New Arrival... Bronze Shark Diver

[thsiao]

Yesterday I received my Helson Bronze Shark Diver and boy am I impressed with this watch! The color of the bronze is just amazing... it arrived with some uneven patina (Helson claims the cases sat in their stock while they awaited for the hands and their facility is near the ocean, expediting the patina process) but today I did the lemon juice clean up to get the surfaces even. The green dial is beautiful, the lume is very strong, and overall the piece just feels like quality. Looking forward to comparing the Olivier Bronze with this one once the Olivier gets released.

Now onto the pics...





Came in this pretty cool container...





You can see the uneven patina...





After the lemon bath and a different brown leather strap... looks a million times better now...

[totorol]

Nice!! Thsiao!!
Patina is not bad, but I know you like it fresh as new to beginning with, rt!!

I heard of using ketchup will do the same too!! Guess I will have to try it one day!!

I am bronze addicted aleady, every watch I look is if whether they have it in bronze, heheee....

Great pickup, and wear in good health!!

Tony

[thsiao]

Nice!! Thsiao!!
Patina is not bad, but I know you like it fresh as new to beginning with, rt!!

I heard of using ketchup will do the same too!! Guess I will have to try it one day!!

I am bronze addicted aleady, every watch I look is if whether they have it in bronze, heheee....

Great pickup, and wear in good health!!

Tony

Yes! Ketchup works the same as lemon... I tried both with the same results so I just used lemon since it was cleaner :).

[penerai 1950]

welcome to the SD bronze club.

mine is with the black dial, love the green dial as well.

[raze]

Awesome watches guys! Congrats in the new bronzo!

[poison]

Awesome, thsiao! I want the side-by-sides with Olivier too.

[primerak]

Looks a little big - what size is your wrist?

[mellons]

[nick_sixx]

Looks a little big - what size is your wrist?

This. Your wrist looks tiny!

[SeikoSickness]

When Helson announced the 47 mm Stingray, I was slightly disappointed. However, was I ever pleased when I got the email saying that a new batch of bronze Shark Divers was ready to ship! Ordered mine as soon as I could and it should be in my hands tomorrow. I went with the black dial. I would love the brown however, I think that having a date dial that doesn't match the watch face is a little strange...