Abercrombie & Fitch Seafarer Ref 2443 by Heuer

Before Abercrombie & Fitch was the “middle of the mall store” as Jeff Stein coined it, the company was the preeminent destination for outdoor sporting apparel. Among the high-quality goods you would expect to find were the incredible sports watches by Heuer. The most desirable models from the retailer would be the Seafarer.

This reference 2443 is the first of two variants with the “psychedelic” tidal register in graduated colors. variant. It is much more similar to the Seafarer reference 346. The later version had more of a Tiffany blue color in the minute register and the tidal register was both that Tiffany blue color and yellow rather than graduated colors. All of these early Seafarer models are extremely rare.

The watch features a Valjoux 72 movement which was modified to incorporate a tide complication. The case is polished. The crown is replaced. This Seafarer has a steel case and measures in at 38mm wide. It has a Heuer buckle from later. The hands were replaced by the legendary Heuer watchmaker Hans Schrag and they were vintage Heuer hands.

The watch does not come with box and papers.We do not know the service history, but it is running well.

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