Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Replica Watches celebrated Intrepid's win by creating a brand new chronograph model, the Skipper. The new Skipper, ref. The 7754 featured a metallic-blue dial with a light-green register for the running seconds. Hodinkee's research suggests that this green register was chosen for its anti-reflective qualities and because it matched the deck colour of the Intrepid. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Replica Watches's 15-minute countdown feature uses a unique design: the chronograph minute recording is divided into three segments painted in dark green, light-green and orange. In order to meet the demands of yachtsmen for legibility, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Replica Watches's chronograph second hand is orange.
These first Skippers used a modified Valjoux 7720 movement. The chronograph hand made a full revolution every 15 minutes, and jumped every 30 seconds.Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Replica Watches Due to the fact that these early Skippers were housed in a Carrera case, collectors today refer to them as "Skipperrera".
P. Douglas Grewer (executive vice president of Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Replica Watches Time Corporation) presents the Aquastar Regate from Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Replica Watches to Intrepid skipper Emile “Bus” Mosbacher
The U.S. Intrepid (US22), the winner of the America's Cup Race, beats the Australian challenger (left), Dame Pattie.
The first Skipper was a colourful tribute for Intrepid's defense of the America's Cup. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Replica Watches didn't waste any time in moving the Skipper to a new case better suited to yachting - the Autavia compressor case (ref. 7763). The case is thicker and offers better waterproofing than the Carrera screw-back. Its caseback also features the same guarantee as all Autavias introduced since 1962: "Waterproof Guaranteed, 330 Feet Below Water". The 40mm Autavia was also better suited for yachtsmen and could accommodate a larger counter to improve legibility.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Replica Watches has also changed the color scheme of the Skipper to match the new Autavia case. The dial and running second recorder are both black and the chronograph countdown recording is divided into red, white, and blue segments.
Skipper Compression case REF. 7764
Skippers from the 1970s, Automatic and Manual
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Replica Watches's catalog changed dramatically in 1969 with the introduction of its Chronomatic/Calibre 11, automatic movement, for its chronographs. New C-shape case designs were introduced to accommodate the larger modular movement for the Autavia as well as the Carrera. The Skipper continued to be housed in the Autavia compressor cases, and there was no immediate impact. However, when Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Replica Watches started using C-shape case for their manual-wind movements around 1972, the Skipper (Breitling Replica Watches) was moved to its third home.