It comes on a high-end, resistant textile strap which matches the blue of the dial. Other nods to the historic watch include the prominent, triangle-shaped markers positioned at five-minute intervals around the outer curved flange, the bright orange central seconds hand and the inclusion of the ‘Skipper’ name at the base of the 12-hour counter. The new Skipper recreates this colourful livery, with a circular brushed main dial in Carrera signature blue and contrasting sub-dials – the 12-hour counter being ‘Intrepid Teal’ and the 15-minute regatta counter having segments in Intrepid teal, Lagoon Green and Regatta Orange. It featured a 30-minute subdial that was adapted to count down the 15-minute regatta start in three, five-minute segments.Įach of these segments was a different colour, with vivid orange being used to alert the crew to the fact that there were just five minutes to go green to represent the colour of the boat’s rigging and light teal to replicate the colour of Intrepid’s deck. Heuer became the official timing partner of the America’s Cup boat ‘Intrepid’, and, after winning the event, Heuer produced the Skipper chronograph as a celebration. The original dial design came about from Jack Heuer’s involvement with the world’s most historic yacht race – the America’s Cup.
The new Skipper also gets the Carrera’s robust 39mm diameter case, the latest TH20-06 movement with bi-directional winding, and an 80-hour power reserve. This vintage-inspired design not only looks the part, it’s also practical, with the ingenious ‘curved flange’ dial making it legible even when bobbing about on the water. Keeping true to that original design, the new generation Skipper is derived from the recently-launched ‘glassbox’ Carrera.
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The Skipper was once a familiar sight on the wrists of professional and amateur sailors alike, with the very first examples (of which only around 300 were made) being based on the Carrera chronograph.
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