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28 May 2016, 10:06 AM | #1 |
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42mm Bronze Helson Shark Diver
I've been wanting a bronze watch for several years, but never quite found the one to pull the trigger on. This year, the Black Bay Bronze and Oris LE Carl Brashear Diver were released around Basel and piqued my interest further. The Oris is gorgeous with the blue dial but uses as SW200 movement and they want $2k for it. The Tudor has the new in-house movement but I'm not a huge fan of the dial/bezel color contrast (or lack there of) with the bronze case.
I owned a 45mm Ti Helson Shark Diver before and it's one of the few watches I flipped that I regretted selling. They are well built, have a unique look and the lume is amazing. I kept seeing a black dial 42mm bronze FS on another forum and found myself going back to look at it almost daily. I showed it to my wife last week and expected the "you don't need another watch" comment, but instead got the "Wow, that's nice and different than your other watches. I like the bronze. You should buy it." A few PMs back and forth with the seller and we struck a deal. Today, the tracking number pinged my phone with a text message and I went to the office mailbox to collect it.
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28 May 2016, 10:13 AM | #2 |
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Roger that thing is freaking cool...... I love it. Great pick!!!!
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Thank you. They make nice watches.
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30 May 2016, 07:05 PM | #4 |
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Congrats !
Be interesting to see how it develops . |
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Cool watch Roger. Looks like the springbars are helps in with screws.
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Great choice, congrats
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Very nice!
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31 May 2016, 12:32 AM | #9 |
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Serious lume--enjoy!
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4 June 2016, 10:40 AM | #10 |
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If you're interested in aging the bronze in 15 seconds...give this a try
http://www.rockler.com/darkening-solution I was amazed from the result. |
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I had a 45mm bronze from them. Great quality. I should have got the 42mm like you.
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42mm Bronze Helson Shark Diver
Thanks all!
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Interesting. I think I'll let it run it's course naturally to see how it evolves. I've seen some where the case and sides of the bezel darkened, but the stop of the bezel was much lighter and loved the uneven effect.
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