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Birddogone 3T WIS 
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Hey All, I've been a little surprised by no one interested in the Helix Brand. I came across it about 8-9 months ago and was very impressed, as a matter of fact I bought three! One orange strap diver, one black strap and one PVD Chronograph. They are 48mm cases, 990 WR with screw down crowns, backs and Swiss quartz movements. Quality is tremendous for the price. Regards, Rod Attachment: resize 4.jpg (Downloaded 129 times) |
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tenbosch 3T WIS 
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Birddogone wrote: Hey All,Hey Rod, They look pretty cool. More pics (and bigger) would be great! |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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surprised?... quartz is not a fave of most WIS around here...great looking watches but no heart. |
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Birddogone 3T WIS
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I called the service center here in the States to find out more about them. I was told, they were made from 2007- 2009 for the European market only. Retailed from $250 up to around $400. There was a flood of left overs in the USA, primarily on Ebay that sold for sub $100. They made four models, the Okto being the Divers watch and the most expensive. Here's the Kicker, they were Timex's hi end line made here in the USA with Swiss quartz movements! Follow this link to their web site, its' really Cool. http://www.watchhelix.com/intro.html Rod |
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Birddogone 3T WIS
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oagaspar wrote: surprised?... quartz is not a fave of most WIS around here...great looking watches but no heart. Not mine either until I bought one....... |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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sorry but these watches are just inexpensive quartz watches with a low 50m- 100m water resistancy that were never considered Timex hi-line.....these watches sold for under $100. from a few sites and discount stores like K-Mart dating back to 04' here in the states...I'm talking strictly about the original Timex Helix.......it was also released a while back that the warranties were no longer being honored because these are all closeouts dating back to 06'-07' ....again a great looking watch but a G-Shock would serve you better in the quartz category....the Timex Helix Works everyone was hot for years ago was this multi-function diver that many divers used a as back -up ....as far as these newer designs are concerned it is unknown if someone picked up the name "Helix" or not and is producing them....the original Timex Helix was sold as such and had "Timex" on the casebacks if I recall.  Attachment: tx_helix_works_web.JPG (Downloaded 120 times) |
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Birddogone 3T WIS
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Here's an interesting article by TLex. http://****.blogspot.com/search/label/PICTORIALS?updated-max=2009-10-25T00%3A003A00%2B08%3A00&max-results=20 Last edited on Thu Aug 5th, 2010 11:34 am by Birddogone |
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captobvious 3T WIS 
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I picked up the Octo Chrono on bracelet for $60 and it's the best $60 watch I've ever bought. Very solid case, sapphire crystal and a nice bracelet with ratcheting diver's extension. It's a great knockaround watch. Last edited on Thu Aug 5th, 2010 11:52 am by captobvious |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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I agree Mark... Helix probably is great knockaround in the $100. range....but not to be mistaken for the "Timex Helix" of earlier years....these are new watches manufactured by Callanen International out of Newark,Conn. ....a privately owned subsidiary of Timex and were 1st introduced in 2009 using Asian factories to manufacture....they also produce Quess,Mark Ecko,Nautica and many other department store fashion watches...the local TJMaxx has them for &79. ...maybe I better take a better look see.....maybe Rod can post some individual pics....big_eyes.gif |
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TVDinner 3T WIS 
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Amazing how people just discount watches based on price and/or movement. I know many people who really like these and they are a tremendous bang for the buck. Excellent bracelet and clasp and small details that many higher priced brands overlook or just dontt have. I loved mine but traded it recently. I will probably pick one up again. From styling to actual real quality these are very very nice watches - especially for under $100 which you can usually find them for.     |
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TVDinner 3T WIS
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captobvious wrote: I picked up the Octo Chrono on bracelet for $60 and it's the best $60 watch I've ever bought. Very solid case, sapphire crystal and a nice bracelet with ratcheting diver's extension. It's a great knockaround watch. Agreed 100%. I got mine on the bracelet for $70 as well. |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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oagaspar wrote: surprised?... quartz is not a fave of most WIS around here...great looking watches but no heart. +1. The only quartz I have is a Swatch that I use to regulate my automatics/manuals with. Designs shown on some of the above posts are ok though. |
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elemental 3T WIS
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i have an ecozilla and a gshock that serve me well when im coaching rollerderby...:) |
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Birddogone 3T WIS
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Here are a few pictures of my Helix Oktos. Attachment: tmpphpTLEKR1.jpg (Downloaded 52 times) |
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Birddogone 3T WIS
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Oragne Okto diver Attachment: tmpphpa1yLxS.jpg (Downloaded 52 times) |
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Birddogone 3T WIS
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Rear View Attachment: tmpphpSdIFAV.jpg (Downloaded 52 times) |
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Birddogone 3T WIS
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PVD Chrono Attachment: tmpphpYReeFC.jpg (Downloaded 50 times) |
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Birddogone 3T WIS
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Notice screw down pushers. Attachment: tmpphpD1eWnp.jpg (Downloaded 51 times) |
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Birddogone 3T WIS
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Signed crown Attachment: tmpphpa1yLxS.jpg (Downloaded 50 times) |
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Birddogone 3T WIS
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Signed Strap Attachment: tmpphp36W23h.jpg (Downloaded 48 times) |
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pauliedoggs 3T WIS 
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I had a Helix Okto a while back. I thought it was a great buy for the money. I bought it second hand. I loved the dial, bezel and hands but I couldn't get used to the shape of the case. I put a black Zulu on it be/c the orange rubber was giving me seizures :) |
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