Best Value for Money Dive Watch - The Helm Komodo - Owner Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- It's amazing to me, with watch prices on the rise, and also Chinese brands competing in the microbrand space with homage watches (that are very well built btw) there are still companies like Helm that can offer a far superior watch, unique design with amazing build quality.
It's no secret why these watches are always sold out and there is a wait list a mile long. Whatever Helm is doing, they are doing it right, and watch enthusiasts are responding.
This watch may not be for you, but it is worth watching to see why Helm leads the pack in the microbrand space.
Enjoy this owners review of the watch as I share some of my personal experiences with the Helm brand.
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110% agree as a Komodo owner. build quality is excellent, feel is solid. it is a certified diver with actually adjusted (cosc terms) Seiko movement. this company is a treasure and the fact they can offer customers the prices like that makes them heroes.
Amazing company. I’m a fan!
Thanks for review. I had reservations about the Komodo being too tall on wrist. But after I received mine and installed it on the bracelet I became a fan as well. For me, it’s the ultimate tool watch that wears great on wrist with the bracelet. Fit, finish, design all top notch.
It’s a great watch but I’m waiting in line for the Miyako!
Excellent video on the Komodo! I have several dive watches including the Komodo & this Helm is, by far, the most rugged, well built, toolish, Dive watch I have. Others are built for ‘show’, the Komodo is built to ‘go’….diving & go deep!!!
The other thing I love about Helm watches is how they can be “customized” by buying different straps, bracelets, & easy to change out bezels to personalize your Helm. You’ve got spare parts galore from Helm as well! I’m a believer!!!!
Built for so, build for "go!" That's a slogan they should use! I think it is great you can get interchangeable parts. So cool!
Great video! I was lucky enough to get a komodo when they first released. Agree on the lume. Must be one of the best out there. Especially love how they lumed the date.
Seriously! How cool is that lume? You are lucky, I hear the waiting list is huge now! Bravo!
orange dial with orange date wheel! def dont see that too often. awesome to hear about the customer service also.
He was super friendly, and was quick to offer a solution. It was pleasurable! How cool is that orange date wheel?
That's a super cool watch.
That price is NUTS, man!
Fabulous dimensions, and quite an accommodating fit.
Great video, B!
TY Marcelo! There is a comment below that says the wait list is like 5K! omg.... Thank you for the comments!
Nice review. I'm in the waiting list for the orange dial. It cant come soon enough. The watches are great looking and the strap options look really good. Ill revisit when it (eventually) arrives.
Great watches! You will enjoy 👍
Got a Vanuatu and love it. Been looking at this since it first released and just don't quite get to buying it (second hand admittedly). I think it's the height. But I love the contours on it, lovely shape, colours. Great to hear good news customer service stories too. Had the same with a lot of micro brands. Love the content 👍
Thank you very much! My friend Bob also has the Vanuatu, and that took the place of his Marathon! I mean…that must be good! Thank you for the kind words😀
Thanks for the informative review. The thickness of it has been a concern of mine since getting on the wait list almost 2 years ago. And actually placed my order for the same watch today after receiving an email from Helm that I was able to finally purchase. This review eases my mind a bit and with a 7 3/4" wrist ot should work fine.
Haven't recieved shipping dates yet so I'm not sure how long it will take but looking forward to it. Thanks again! Cheers
Oh man, you will love them. They are very cool watches! Let me know.....
Have the Komodo in white, the Vanuatu and the Miyako. Each of them is absolutely fantastic and very accurate. Love this brand!
I am on the Miyako waitlist (I was a little late to the party) and I can't wait to get one! I agree, Helm is awesome.
@@threehandhunterit's been over a year, have you gotten anywhere near getting it yet. I'm getting this one as I type 8/29/23.
Great video 👍
Very well presented. Just a little suggestion, maybe you could have shown/demonstrated the "unsightly gap".
Very well done on camera work and talking speed, was great to watch and follow.
Thank you for the feedback! I really appreciate the comments and always welcomed! 👍
Great video. I have this watch and it's great. I also have the IWC Aquatimer 2000 from which it's inspiration derived which is why the bezel is not angled. It is a hefty piece however and not for the weak.
An excellent watch however in all regards
I didn’t know that is where the inspiration came from!! Thank you 👍🙏
@@threehandhunter . The aqautimer 2000 along with the Blancpain fifty fathoms was also one of the first to ever have a Saphire coated and luminous bezel . The lume however on both of those prices is stronger than the Helms. Value for m9ney though the Helm Hold a it's own well.
What a great watch! ……. Fantastic review Thank you
Thanks, Royce!
Love this watch, the best colour and the best model
Have you seen the MIYAKO yet? Hubba hubba!
I got my Helm Komodo just before they started doing waiting lists, the website crashed as it usually does when they release a watch and they said they would try again in 3 days time but they began the sale again the next day and it was purely by chance i spotted this. Those that took them at their word and left it the 3 days only to find out they were all gone were rightly pissed which is probably why the waiting list system came about. I now have all 3 watches Helm have released and just put my name on the waiting list for their upcoming 4th release the Miyako which looks another really nice watch.
Hey, Rod, thanks for that information. It's really great to know, and I am going to google the "Miyako" now!! Happy Holidays!
I just bought this watch, waiting for it to be delivered. I have a 7 3/8" wrist and was curious what the weight of the piece with metal bracelet is sized to your 7 1/4' wrist?
I don’t have it any longer, I have a Miyako now. But if I had to guess about 170-180 grams or so. It’s a great piece and the lume is fantastic
thank you. i have a Spinnaker Hass and that's around 180 grams. I'm at 7 3/8" for my wrist size@@threehandhunter
excellent review
Thank you 🙏 sir
just got my komodo too. 7.25" wrist as well and Im disappointed that the ratcheting extension has been removed. price did not reduce right? haha.
Haha. Actually, after seeing reviews of the watch, not sure I'd want that extension. Then again, I am no diver!
@@threehandhunter probably something that might come in handy even for desk-diving on a hot day. hehe.
How's the weight? I just got an email from them and really considering....
I don’t own it anymore. I own a Miyako now (love it!). But I recall it’s fairly hefty. Wears best on the bracelet because the head is a little “top heavy”
When you wear a Helm, you feel like your wearing a much more expensive watch.
Decisively yes.
I brought this watch because it was super thick. I'm not interested in fragile looking dress watches. I wanted a tool watch and this fits the bill exactly. The other thing I like about it, which exaggerates the thickness is the small bezel size. Just 40mm in diameter. The Bracelet scratches easily. The only complaint. But I like the fact it has no taper and the buckle is unashamedly big. If you want an effeminate watch go look elsewhere. But if you are a real man you need one of these
Agreed, Helm builds tough watches. Check out Marathon too!
2024 and this is still holding true for the Komodo…
It’s an awesome watch. Well made. But it is thick!
@@threehandhunter It is!! Especially for a 40, then again my rotation right now includes a JC deep sea sea dweller and an Arnie, something about the thick ones I just love.. I’m an avg wrist size at 7.5 too..
...still on the waiting list :-(
I have heard it is very long too. Have you inquired where you were at? I hope you are near the front!
@@threehandhunter 5000+ so definfitly not this year for Xmas...
@@seventyandone Oh damn! Cmon Valentines Day!!!
@@threehandhunter I'm at 2400...gaining places at the rate of 100/month...a long wait....
@@stuart150 I'm like 1600 now for the miyako lol
I owned one for a short while and didn't rate it.
1. Too deep
2. Industrial case finishing
3. Poorly regulated movement
4. At best an average clasp.
5. Poor bezel action
To be honest Phoibos and San Martin produce better dive watches
I may have to give San Martin another shot
Hong Kong is China. So there's that.
Great review though 👍
True dat. I have spent 6 weeks of my life there. But you have to admit, Hong Kong is a "Different China"
You need to see the rest of China. Hong Kong is a colony of the UK. Although the UK treats Hong Kong people with subtle contempt. Most Hong-Kong people don't identify themselves as Chinese. Even to the point of denying there ethnicity. Even my mom says she is Hong-Kong nese. How fucked up is that. She did marry a main landers. (That's what Hong Kongers call people who live in China but not in Hong Kong. As for me I was born in the UK but proudly identify as ethnically Chinese.
Joss
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Made in China,,, rather have a Made in Japan Seiko diver.
I hear you! But at least it’s not a homage!
Another useful idiot