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oagaspar Site Founder 
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What more can I say then WOW!...there are homages and then there is a Helson homage...Peter has created what I would call the perfect vintage homage with his 100 Fathoms....2x domed acrylic,dial,lume,case,fit & finish, right down to the tropic strap is perfect imo!...simply awesome!...btw the new packaging is equally as awesome...I will leave that as a surprise to those awaiting theres.       |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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What a beauty, Oscar. Your pix, as usual, do all the talking. I love it as it is and really confusing whether to go C3 or orange but that there is sheer perfection. Peter has become the horological virtuoso that he really is. Enjoy it in good health for a long time, amigo  |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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TY Jeff!,this one is the orange no date,my pics don't really show how well the orange plays as patina due to the direct sun today(something we haven't seen for weeks here)...but you can see it glows in C-3 green...so I think regardless of choice they will all look great...the bezel markers are patina'd quite nicely! |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Looking good congrats and enjoy. |
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stew77 Admin 
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Very sweet Oscar... ...and as always your pics have really captured how beautiful these turned out (Peter continues to hit them out of the park!!!).Just love all the little details that went into this sweet looking homage. All the vintage elements are there, but the thing clearly has a fantastic modern build with excellent finish and materials that we've come to expect from Peter at Helson. Congrats and enjoy this newby!!!!  |
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watchdaddy1 3T WIS 
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Can I ask whats it's a homage too.. |
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stew77 Admin
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watchdaddy1 wrote: Can I ask whats it's a homage too.. Blancpain Fifty Fathoms (the early vintage one, circa late 50's to early 60's I think...the very first FF as far as I know, as the first one had the 3-6-9-12 dial)... Last edited on Fri May 6th, 2011 01:00 pm by stew77 |
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Redd 3T WIS
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very, very, VERY jealous Beautiful watch btw I'm jealous |
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Jeep99dad 3T WIS 
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Congrats Oscar! and great pics too! I agree with you, a great execution! mine says Hi  |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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Jeep99dad wrote: Congrats Oscar! and great pics too!Congrats Brice! |
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wardog 3T WIS
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Extremely Cool! |
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jgarnett 3T WIS 
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One thing that stands out on this stunning watch is the 002 stamp. I really like that as it makes quite a statement and looks great. That really is a sweet watch and I know nothing about the 50Fathoms I am just judging it on its own... |
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Veritas99 3T WIS 
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Congrats on the new Skindiver. That domed crystal is awesome. What's the lug to lug length? With straight lugs it really seems to sit off the edges of the wrist more than other Helsons. |
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joecb 3T WIS 
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Congrats to all who acquired one.... Very clean look... |
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Gregger 3T WIS 
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Looking good |
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Johnny P Advisor 
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Congrats to the owners of this fine homage, that's one bad@$$ watch.but to small for Johnny P my wrist is 10 inches |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS
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Johnny P wrote:Congrats to the owners of this fine homage, that's one bad@$$ watch. Strange you had to mention that Johnny P...here's a picture of my biggest watch that might be of interest to you considering your 10 inch wrists   |
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exc-hulk Moderator 
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Oscar and Brice, congrats to the new HELSON Skindiver ! Great watch ! Stunning homage and a great job from Peter. Oscar can you make a pic with the NATO-Strap ? |
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exc-hulk Moderator
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bigrustypig wrote: Johnny P wrote: Jeff, what a huge watch !  Looks like a wall clock !  |
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clouser 3T WIS 
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I agree Oscar, I think this is the best homage to the FF I've seen. Also, I think the quality of the Helson slightly edges out the MKII Stingray. The dial and case quality are about the same, but the lume on the Skindiver is MUCH better, and it's more accurate than the Stingray I used to have. My custom Stingray was +4 sec. out of the box. I've been timing my Skindiver for 21 hours, and it is still spot on with time.gov. Here's mine on an olive green zulu:  Last edited on Sat May 7th, 2011 10:59 am by clouser |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS
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exc-hulk wrote:bigrustypig wrote:Johnny P wrote: Yes, Philip. It's a desk clock and I just played an illusion by putting a wide carpenter's belt under it. I was reserving that picture for a situation like this and play a playful trick on Johnny P. |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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BRP with the attempted thread hijack!!  |
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Paxman 3T WIS
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Wow I have to admit regret in not going after one of these. At first look it seemed too similar to the MKII Stingray I had and never bonded with on account of it being too sterile, cold, heartless. This certainly seems to be a warm organic homage to the FF with the double domed acrylic xtal and the psuedo aged ornge lume. Congrats to O and Brice and anyone else who snagged one! |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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Paxman wrote: Wow I have to admit regret in not going after one of these. At first look it seemed too similar to the MKII Stingray I had and never bonded with on account of it being too sterile, cold, heartless.Pax...I have a feeling someone will be (Flipper-ing) soon Buddy. ...anyways the 100Fathoms is a sweet homage as seen and to answer the lug to lug measurement,it is 52mm,and sits well on the wrist...here is a pic for Hulk on a braided Zulu...Attachment: 003.JPG (Downloaded 65 times) |
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exc-hulk Moderator
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bigrustypig wrote: exc-hulk wrote: Great idea Jeff ! Last edited on Sat May 7th, 2011 02:14 pm by exc-hulk |
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exc-hulk Moderator
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oagaspar wrote: Paxman wrote:Wow I have to admit regret in not going after one of these. At first look it seemed too similar to the MKII Stingray I had and never bonded with on account of it being too sterile, cold, heartless.Pax...I have a feeling someone will be (Flipper-ing) soon Buddy.  Oscar for the pic !The braided zulu looks awesome. Fits very well ! |
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jmlab715 3T WIS
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OH MY GOSH!!! I AM SO JEALOUS!!!  thumbsup.VERY VERY NICE HELSON SKIN DIVER!!! CONGRATS!!! |
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Redd 3T WIS
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clouser wrote: Here's mine on an olive green zulu: Once in a while you get lucky. I logged on this morning to find an email telling me a few skindivers were available and I have now placed an order for the one above.  returns I assume? Last edited on Sun May 8th, 2011 05:35 am by Redd |
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leeye 3T WIS
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#008 (orange lume, no date) reporting for duty!    Last edited on Tue May 10th, 2011 12:31 am by leeye |
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leeye 3T WIS
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Devin 3T WIS 
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Looks Great Oscar! |
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Redd 3T WIS
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I'm very, VERY glad to join the other lucky T3 owners of one of the new Helson Skindivers. And Peter Helson was a pleasure to deal with throughout. So here are a few photos of the C3 Lume (white) no date version......        |
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t0t0_b0y 3T WIS
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impressive!!! Congrats!! |
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afc14284 3T WIS 
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Congratulations to all you lucky owners of the Skin Diver! It's really a remarkable watch by itself.. Now considering the homage part I can see by several owners that it's the best out there so Kudos to Helson!!! |
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