It’s amazing how much can happen in a single year.
In an uncertain world, where very little can be taken for granted, to say that 2025 has been an amazing year for Helicon would be a genuine understatement!
We ended the year finalising the design and technical details of our now-revealed and incredibly well-received Helicon Professional Chronograph. In those early stages of any project, you rely on experience, insight, and raw instinct — but from the outset, we knew we had something special on our hands.
British Watchmakers’ Day was another highlight. It was a fun, vibrant event and a real pleasure to meet so many customers, both new and familiar faces.
This year also saw a very special collaboration, where we created an Iridium edition of the Helicon Master for Gatherall — an extraordinary event for Bond enthusiasts held at GoldenEye in Jamaica, the former home of Ian Fleming.
Working alongside David Zaritsky of The Bond Experience, this was a project rooted in shared values: authenticity, storytelling, and a deep respect for design and detail. Seeing our Iridium Master take its place in such an iconic setting was a real pinch-me moment for us.
We also introduced you to Ami, our very own marine biologist, who has been diving with Helicon during her research into whale sharks and their habitats in the Maldives.
Ami not only researches whale sharks to help protect and conserve them, but also manages eco-tourism operations and works as a dive master. Her working life is spent in the water, and we’re genuinely thrilled that her Helicon Master is her chosen watch — both as a rugged companion for real marine work and as an everyday watch for life above the surface.
One of our watches even found itself working quietly behind the scenes at the Super Bowl in New Orleans, worn by one of the many producers creating content under immense pressure and tight deadlines. We love moments like that — Helicon watches doing exactly what they’re designed to do.
In 2025 we also welcomed our friend Hiro from Seiko’s movement manufacturing team in Tokyo. We’ve known Hiro for over a decade, so we arranged an informal (and very unofficial!) get-together at the Angel in the Fields pub in Marylebone.
This perfectly sums up what we love to do. It’s not about telling you how great Helicon Watches are — we already know they are — it’s about making you, as Helicon owners, part of our world. I don’t think many people in that room realised just how much insight they’d gain into Seiko movement manufacture… all over a pint.
Throughout the year we’ve received photos of Helicon watches from all over the globe — Australia, Asia, the Arctic, the Indian Ocean, across Europe and even Aberdeen. It’s a genuine thrill to see our watches being used and enjoyed in the way they were intended. Please do keep the photos coming.
In May, we drove from London to Glasgow to attend the inaugural Watch Collectors’ Club event. It was a fantastic day and a real pleasure to meet so many new friends from north of the border.
Looking ahead to 2026, we won’t be exhibiting at watch shows. With an already packed schedule, we simply don’t have the time — but rest assured, there are some wonderful surprises planned. We will also be arranging some very special Helicon owner events.
While we won’t be exhibiting at British Watchmakers’ Day in 2026, I will be there in person — so please come and say hello. I’m very much looking forward to seeing you all.
In 2025 we also committed to growing our YouTube channel, and we want to do that with your guidance and support.
This year we brought you interviews with Daniel Somlo of Somlo London, one of the UK’s most respected vintage watch dealers, and our friend Chris Manning, also known as Silver Hand. Chris produces an incredibly small number of watches each year, largely made entirely by hand. These are the people we’re lucky to call friends — and we want to make them your friends too.
I’m also delighted to say that our social media channels have grown four-fold this year. We plan to keep that momentum going, so if you have ideas or suggestions for content you’d love to see, please do let us know.
On the subject of the future — and a future that never was — we launched the Helicon Professional Chronograph, and the response has been nothing short of incredible.
We’ve wanted to build a chronograph for a long time, but it had to be a genuine tool. We call it Professional for a reason. Over the years we’ve built watches for service personnel — not as a marketing exercise, but as real tools for real use. That’s why this chronograph had to be practical, usable, and accessibly priced.
The watch is inspired by the largely unknown British space shuttle project MUSTARD — the Multi-Use Space Transport and Recovery Device. That naturally led us to ask: what if it had been built — and what watch would the crew have worn?
It’s a flight of fancy, perhaps, but one that matters deeply to us as a British brand.
Equally important is the fact that the new Helicon Professional Chronograph will be designed, tested, and assembled here in the UK — a major milestone for us.
As of Christmas 2025, we’re thrilled to say that over half of the production run is already pre-sold. We remain firmly on schedule for delivery in early 2026, and we’ll be taking you behind the scenes throughout the production process — right down to the creation of our collectible packaging, which will also be made here in the UK.
I’ll wrap this up now — otherwise we’ll be well into 2026 before I stop.
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So, from Danielle and me, a massive thank you. We wish you a very Merry Christmas, season’s greetings, and a healthy, peaceful, and prosperous 2026.
It’s going to be amazing!
Best Wishes,
Jonathan & Danielle