It’s estimated only a couple hundred of these were made by Heuer – and since they were meant to be used on the water, it’s likely more lie at the bottom of the sea than in collectors’ hands today. It retains all the best qualities of the 1960s Carreras, with a wild back story and amazing dial design that rivals the subject of another Reference Points story. It’s no wonder that when we first collaborated with TAG on a Carrera for Hodinkee, we looked to the original Skipperera.
It’s estimated only a couple hundred of these were made by Heuer – and since they were meant to be used on the water, it’s likely more lie at the bottom of the sea than in collectors’ hands today. It retains all the best qualities of the 1960s Carreras, with a wild back story and amazing dial design that rivals the subject of another Reference Points story. It’s no wonder that when we first collaborated with TAG on a Carrera for Hodinkee, we looked to the original Skipperera.