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HEUER SKIPPER OVERVIEW
Heuer Skipper 7754
The SkipperreraThe very first Skipper.
Carrera 7753 case.
Built only in 1968.
The green, the blue!
The GRAIL.
Heuer Skipper 7764
Autavia SkipperThe coolest Skipper.
Autavia 7763 compressor case.
Built only in 1969.
Classic beauty.
Autavia Skipper.
Heuer Skipper 73464 1st
Manual SkipperDial beauty Skipper.
Manual wind, plexi,
Wonderful blue.
Balanced dial.
Bright orange details.
Heuer Skipper 73464 2nd
Manual SkipperAnother case.
Different case and
different order of colors
on countdown to the 1st exec.
Rare. Cool.
Heuer Skipper 1564
The Automatic SkipperCal15, plexi.
1563 case
Plexi.
The automatic and lightweight
beauty Skipper.
Heuer Skipper 15640 blue
The Mineral Glass Skippermineral.
15630 case
Mineral glass.
First 11630 Autavia line
Skipper.
Heuer Skipper 15640 black
The Black Skipperblack dial.
15630 case
Mineral glass.
Black gilt dial.
Rare in the 11630
Autavia line cases.
Heuer Skipper black late
The Late Black Skipperblack dial.
15063 case
Bezel inner ring.
Mineral glass.
Black gilt dial.
Last Skipper made by Heuer.
Leonidas Easy-Rider 1st
The Leonidas Skippergreen-blue-white
fibreglass case
plexi
EB 8420 modified mvt.
Leonidas Easy-Rider 2nd
The Leonidas Skipperwhite-blue-red
white-blue-red regatta register
fibreglass case
plexi
EB 8420 modified mvt.
Color segment subdials for using as regatta / yachting watches
In the 60s and 70s were produced loads of watches for multipurposes - including colored segments on the right subdial for showing 5/10/15 minutes which are necessairy to use the watch for a regatta start. Which brands did yachtings and regatta watches? A LOT! Read here a little post about these watches. But - it´s just a start... 😉
The “Kevin Collection” of vintage yachting watches – big WOW!
New add of a really outstanding collection: the "Kevin Collection" shows vintage yachting watches from Heuer, Yema and other brands. Worth to have a look here! Fabulous Groupshot.
Jacques Monnat with Yema look-a-like subdial. Whats that?
Last months we can see on ebay and social media some selling these called “NOS” Jacques Monnat with a yachting look-a-like yema subdial. They looks quite cool and nice. But what are these watches? Look twice before buy?! […]
Kelek – the other Seaboard Yacht
As known from the site about the Seaboard-Yacht series there is the Kelek with the labeled dial “Champ Europe 5.5 JI Neuchatel 1968”. This one above was found in Switzerland. Last week there was another one auctioned in UK and fortunately with a nice story behind, you can read here. Update 12/2017 of finding another one – but thats not really good news… […]
Another nice collection of yachting watches
There is another cool guy being influenced 😉 Well done, mate! Love all of them, the Carrera 1153 SN is one of the most rare and nice of the later Carreras. credit: @livelargelivefast Check out some more from the collection here!
Buyers beware on this Memosails… better have a closer look before buy!
Memosail Regatta Mens Chronograph Valjoux 7737 Rare 38mm Yachting Watch It hurts my eyes to see this re-plated and glossy cases. The dials and hands looks very good but these cases are never came glossy like that. You can have a look here how they should be. So well - if you are a glossy case fan... you can do it. If you like genuine [...]
Tissot Yachting (blue segment watches) overview
Have a look at the started Tissot Yachting Overview! It´s all about the Yachting Tissots with the blue segment on the subdial. (later will add Lemania 1341/1345 etc.)
Buyers beware on this two Skipper… better have a closer look before buy!
Two questionable Skippers on the market right now, maybe you want to have a closer look. First will come on Watches of knightsbridge in September, 16th. “A RARE GENTLEMAN’S STAINLESS STEEL HEUER SKIPPER CHRONOGRAPH WRIST WATCH CIRCA 1972, REF. 73464” credit: Watches of knightsbridge Personal opinion: Yes, kind of rare with a test dial. Or how WoK says: “WITH VERY RARE OVER PAINTED HEUER SHIELD DIAL” [...]
Beautiful Skipper 73464 – used by a German Champion Yachtsman for over 40 years!
What a provenance! This nice Heuer Skipper 73464 belongs to a real Worldchampion: Uwe Mares. He bought the Skipper himself in Switzerland in 1972/73 (he didn´t remember exact) and after that he weared the Skipper on countless Regattas in olympic classes all over the world. […]
Hodinkee Skipper – interview with Louis Westphalen to get some more details
The new Skipper Limited Edition from TAG Heuer and Hodinkee – some more informations from an interview with Louis Westphalen from Hodinkee, the project man behind this Skipper. Story short again: It was the 21 of June 2017, the message runs through the world like a flash – in the break in the middle of a Christies auction with some nice Heuer [...]
Beautiful pic of an outstanding collection
credit: thien_chrobar What we have here? Heuer Regatta - Heuer Skipper 7764 - Lemania Regatta - Hodinkee Skipper Date Yema Yachtingraf 7730 - Heuer Skipper 15640 black late - Yema Yachtingraf Regate jumbo "straight lugs" Gallet Yachting - Gallet Yachting black Crazy collection that is not easy to bring together. Congrats on this colorful and rare collection! See more pics here!
The Skipperera returns. As a sibling: Skipper Date.
With a big bang Hodinkee brought back the Skipper to us – let´s call it the new “Skipper Date”. From the first look – it looks cool! But it will cost 5.900 US$ (really high price!) and it is limited to 125 pieces. A nobrainer? If you have the money – yes! […]
Two unbelievable rare Heuer Yachting watches are on auction in November 2017
So - whats going on in November 2017? There seems to be an auction that becomes more important then the Bonhams Haslinger auction in 2010: The Crosthwaite & Gavin Collection: Exceptional Heuer Chronographs from the Jack Heuer Era "Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo, is proud to announce its first themed sale dedicated to Heuer, with The Crosthwaite & Gavin Collection. This landmark thematic auction, to [...]
Carrera Book is ready to buy!
credit: @heuervintage and @heuerworld on IG (Rich & Paul) credit: @heuervintage and @heuerworld on IG (Rich & Paul) The authors of the Heuer Autavia and Heuer Monaco books - Richard Crosthwaite and Paul Gavin- launched the new book covering the Heuer Carreras. Of course you will find most beautiful pictures of the Skipperrera "white second hand" and the "copperdial" Heuer Carrera Yachting made [...]
Yema Yachtingraf
Wonderful Yachting Regattawatches made in France: Yema Yachtingraf. Made in the 60s. 7 different types, some types with different dials and cases or/and casebacks. Not sure about the serial ranges, some stuff is not systematic. But lets try to categorize them. Here you find a start. Next will come the serial overview. Please send me a pic from front and back of your Yachtingraf to help the [...]
The story continues… finding a new “first” 7764 Skipper
credit: Matthew Bain What 7764 is that? Let´s find out step by step. […]
Another Skipper 7764 with great provenience!
After long time not seeing another discovered Skipper in the Autavia compressor case now another one popped up. The Skipper worked hard on Regattas but is still in good shape – the engraving on the case back is still visible and the bezel just got some minor scratches! And our friend Manuel took the chance to catch this gem. […]
Aquastar Heuer Regate INTREPID
Found this till now unique watch is a step to history. It´s breathing history. Because that seems one of the first regatta wrist watches Heuer were selling, starting middle of the 1960s. […]
Heuer Autavia 2446 Yachting from 1964
Unbelievable found on eBay US - and good to know that this unique watch be in the hands of our friend Abel, who added it to his private collection. credit: Abel Why this watch is unique? The dial was specialy made by order of the owner of the Flying Magazine in the early 1960´s. Heuer was an advertising customer of this magazine. The first owner [...]
Discovering Number 5 of the 73464 late species
If your read the post of "Three in a row is a series" you would love to see the new discovery. As a next proof I meet the Number 5 of the late execution cases Skipper 73464. Please remember: outcut of the pusher and different color arrangement of the regatta register - and the serial fits perfect in the group of serials of the late executions! [...]
How looks the 5dot countdown on a Regattawatch running?
This is a nice video showing the Regatta-Countdown is working in time laps. Thanks for showing, Gabe!
Vintage Quartz Regatta Timer at it´s best
Don´t want to talk about the quartz movements and regatta watches, all said by Mark on his site. But here is a nice and unusual one with a breath-taking provenance. This watch, a french friend called UFO was belonged to one of the best Skipper of the world, the danish national skipper hero Jesper Bank who won it at the Dragon European Championship in 1990. [...]
The real “Skipper Skipper”!
Let´s introduce a Heuer Skipper 7764 in an Autavia compressor case with “normal” hands and with a serial that fits perfect in the line – and it is the most early one. It is not only the very early serial that makes this Skipper really fantastic – it is the story behind this toolwatch. Complete set was kept for 44 years […]
Three in a row could be a series – a new type of Skipper 73464 ?!
Here ist the story of finding a new type of the Valjoux Skipper. Heuer Skipper 73464 late It started with finding a picture of a Valjoux Skipper that shows a difference – the colors of the subdial…. […]