Halios is a Vancouver brand that sells four no-date Sellita watches in batches from its own site, none of them over $1,095, and the Seaforth is the one people search for. The decision it forces is whether you can wait, since the next Seaforth batch delivers in late December at the earliest and the Universa II in Q1 2027.
Checked 19 September 2026 · list prices on the maker's site that day unless marked street
Halios has sold watches from Vancouver since 2009, when Jason Lim founded it, and it has never held stock. Each model is made in a production batch; pre-orders open on the product page, close when the batch is allocated, and the page then reads as unavailable until the next run. That is the whole retail model, and it is the first thing to know about buying one, because the wait is measured in months rather than days. The Seaforth, now in its fourth generation and titanium only, is the one people search for, and the only Halios model that is. The Universa II is the 38 mm steel watch at 100 m, the office watch of the pair. Everything the brand makes shares a 20 mm lug, a double-domed sapphire with AR coating and a no-date Sellita, the SW200-2 with a stated 65-hour reserve in the Seaforth and the SW300-1 with 56 in the Universa.
At $765 to $805 the Seaforth IV sits between the Vaer D5 at $729 and Baltic's Aquascaphe Titanium at €730, and it is the only one of the three on a Swiss movement. At $995 the Universa II is priced under the Farer Resolute III at $1,220 and the Serica 6190 at $1,290, both shorter lug to lug and both orderable when we looked. The Universa's 48 mm lug to lug on a 38 mm case is the figure to carry to the wrist; the Seaforth's 46.5 mm at 40 or 41 mm is conventional.
On 19 September 2026, the day these pages were read, nothing was orderable. The Seaforth IV's December/January batch had closed, with delivery estimated at late December 2026 or early January 2027, and the Universa II was in production for Q1 2027 with pre-orders yet to open; the prices here are the list prices shown for those batches. The Fairwind and the Puck II are off the brand's site this year. Its Upcoming page promises a Fairwind Series II for the very end of 2026, a hand-wound chronograph on the Sellita SW510 M as a limited test run and an N-10 thermocompensated quartz line, none with a spec or a price. Steel and bronze Seaforths are gone from the catalogue; the only Seaforth IV page lists titanium.
Standing claims on this page, and where they come from.
The Seaforth is the Halios model people search for. In Google Search Console for 2 to 29 September 2026 the Seaforth was the only Halios model to appear in more than one query, and the Seaforth queries took 2 of the page's 3 clicks on 22 impressions, against 1 click on 145 impressions for the brand name alone. Search Console, smallseconds.io, 1 October 2026
Founded2009
BasedVancouver, Canada
AssembledAssembled, tested and shipped from Vancouver, Canada per the brand; manufacturing partners in Asia, Switzerland, Germany and the US
Read the table as two families with two versions each. The Seaforth IV Titanium comes with a fixed bezel at 40 mm ($765 on rubber, $930 with the titanium bracelet) or a rotating bezel at 41 mm ($805 on rubber, $970 with the bracelet), and the rotating bezel is offered with either an elapsed-time or a 12-hour scale at the same price; both take the same 6 dials. The Universa II is a 38 mm steel watch on a bracelet, $995 with a standard dial (5N Gold, Galvanic Blue, one still to be announced) or $1,095 with a vitreous enamel dial (Sapphire, Turquoise, Jessamine, Mercury). Everything else in the table is identical within a family. The Seaforth IV page sets the two bezels against each other and against the Vaer D5 and the Baltic Aquascaphe Titanium.
Ø40 mm · automatic · 200 m · $765 · Cheapest · titanium · fixed bezel
Halios Seaforth IV Titanium (fixed bezel)
40 × 46.5 mm · ref 40 × 47
MovementSellita SW200-2 automatic (no-date), 65h power reserve per brand
Case40 mm
Lug to lug46.5 mm
Thickness12.4 mm
Lug width20 mm
Water resistance200 m
Crystalsapphire, double-domed, AR coated
Bezelfixed
LumeGlobolight XP dial markers; Super-LumiNova C3 X1 (blue)
Case materialtitanium
Price$765
The Halios to buy at $765 if the bezel need not turn, and the cheapest way into the brand; $930 adds the titanium bracelet to the rubber. The two numbers that matter are 46.5 mm lug to lug on a 40 mm titanium case, which is why it fits the wrists most 40 mm divers fit, and the Sellita SW200-2 with its stated 65-hour reserve. Six dials, Sunburst Blue to O.W.W.W. Pink. The alternative for $40 more is the rotating bezel; the alternative for $36 less is the Vaer D5 at $729, steel, on a Miyota 9015. The trade is the wait, late December at the earliest.
Ø41 mm · automatic · 200 m · $805 · The diver · 120-click bezel
Halios Seaforth IV Titanium (rotating bezel, elapsed-time or 12-hour)
41 × 46.5 mm · ref 40 × 47
MovementSellita SW200-2 automatic (no-date), 65h power reserve per brand
Case41 mm
Lug to lug46.5 mm
Thickness12.4 mm
Lug width20 mm
Water resistance200 m
Crystalsapphire, double-domed, AR coated
Bezelunidirectional 120-click rotating, sapphire insert with luminous markings; elapsed-time or 12-hour scale
LumeGlobolight XP dial markers; Super-LumiNova C3 X1 (blue)
Case materialtitanium
Price$805
The Halios diver proper, at $805 on rubber or $970 with the titanium bracelet, and the one to order with the 12-hour scale if you travel, since that turns the bezel into a second-zone reference without a GMT movement. It is 1 mm wider than the fixed-bezel watch on the same 46.5 mm lug to lug and the same 12.4 mm thickness, so the 120-click bezel costs nothing on the wrist. Same six dials, same closed batch. The alternative at €730 is Baltic's Aquascaphe Titanium, 300 m against 200 and 0.9 mm thicker, on a Miyota 9039. The trade is $40 over the fixed bezel for a bezel that does something.
Ø38 mm · automatic · 100 m · $995 · Steel · Sellita SW300-1
Halios Universa II
38 × 48 mm · ref 40 × 47
MovementSellita SW300-1 automatic (no-date), 56h power reserve per brand
Case38 mm
Lug to lug48 mm
Thickness11.8 mm
Lug width20 mm
Water resistance100 m
Crystalsapphire, double-domed, AR coated
Bezelfixed
LumeSuper-LumiNova C3 X1 (Blue Line)
Case material316L steel
Price$995
The Universa II is a 38 mm watch with the lug to lug of a 40 mm one. Its 48 mm end to end runs 1.5 mm longer than the Seaforth's on a dial 2 to 3 mm smaller, and that length decides who can wear it. Buy it for the dial, 5N Gold or Galvanic Blue with a third to come, and for the Sellita SW300-1; measure your wrist first. The alternative at $1,220 is the Farer Resolute III, 39 mm and 45 mm lug to lug, with no batch to wait for. The trade is the wrist, and then Q1 2027.
Ø38 mm · automatic · 100 m · $1,095 · Enamel dial · most expensive
Halios Universa II Vitreous Enamel Series
38 × 48 mm · ref 40 × 47
MovementSellita SW300-1 automatic (no-date), 56h power reserve per brand
Case38 mm
Lug to lug48 mm
Thickness11.8 mm
Lug width20 mm
Water resistance100 m
Crystalsapphire, double-domed, AR coated
Bezelfixed
LumeSuper-LumiNova C3 X1 (Blue Line) in champleve marker reservoirs
Case material316L steel
Price$1,095
The dial is the whole $100. The Vitreous Enamel Universa II is the standard watch with a lead-free enamel dial fired on a 999 silver base and the lume set in champlevé reservoirs, at $1,095 against $995, in Sapphire, Turquoise, Jessamine or Mercury. It is the only Halios over $1,000. Same Q1 2027 schedule, same case, same Sellita SW300-1. The alternative is the standard Universa II in 5N Gold or Galvanic Blue. The trade is $100 for a fired dial, and nothing else on the sheet moves.
Halios is for the buyer who wants a titanium 200 m watch on a Swiss movement under $1,000, without a date, and who can wait for a batch; all 4 current models are no-date. The Seaforth IV at 46.5 mm lug to lug fits the 6.5 to 7.5 inch wrist that most 40 mm divers fit; the Universa II at 48 mm wants the same wrist despite its 38 mm dial. Look elsewhere if you need a watch this month, since the next deliveries are late December 2026 and Q1 2027 and the Farer Resolute III at $1,220 and Serica 6190 at $1,290 were orderable; if you want a steel Seaforth, which the current range does not offer; or if you want a date, which no Halios has.
Where it sits against the field
At $765 to $805 the Seaforth IV sits between two alternatives, the Vaer D5 at $729 (39 mm steel, 46 mm lug to lug, Miyota 9015, 200 m, assembled in the USA) and the Baltic Aquascaphe Titanium at €730 (41 mm, 47 mm lug to lug, 13.3 mm thick, 300 m, Miyota 9039). The Halios is the only one of the three on a Swiss movement and the thinner of the titanium pair by 0.9 mm; the Baltic has the higher rating. Serica's 5303 diving chronometer (39 mm, 46.5 mm lug to lug, 300 m, COSC Soprod, $1,850) is the step up. At $995 the Universa II is priced against the Serica 6190 California field chronometer (38 mm, 46.5 mm lug to lug, 10.4 mm, 200 m, $1,290) and the Farer Resolute III ($1,220, 39 mm, 45 mm lug to lug, La Joux-Perret G101, Swiss Made); both are shorter lug to lug, and both were orderable on the day Halios was not.
Questions people ask
Where are Halios watches made?
Vancouver, Canada, for assembly, testing and shipping, per the brand, using manufacturing partners in Asia, Switzerland, Germany and the US. It does not name the partners or say which component comes from where. The warranty is 24 months international from the purchase date, with a 7-day inspection period.
Are Halios watches Swiss?
No. The movements are Swiss (Sellita SW200-2 in the Seaforth IV, Sellita SW300-1 in the Universa II, and a Sellita SW510 M in the chronograph the brand says it is testing), but the watches are assembled in Canada and the brand does not use the Swiss Made marking. Earlier batches used a Sellita SW200-1 and the first Seaforth used a Miyota 90S5.
How do you buy a Halios watch?
By pre-order, per batch, on the brand's own site. Each model is made in a production run; pre-orders open on the product page for that run and close when it is allocated. On 19 September 2026 the Seaforth IV batch was closed with delivery estimated at late December 2026 or early January 2027, and the Universa II was in production for Q1 2027 with pre-orders not yet open.
Halios Seaforth IV vs Universa II: which one?
The Seaforth IV for water, the Universa II for the office. The Seaforth is titanium, 200 m, 40 or 41 mm across, 46.5 mm lug to lug, 12.4 mm thick, from $765. The Universa II is steel, 100 m, 38 mm across, 48 mm lug to lug, 11.8 mm thick, from $995 on a bracelet. Both are no-date Sellitas, 65-hour stated reserve in the Seaforth, 56 in the Universa.
