I love Omegas. Understated yet stylish elegance. Love that Helson too. Went to their site since I was unfamiliar with the brand and found a Shark Diver with a white face which I've been looking for. Been saving my pennies for a new iPad 3 when it comes out but now I'm torn. I really want that Helson.
Say Rolex and people's eyes light up but say Omega and they go huuuughghhuuugh? Arguable the same, so it comes to preference. I prefer not to look like a douche.
Say Omega, Rolex, IWC and any number of other brands and my eyes roll up. Pretty much always going to be Timex or Casio for me.
I ended up ordering the black one yesterday. Should get here tomorrow (Wednesday) according to Fed-Ex.
I used Rit Dye. The strap was originally tan and began to fade. So while I was dying some pouches, OD green to black, I drop the strap into the heated solution also. Nice surprise was that the treads didn't take the color, probably synthetic. The tan treads add some nice contrast against the dark black.