Little bit of clarification from a Tag Heuer event last week here in Melbourne. Skipper is not LE. Limited numbers only. Initial release here in Australia will be only 40 pieces. Boutique only and some for Online. The next likely release will be in 2024 with similar numbers.
Australia is expecting to have sold all pieces available to Boutique within a day of release. Here they are released on Thursday 13th.
Will post some pics here once the Embargo is lifted. Price in Australia is $9.8K nearly 1K cheaper than the Panda was.
In my opinion this is a great piece. Running seconds at 6 fade into the dial and aren't as pronounced as on other models. TH20 movement which is alot quieter than H02. Deep blue dial really does look great and subdial colours are very close to original.
I'm sure some will not be impressed but for me it's very good. Happy to have this along side the Hodinkee Skipper.