A $6k Helson ???

[BacoNoir]

Ok, WTF am I missing here????

Tantalum is a unique material but it’s not gold.

[dukerules]

It's because it's tantalum.

[jeckyll]

Can you shower with it?!?

[AtomicTom]

Yup, it's evidently very similar to Adamanitium, and Vibranium.

[HapaHapa]

Maybe it stood out because many of the other specialty materials are nickel alloys? Aren’t some people allergic to nickel?

[River Rat]

Helson smoking crack expecting that much for a boutique brand and it's kind of ugly

[snootydog]

I like quite a few of Helsons watches but I wouldn't buy that one even it were stainless steel. It's not the prettiest of watches.

[richard.k.johnson02]

Well you are getting a lot of expensive metal, 45 x 18 mm, and water resistance for your 6k.

[JP Chestnut]

That case is even worse than the modern Sub. "It's a shitta!" as fat Archy would say

[hoppyjr]

It also weighs more on rubber that a Planet Ocean XL or Rolex Deepsea.

245g GTFOH!

[jeckyll]

It also weighs more on rubber that a Planet Ocean XL or Rolex Deepsea.

245g GTFOH!

Weight = quality?

[gwells]

i like my helson, but $600 like it, not $6000 like it. and this one is not that great. awfully blocky and chunky.

[hoppyjr]

It also weighs more on rubber that a Planet Ocean XL or Rolex Deepsea.

245g GTFOH!

Weight = quality?

I believe this is true, which makes me one seriously high-quality man.

[jeckyll]

It also weighs more on rubber that a Planet Ocean XL or Rolex Deepsea.

245g GTFOH!

Weight = quality?

I believe this is true, which makes me one seriously high-quality man.

[tattoo chef]

Z

[JP Chestnut]

Tantalum is $218 a kilogram.
It’s very expensive stuff, also highly corrosion resistant.
I didn’t look at the ad but figure they probably didn’t make many. I’m sure they will sell a few and that will be all.
I wouldn’t pay 6 grand for a Helson, but I applaud the uniqueness of using that metal.
I can only imagine if Omega or Rolex made it, it would be $60,000.


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Gold is approximately $50,000/kg and Rolex sells a similarly blocky sub made out of it for $35,000, so that seems unlikely

[BlueSky]

Barnum, even though he didn't say it, was right.

[SoCal C4S]

It also weighs more on rubber that a Planet Ocean XL or Rolex Deepsea.

245g GTFOH!

I own and wear both of these on rubber, and wouldn’t want ANYTHING heavier than either on my wrist.

i like my helson, but $600 like it, not $6000 like it. and this one is not that great. awfully blocky and chunky.

I like my $300 brass 42mm Shark Diver. Can’t imagine spending much more for a Helson.

[toxicavenger]

doxa prices

[tattoo chef]

Gold is approximately $50,000/kg and Rolex sells a similarly blocky sub made out of it for $35,000, so that seems unlikely

You are correct, and I’m bad at kilograms and ounces etc. I thought a kilogram was less than it is, so yeah, tantalum isn’t really that expensive compared to gold.
I looked up some watches made of tantalum or with tantalum elements, and while very expensive, are all luxury brands like Hublot, Zenith or Panerai, and they can command the pricing.
I am now wondering if even one person will drop $6,000 on a Helson, and why.
In the end it’s not could you make it, but SHOULD you make it, and they probably shouldn’t have.


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[matt.wu]

That website and its fonts looks like it was designed by me as a high-schooler in the 90s.

[River Rat]

I can see one of these come up for sell 20-60 years from now and since it’s a no name watch co no one remembers at the time they are buying it to melt the case for the metal content for $$ and throwing away the movement. Kind of what they do to pocket watches today but funny thing even the Rolex name saves a pocket watch from being melted down for the gold content.

[SoCal C4S]

I would buy one for $700 or so because of the material, but not for $6k.

[BacoNoir]

I wonder if they’ve sold any? I have no desire to purchase one but am tempted to put a WatchRecon search out there to see if anyone tries to sell one.

[CGSshorty]

Money laundering.