====== Heuer Mareograph-Seafarer ======
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Wristwatch by [[Heuer]]

[[1950]] Heuer with the model "Mareograph-Seafarer" presented the world's first [[chronograph]] with tide indication and [[regatta countdown]]. In the U.S., the watch was sold by Abercrombie & Fitch and was called "Seafarer". Today it is a sought-after collector's item.


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**Movement:**
  * [[Manual winding]] [[chronograph]] movement calibre [[Valjoux 71]] (later [[Valjoux 72]]), 18,000 A/h
  * 17 [[jewels]]

**Case:**
  * [[Stainless steel]]
  * Ø 36 mm / 37.9 mm
  * [[Acrylic glass]]
  * Pusher at 9 o'clock for the adjustment of the tide indication
  * Screwed-down caseback

**Dial:**
  * Silvered dial with [[totaliser]]s for the tide indication and regatta counter
  * Numerals and hands with [[luminous material]]

**Functions:**
  * Hours, minutes
  * Chrono function seconds-, 30-minutes, 12-hours counter
  * Tide indication, [[regatta countdown]]

**Bracelet:**
  * Leather strap with [[tang-type buckle]]

**Prize:**
  * Prize range ca. 3.500-5,000 US-$, according to individual model
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===== Literature =====
  * [[Das ZEITGEFÜHL-Uhrenbuch]]; Autor [[Gerd-Lothar Reschke]]; ISBN 3-938607-61-0

===== Weblinks =====
  * [[http://www.onthedash.com/docs/CompareAFSF.shtml|Abercrombie & Fitch Seafarers - Summary of Production Changes]] (engl.)


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