Monday Morning Find: A Vintage Watch for Your New Yacht
A 1970s Heuer Skipper just in time for racing season
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Let's be honest: If you've got a boat, you should just go ahead and get the watch to match.
The Heuer Skipper was specially designed for yacht racing. It's a basic enough chronograph, technically speaking, but the markings on the dial let you get ready for that next regatta. To start a race, boats circle in a starting area and aren't allowed to cross a starting line until a given time. You can't exactly line catamarans up on blocks. The big red-white-and-blue counter at 3 o'clock counts down from 15 minutes so you know exactly when to turn sails to the wind.