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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-
Also agree.
The original design is great, big, but great and distinctive. I just think that whoever they have designing the modern interpretations haven't got a solid idea of where to take it.
Looks like everything is pushed right up to the edge, trying to get off the dial, with huge gaps in the middle and horrible composition. Some of the more complicated movements and finishing on those movements looks good but most of the dials look closer to fashion watches when you see them in person.
I'd genuinely want to know what their sales figures are, at an average of £10k and up with the competition at that price point, surely they're not getting a look in.As you say, the Helson looks better and has all that good core DNA. Not that I could afford one, but I wouldn't buy one if I could because I don't respect the brand at the end of the day. I don't respect where they've taken it and what little they done to elevate it, Blancpain that is.
We all know that AP ride the majority of their success on one watch but at least their iterations are refined and classy.
Blancpain is a straight up mess.
D-Dog
Think Blancpain, other than the original Fifty Fathoms and No Rad edition, are sooooo forgettable. 90% of their catalogue is trash.
Grumpy Monday.