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HELM Vanuatu
Case
- Diameter
- 42mm
- Thickness
- 14mm
- Lug-to-lug
- 50mm
- Lug width
- 22mm
- Material
- Stainless Steel
- Water resistance
- 300m
Crystal & dial
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- AR coating
- Yes
- Dial colour
- Black
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
Movement
- Caliber
- Seiko NH35
- Type
- Automatic
- Jewels
- 24
- Hacking
- No
- Hand-winding
- No
- 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
- baton
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Vanuatu collection · 2 watches
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Retail$285
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Owners widely praise the HELM Vanuatu for its exceptional comfort, with the titanium bracelet frequently cited as "uber-comfortable" and the watch itself being less overbearing on the wrist than comparable dive watches. Reviewers note its great bezel action and overall quality, with one owner finding the purchase satisfactory despite a nearly two-year wait. On balance, owners rate the HELM Vanuatu highly for its wearability and solid build at the price.
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