The Limes Neptun

Has received an update -

Courtesy of Limes

The folks at Limes have taken something that was already quite good, and made it even better.  Some of the elements of the case (formerly all brushed) are now polished to offer some stronger contrast.  This extended to the hands which are now polished in an effort to provide greater legibility.

Courtesy of Limes

Here are the pertinents -

Technical details

Movement
Swiss automatic movement Sellita SW 200-1

Watch case

ICKLER diver's case, water resistant to 100 ATM, stainless steel brushed and polished,
diameter 41,5mm, with crown 46mm, length 6-12: 50mm, thickness 12,5mm,
sapphire crystal with A/R coating, unidirectional rotating steel bezel with indexes and luminous point, solid screw down case back, screw down crown, screw bars

Dial

Black with large luminous indices

Hands

Luminous hands

Band

Stainless steel bracelet with safety clasp and fold-out extension.
Width 20mm, wrist size: 16-22 cm

What's Cool at BaselWorld - Helfer!

I actually met the owner of Helfer (Livio Helfer) before the fair even began. Not to go into too much detail, but this is a guy with a love for life! At a time where everyone - including me - has said that there is no more room for new watch brands, Helfer has entered the fray and driven interest to such a level that it was truly astonishing to see the amount of traffic at their booth. Ironic when you consider that Anonimo was right around the corner and populated mostly by people working with/for Anonimo as opposed to press and retail partners.

So this is one of the latest offerings from Helfer, the Divermaster.  A cool diver, beautiful strap, Selitta movement.

I will be giving a more in-depth run down on this watch and the other offerings from Helfer in due course. Stay tuned!

Wrapping Up the KonTiki Date

So a bit more than 15 days, but the nice folks at Eterna have not sent the goons to come and collect the Kontiki Date.  Therefore it is time to tie a bow on this little review and wrap it up.

Courtesy of Eterna

Point of full disclosure - I am a prior owner of 2 different Eterna KonTiki watches.
This was one of them -

Courtesy of Eterna

I am a little biased, so I am going to try and keep this as objective as I possibly can.