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HEUER SKIPPER OVERVIEW
7754
The SkipperreraThe very first Skipper.
Carrera 7753 case.
Built only in 1968.
The green, the blue!
The GRAIL.
7764
Autavia SkipperThe coolest Skipper.
Autavia 7763 compressor case.
Built only in 1969.
Classic beauty.
Autavia Skipper.
73464 1st
Manual SkipperDial beauty Skipper.
Manual wind, plexi,
Wonderful blue.
Balanced dial.
Bright orange details.
73464 2nd
Manual SkipperAnother case.
Different case and
different order of colors
on countdown to the 1st exec.
Rare. Cool.
1564
The Automatic SkipperCal15, plexi.
1563 case
Plexi.
The automatic and lightweight
beauty Skipper.
15640 blue
The Mineral Glass Skippermineral.
15630 case
Mineral glass.
First 11630 Autavia line
Skipper.
15640 black
The Black Skipperblack dial.
15630 case
Mineral glass.
Black gilt dial.
Rare in the 11630
Autavia line cases.
black late
The Late Black Skipperblack dial.
15063 case
Bezel inner ring.
Mineral glass.
Black gilt dial.
Last Skipper made by Heuer.
Easy-Rider 1st
The Leonidas Skippergreen-blue-white
fibreglass case
plexi
EB 8420 modified mvt.
Easy-Rider 2nd
The Leonidas Skipperwhite-blue-red
white-blue-red regatta register
fibreglass case
plexi
EB 8420 modified mvt.
So – what is a Heuer Skipper?
This site will collect and show the facts of the HEUER Skipper – the yachting wrist chronograph made by Heuer from the late 1960s to the early 1980s in various configurations (and some more yachting watches). The special function on this watche is the regatta-timer, a subdial which shows the countdown of 15 minutes the sailors have before they cross the starting line of a regatta. After [...]
Scotts Solunar, Seafarer & Mareographe Collection
Holy Seafarer grails from Scott (@divetimer) are to see here on his collection page. Wonderful aged ones and beautiful executions! Thanks so much for showing them, Scott!
Uber Rare Gallet Black Yachting Dial is missing on shipping to UK
credit: t_chrobar IG Please have an eye for this lost dial if it pops up somewhere and let our friend Thien (IG t_chrobar | mail t@chrobar.com) know when you see it and you will receive an REWARD! It is too rare to be sold again. There are only a handful of watches with a black yachting dial made by Gallet, you can see the execution [...]
Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Yachting
credit: moonwatchonly.com from the book Chronomaster only Yes, they are rare, less then 20 pieces are known till now. Inside works always a Valjoux 23. […]
Abel, we have to rescue a Skipper!
There are two opinions in handle a rough weared vintage watch – leave it as it is: full weared with broken glass, round smoothed edges on the case and crumbled lumen on the hands and dial or do a full case refurbish and some cosmetical operations with care to fix the state and have a well looking vintage watch. Of course that depends on the condition and [...]