I have seen very few Sea Skates on ebay. They look similar to a SW. How do they differ? Look to be made during the same time frame.

They were the dress watch version of the Sea Wolf, no bezel and a smooth case ring around the crystal. For ~ the same price you could get the diver's watch so I suspect that not a lot were sold. They only appear in the 1961 catalog on the other site.

Sea Skates are fun!
Many varieties and styles available for collecting.

I personally like them and they are certainly a rarer model. There were 2 models in the very early 60's and each came in 2 dial colors. I liked the SW version with the hands without veins. The other model is simply a dress watch. I do not have a lot of them as they often sell for a price I consider to be way too high. Better to spend the money on another model IMHO. I have never sold one either.

What makes a model rare? Being unpopular, causing sales to be very low, and ultimately discontinued early.

I knew I had one of these around here somewhere.

Thanks for the info  on Sea Skates and Butch posting the Zodiac advert.
I ordered Yuriy's book today. That will answer many of my questions, or maybe create more. I am an inquisitive person.
:)

Don't forget to subscribe to the VZ Online catalog. Even more info out there...

I've got one out for service hoping to get back soon.

Always found it funny the "Supreme" Sea Skate had a lower list price than the SW styled ones.  Must have been more expensive to produce that radiated Sea Wolf dial.