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stew77 Admin 
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Great to see some 3T'ers receiving their Helberg CH1 watches! Loving mine right out of the gate...amazing case and sapphire bubble crystal, with great fit/finish overall! A completely unique piece that is going to be hard to fly under the radar with, unless you are wearing it under your sweater sleeve! The lume performance is my only nit given BG W9 Superluminova on the spec sheet...I expected it to be brighter overall and the application is not completely uniform showing dim spots in the center of the circular markers. It does appear to be fairly long lasting, however, so that is a plus. The piece is still truly amazing though...love the gutsy move from Clemens at Helberg in producing the CH1 inspired by the Rolex Deep Sea Special from 1960! Bravo!  http://www.rolex.com/magazine/sports-and-culture/exploration/trieste.html Trust me, you don't own anything remotely like this one, especially if you went with the spherical bubble crystal! Please post up pics of yours as they arrive! Here's mine (this thing is a bugger to photograph due to that spherical bubble crystal...which I love!)     |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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I'm drooling on this, Chris. It's a perfect statement watch and really means what a serious WIS the owner is. The reflections devil lives inside that bubble and there's no way you can fight it. From the reflection on the crystal I can see your lunch.....pizza! Enjoy it, amigo and keep posting.  |
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joecb 3T WIS 
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Great pics, Chris!! |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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Congrats Chris...awesome CH1 and awesome pics as usual Buddy! |
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Gregger 3T WIS 
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WOW what a beauty |
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exc-hulk Moderator 
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Hey Chris, this piece is really awesome. Love that case and bubble crystal. Have you ordered the bracelet ? I think on a Iso/Cuda that piece looks great ! I really must have those watch.  The stainless steel version with golden hands and clean bezel is my favorite. |
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stew77 Admin
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Jeff, Joe, Oscar, Greg, Phil...thanks for the kind words on the CH1! Enjoying the uniqueness of this one! Looking forward to seeing others posting up their pics in this thread!  Jeff - Agree with you my friend...a 'statement' watch for sure, and one that's very difficult to wear inconspicuously on the exposed wrist! My son exclaimed "Woh!, what is that" after first seeing it on my wrist...the bubble crystal really grabs attention! Phil - I didn't order the ss bracelet with mine. Had I gone with the ss case, I likely would have. I agree with your comments regarding an Iso/Cuda combo...should be a sweet combo for sure! Let's see more CH1 pics! |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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I'm hoping mine surfaces on Monday! |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS
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Well, here's my own CH1. I love it but wished it had stronger lume and improved crown stem motion. But overall, I really love this one. Mine comes with the optional SS bracelet. I plan t switch to that tomorrow or maybe try out an Isofrane, as Herr Philipp suggested. The long trip to Manila somehow caused all of Santa's reindeer to be weary....thus the slight delay.   |
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stew77 Admin
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Looks sweet Jeff! Congrats and very glad to see this one finally make its way to your wrist! I agree with your points made regarding the negatives, but the piece overall is an outstanding effort! I'm also thinking of moving mine over to an Isofane, or maybe try some more leather combos since I didn't order the ss bracelet. |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS
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stew77 wrote:Looks sweet Jeff! Thanks, amigo. I tried the CH1 on its bracelet and initial fit could actually fit my forearm. And because we don't have a Daily Forearm Check, I need to remove 6 links. That's a lot. But I think I can say the CH1 looks better on bracelet. It takes on a totally different look with the bronze complementing the SS and vice versa. Will post pics soon. Hey, Chris. Here's a shot....DAILY FOREARM CHECK.  Last edited on Mon Jan 6th, 2014 10:26 am by bigrustypig |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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the bracelet does look awesome Jeff! one more to add the the club...just amazing!...a simply awesome watch in every aspect imho.    |
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stew77 Admin
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bigrustypig wrote:stew77 wrote: Awesome Jeff! Love the Forearm check!!!  Looks great on the ss bracelet...I wasn't sure about how the ss bracelet would look with the Bronze case, but it really works! Maybe I'll have to order a bracelet at some point! |
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stew77 Admin
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oagaspar wrote:the bracelet does look awesome Jeff! Woh Oscar! Looks SWEET...so glad that yours finally arrived buddy!!! Your pics are absolutely killer as always! I'm lovin' that textile? strap that you've got yours on...great combo!!! I may need to order one of those. Congrats, and great to see more pics in this thread! |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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stew77 wrote: oagaspar wrote:TY Chris...love this watch!...the strap is kevlar-like,same style/design as the leathers..very cool and looks great on the CH1 imo... |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS
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Big Congrats, Oscar. The entire combo looks so unique. Each time I see this astrodome crystal, I regret not getting it. I might shoot down one for myself in SS. Enjoy! |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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bigrustypig wrote: Big Congrats, Oscar. The entire combo looks so unique. Each time I see this astrodome crystal, I regret not getting it. I might shoot down one for myself in SS.TY Jeff...the bubble is very unique and what sets this model apart...I have been thinking about getting a SS version with the non dome.The case design is very appealing imo. |
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joecb 3T WIS
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Damn, Oscar!! Looks awesome on that strap!!! |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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joecb wrote: Damn, Oscar!! Looks awesome on that strap!!!TY Joe,I think the CH1 looks good on every strap and the bracelet! |
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I Like em BIG ! ! 3T WIS 
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I'll add mine to the mix...: Sooooo COOL! Edit: Re-sizing... please hold... Last edited on Wed Jan 29th, 2014 05:59 pm by I Like em BIG ! ! |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS
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Looks good. We seem to have the same size wrist. I'm about a 6.5 inch wrist. Are we the same? ser=30864]I Like em BIG ! ![/user] wrote: I'll add mine to the mix...: |
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stew77 Admin
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I Like em BIG ! ! wrote:I'll add mine to the mix...: Looks AWESOME in the Stainless Steel! Very tempting to own one in each version! Congrats! |
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stew77 Admin
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Some patina shots of mine (this was a really fast effort due to time contraints with the LOS gel...I may tweak things a bit when I get some time). Nothing quite like this one!   |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS
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stew77 wrote:Some patina shots of mine (this was a really fast effort due to time contraints with the LOS gel...I may tweak things a bit when I get some time). Amazing patina, Chris....so much, so fast! I may need to play catch up with you on this. And yes, it would have been the ideal scenario having both models. |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS
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stew77 wrote:Some patina shots of mine (this was a really fast effort due to time contraints with the LOS gel...I may tweak things a bit when I get some time). Amazing patina, Chris....so much, so fast! I may need to play catch up with you on this. And yes, it would have been the ideal scenario having both models. |
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joecb 3T WIS
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Looks very cool with all the patina, Chris!!! |
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exc-hulk Moderator
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...a bit late to the party       |
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Danny S 3T WIS 
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So... Who's gonna be the 1st to strap theirs to a bathysphere, and... |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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Congrats Phil on an awesome CH-1 and pics! |
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exc-hulk Moderator
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 Oscar !I am really happy... Last edited on Sat Sep 27th, 2014 01:44 pm by exc-hulk |
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exc-hulk Moderator
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My last purchase 2014 was my 2nd CH1. Love them both. Crappy pics...sorry   |
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stew77 Admin
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exc-hulk wrote:My last purchase 2014 was my 2nd CH1. Love them both. Great comparison pics of your two versions of the CH1 Phil! ...it is amazing how different the two look despite the same case.Both look spectacular by the way...enjoy 'em both my friend! |
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exc-hulk Moderator
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Thank you Chris ! Like you say, actually the same watch. But yet so different. |
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