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: Hi John.

: This first Skipper (and the only one to use the Carrera case, they
: were Autavia-based after this) isn't in the '67 catalogue
: either:

:

: The watch never seems to have made it into Heuer literature, which
: perhaps explains why there were some doubts expressed when one
: first surfaced! But they have been confirmed as genuine and
: there is indeed a picture of one in the TAG-Heuer museum
: somewhere on the forum. And 1967 should be about right too.

: If it helps allay the concerns over spending near to the BIN price
: in auction, just think of the premium it would have if the seven
: letters of the name were C-A-R-R-E-R-A instead of S-K-I-P-P-E-R!

: It's an interesting, distictive watch (the Autavia Skippers went
: for less psychedelic colours, after all) and I reckon another
: one to wear with pride.

: Mark