In the Hodinkee posting introducing the new Skipper, they write that "fewer than 20 [of the original Skipperreras] are thought to have been made and only a dozen are still known to exist today". Click HERE, for the Hodinkee posting.

The phrase that I have quoted above strikes me as something of a disconnect. If we have seen 12 of these in today's market (which estimate sounds about right), surely there were a lot more than 20 produced, back in 1967 . . . right? I am assuming that the "survival rate" of most of our beloved vintage Heuers is in the 5 / 10 / 20 percent range. So if we are seeing 12 of the Skipperreras in the hands of today's collectors, there must have been far more than 20 produced.

Please share any thoughts on this point.

Thanks,

Jeff