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 Posted: Thu Jan 27th, 2011 11:53 pm
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Well...Peter at Helson surprised me with international overnight shipping and the Fedex guy came knocking on the door early in the morning with this beauty in a box.

Absolutely love it!!!!thumbsup.gif  The Brown dial combined with the Bronze is spectacular looking.  The dial is a really mellow, chocolate brown that really responds well to a wide variety of lighting...it is simply gorgeous, and will play so well with the Bronze at is begins to darken and develop patina!).  A nice surprise for me anyway was the fact that the Bezel insert is also a nice deep Brown and plays so well with the dial color (In reviewing the pictures on the website, I thought that the bezel was going to be a true black...and even in looking at the pics I took it does look a bit black...very hard to capture). 

And that Brushed Bronze Case (Yes, Peter has chosen the UNI 5275 Bronze which I'm excited about...in this fresh, brushed state, it really has a gold look to it out of the box which looks good, but I cannot wait to get the patina going on this case as what I like most about this Bronze is the deep, dark, patina that develops with time and use...what a LOOKER...wowzer.gif...I know that you guys know Peter has done a great job with this one on the ss Helson Shark Divers, and this Bronze case is no exception.

 
As great as it looks, it is also so well built with very solid construction, excellent machining, solid and precise 120 click bezel action, and very nice crown action that screws down cleanly and solidly and winds so smoothly as well.  I also really like the hex bolt lug fasteners, which are a very nice touch and will prevent having to wrestle with screwdrivers and possibly scratch a lug when changing straps.  Great total package!thumbsup.gif


You guys all know the specs and dimensions on this one...the only thing I will point out since the Shark Diver has had different movements in its lifetime, is that the Bronze version is driven by the ETA 2824-2 with incabloc shock protection (so I'm assuming 'Elabore' grade here, but have not confirmed with Peter at Helson).

I'm pretty sure you guys like pics, so here are some of the 'factory fresh' brushed Bronze on the stock leather strap (also comes with a nice quality rubber strap that looks identical to the Hirsch Extreme Rubber to me).  I will be exploring some different strap options with this beauty.
















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 Posted: Fri Jan 28th, 2011 12:05 am
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Great watch! I'm waiting for mine to arrive as well. From what I know all bronze Sharkdiver should be sold by now (limited numbers).

 

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Congrats Chris...that's hot!ThumbsUp02.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95SYdjRVCR0

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Chris - nothing beats a good real life wrist shot...

Thats a BEAUTIFUL watch!

Congratulations!

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Man, Congrats!!!!....Absolutely Love It!!!!...And I'm sure you know that your Brown Dial Shark Diver is already "SOLD OUT".....Yeah!!!!!....thumbsup.gif

 

 

And yes, I agree that the combination of Team Helson and  Fed Ex's shipping is "Ridiculously Efficient and Fast"....crap.gif

 

Jan 19th p/u 5:28PM Yuen Long, HK

Jan 20th del 9:30AM Tucson, AZ................bravo.gif



 

 

Lance


 

BTW, don't forget to post some photos as the color starts changing!!!....ThumbsUp02.gif....That would be really great to see!!!!

 

PPS I wish I could take photos like you'all!!!


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Lovely, Lovely, Lovely! big_eyes.gif

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Nice Chris! Are you gonna accelerate this one or go natural?

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Very nice congrats and enjoy.

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Thanks for the kind words guys!!!thankyou.gif

Peter at Helson has done a great job on these, and according to him, this is the first one to arrive in the hands of a customer.

Lance - I'll definitely take pics as the case darkens and develops patina.

Mark - Well...I'm very tempted to accelerate this one a bit...right out of the gate it is a bit 'gold'.  Considering this is UNI 5275 Bronze, it makes me think that Anonimo pre-conditions/pre-ages their bronze cases with some kind of process prior to releasing them.  Anyone know if this is the case?

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I love it, Chris. And for sure as time goes by and the watch gets exposed to various conditions, the color will just age marvelously. Big Congrats, amigo!

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Congrats Chris on another great piece! You are on a roll already after barely a month into 2011 :)
Itlooks wonderful, I think the patina will make it only better! It's amazing how 'gold" it looks now...
very different from the Moray
Wear it in good health!

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Damn Chris u r on a roll.CONGRATS budbravo.gif another Bronze, looks as if 2011 is the year for Bronze.

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