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Hard agree. Fell in love with the vintage and wanted to own a more recent one. An original is just too spendy to be bought and worn. Its a collectors piece imho. After looking in Blancpain windows for years I finally realised that all of their newer modes are actually quite rubbish looking.
This is why I liked the idea of the Helson so much. Its cheap, wearable and better looking than the newer ones. Tbh, there is an argument that its a better looking watch than the vintage one too. While I do really appreciate it, its not a watch I'd want to see on my wrist from day to day. If I owned one it'd sit in my watch box and never be worn.
In that way the Helson is a true homage. Not a copy. Its an updated improvement imho.
Stonehedge
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Think Blancpain, other than the original Fifty Fathoms and No Rad edition, are sooooo forgettable. 90% of their catalogue is trash.
Grumpy Monday.