monaco F1 GP in 2005, where Red Bull cars were sponsored by Star Wars,
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It makes sense because there’s a Red Bull logo on the dial of this watch, although a better picture of the dial would be helpful. So it could be a rare edition made for that particular event. Watch quality looks fine in the pictures (although they are not good photos), and I think fakes of these old Formula 1 models are more evident
 
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Albert-AMG Albert-AMG
I think the 'Monaco 2005' text on the case back is not because of the Monaco watch but the Monaco F1 GP in 2005, where Red Bull cars were sponsored by Star Wars,
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It makes sense because there’s a Red Bull logo on the dial of this watch, although a better picture of the dial would be helpful. So it could be a rare edition made for that particular event. Watch quality looks fine in the pictures (although they are not good photos), and I think fakes of these old Formula 1 models are more evident
This makes sense the person I got them from did work on Star Wars 😀 out of curiosity what price range are we looking at? I'm not necessarily looking to sell, just wondering how careful u should be wearing them. I can take better photos.
 
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This makes sense the person I got them from did work on Star Wars 😀 out of curiosity what price range are we looking at? I'm not necessarily looking to sell, just wondering how careful u should be wearing them. I can take better photos.
Better pictures would help.

While what @Albert-AMG said about the 2005 Monaco GP Red Bulls being Star Wars themed is true, what I find curious is that TAG Heuer sponsored McLaren back then, not Red Bull.
 
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True, but did Red Bull have a watch sponsor at the time? TAG sponsored other drivers outside McLaren too didn't they? Katayama for instance, and Michael Schumacher as well.
 
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True, but did Red Bull have a watch sponsor at the time? TAG sponsored other drivers outside McLaren too didn't they? Katayama for instance, and Michael Schumacher as well.
Based on the sponsors seen on the car, drivers and crew, I don't think Red Bull had a watch sponsor back then. Especially as 2005 was their first year in F1, having taken over from what was the Jaguar F1 team.

These photos are from the 2005 Monaco Grand Prix. Interestingly, both Christian Horner and lead driver David Coulthard are wearing TAG Heuer. Christian is wearing an early 2000s TAG Heuer Monza and David's wearing a digital TAG Heuer Kirium, quite possibly the Kirium Formula 1 model.
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The other Red Bull driver, Vitantonio Liuzzi, doesn't seem to be wearing a watch in any of the photos I looked at.
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The crew is wearing a variety of different watch makes, but in looking at hundreds of photos, I could not spot anyone wearing this F1 watch.
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The origin of this TAG Heuer F1 x Star Wars - Monaco GP watch is a bit of mystery; I can find no information on the reference WAC1115. Since TAG Heuer was very popular within the F1 community, one can theorize that perhaps Red Bull custom ordered these as promotional products or as gifts for VIPs.
 
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I recall Horner speaking of this Monza in an interview, it is/was in his personal collection is what he said, speaking of how he was a fan of TAG long before they sponsored RB
 
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out of curiosity what price range are we looking at? I'm not necessarily looking to sell, just wondering how careful u should be wearing them. I can take better photos.
Regarding price, a typical F1 of that generation (i.e. WAC1110-WAC1113 etc.) can be had for around $600. Assuming this Red Bull x Star Wars Monaco GP is legit, as a rare watch it would surely rate an added premium to the price. But how much of a premium is very hard to say.

The original plastic F1s average around $500 these days, but the rare versions have considerably higher asking prices (e.g. $1000-$2000). However, the KITH collaboration created lots of hype for the OG F1 last year. There hasn't been any hype for this model, nor any concrete history of how this watch came to be. Hence, it's really anyone's guess on the value.

One point of interest is that this 2005 F1 watch is technically the first Red Bull x TAG Heuer watch, not the 2016 Red Bull (CAZ1018) we all thought was the first. So, this watch might appeal more to Red Bull and/or Star Wars fans. But there's nothing really Star Wars about it, other than the case-back words.
 
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