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HELM Komodo
$295Stock unknown
Case
- Diameter
- 40mm
- Thickness
- 15.5mm
- Lug-to-lug
- 47mm
- Lug width
- 20mm
- Material
- Stainless Steel
- Water resistance
- 300m
Crystal & dial
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Shape
- Double-Domed
- AR coating
- Yes
- Dial colour
- Black
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
Movement
- Caliber
- Seiko NH35
- Type
- Automatic
- Jewels
- 24
- Complications
- Date
Seiko
Seiko's third-party supply version of the 4R35, sold to external watch brands and modders worldwide. Adds hacking and hand-winding over the 7S26 it effectively replaced. The NH35 has become the default automatic movement for watch modding and microbrand watches, thanks to its low cost, reliability, and wide availability of compatible parts including dials, hands, and cases in the Seiko-compatible format.
Design language
- Case shape
- round
- Dial style
- matte
- Bezel
- rotating
- Bracelet
- lug-attached
- Hands
- mercedes
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Komodo collection · 2 watches
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Owners widely praise the HELM Komodo for its excellent build quality, top-notch case finishing, and substantial lume, with many considering it one of the best divers under $300 due to its ISO 6425 compliance and detailed dial. However, its 15.2mm to 15.5mm height is frequently noted as making it feel thick and hefty, and the bezel ridges are described as uncomfortable to turn, while the clasp design is also flagged as a drawback. Overall, owners rate the HELM Komodo highly for its impressive finishing and lume at its price point, despite its perceived thickness.
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