Heuer Skipper Archives

So – what is a Heuer Skipper? And why we need Yachting or Regatta watches?

Yachting Watches? Regatta Watches? What? As I’m asked this time and again – what are yachting watches for? Is there a difference between them and regatta watches? Yachting watches – or regatta watches, as there’s no difference – are essential for sailors to ensure they get off to the best possible start in a regatta. There are a wide variety of regatta rules, which have changed over the years and can even vary from club to club. But in principle, this is how it works: There is an imaginary line on the water, usually marked [...]

The Heuer Skipper “blue series” (almost completed…)

The Heuer Skipper blue series is one of the most fascinating watch series to me. The picture shows a Heuer Skipper 73464 1st exec, the nice Heuer Skipper 1564 and the Heuer Skipper 15640 blue. What a nice trio! Why almost completed? One blue-faced Heuer Skipper is missing and it could be that I will never get a chance to get one – the Skipperrera. This is the first execution Heuer Skipper housed in the 2447 Carrera case. During my research I found a handfull of collectors that own one. So – this is the grail I [...]