Vanuatu from HELM Watches

[OTGabe]

Saw this in OceanicTime the other day. $500 shipped is a reasonable price and it has some interesting elements. Dial and hands inspired by the Sinn U1, and a case that resembles the Dreadnaught, Korsbek, Kremke, and other Fricker divers from a few years back. I also like the fact that they pressure test every individual watch before sale. What do you think?







http://helmwatches.com/vanuatu.html

[crownpuller]

Yes, very Sinn 'esque. Looks thicker than the quoted 14mm At least it does to me in this video review: HERE
I have no problem with it having a Seiko movement; but "Accuracy: -25 ~ +35 seconds/day" doesn't really entice me .... which is kind of academic as I've just spent my 'pocket money' ('allowance' if you will) on the Steinhart Titanium 500.

[OTGabe]

The NH35 movement is definitely a workhorse movement, but I've owned a couple and they were +/-5 to 15 seconds per day in real world use. The wide range on spec sheets is not common from what I've read about the various watches that contain the movement. Heck, a standard grade ETA 2824-2 is rated at +/-30 per day, but I don't think any of us expect that when we get one.

I was also thinking that it seemed thicker, as well as the fact that the lug to lug seems longer than the specified 50mm. The long lugs are a reason I never bonded with one of the similarly styled divers that have come out over the years. Still, it's a strong effort, and if it was closer to $300, I'd be very tempted.

[Nokie]

Very Sinn-like. Not a fan of the hands, but like the case and it looks good on the Nato strap.

[deCompression]

Here we spoke already

http://www.intlwatchleague.com/showt...ches-New-Micro

[Andrema]

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