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The case back has an intriguing interlocking circle engraved design which is a take on the brand name, the inner part of the Venn Diagram being the вЂњnodeвЂќ where ideas and style converge. Despite the fundamentally new styling of the Sector Field, it is good to see that Nodus have acknowledged that some designs cannot be improved on. The 150m water resistance is ensured by an oversized, unshouldered, screw down crown very reminiscent of bygone military watches. Like the dial, you can see that much thought has been put into the bracelet so often an element overlooked in watch design. The steel bracelet has three micro adjustment levels in the embossed clasp and links are screw fitted so they too are very easy to remove or fit. The 38mm steel case, with a lug to lug of 47mm, is a stepped design and thankfully has drilled spring bar holes to make fitting a NATO easy and scratch free. All of this is protected by AR coated sapphire crystal.ДЇrom ВЈ400.00The case and bracelet offer a mixed polish and blasted look, and both have been constructed to the highest standard. The overall effect ticks the Field Watch essential of fine legibility yet pulls this off with cutting-edge design.

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The second hand and optional date windows are also colour co-ordinated with the dial. Recessed colour coordinated cut out slots make up the 24-hour sub-ring and a stylised navigational cardinal-point cross. X1 is a new SLN development which claims to be 60% brighter than the standard formula after 2 hours of darkness. Low light visibility is further enhanced by a generous application of Swiss Super-LumiNova X1 Grade on critical parts. Numerals are black outlined against the dial to give a 3D effect and the hands are surrounded in either black or white depending on your dial choice. This then merges back into darker shades ending with the minute track. A richly coloured inner circle gives the 24-hour track a bold presence moving outwards to a lighter halo which lifts the dial. These variants are called Marina, Malibu, and Redwood. DГ©gradГ© finish blue, beige or red colours are used to bring depth and structure. The dial has been created without compromise. The Nodus Sector Field watch in Malibu - Image credit: WatchGecko.

And one of the most innovative new brands exploring this area is Nodus. After all there is no good reason, other than tradition, why Field Watches must have black or green dials. One of the best tools available to avant-garde manufacturers is the use of colour. Many design houses have attempted to step well beyond the stipulated criteria, in some cases creating brilliant outdoor watches, but the results are often far from a classic Field Watch. A true Field Watch will rarely be a chronograph, occasionally a GMT, maybe with sub-dials, and will be housed in an unembellished round case under 40mm in diameter. Those designs have evolved into the category of Field Watches, and you can still expect the modern counterpart to display large numerals and fine legibility as seen on the early models. The Industrial Brown finish on the face and bezel of this model Retrospect gives the watch a far more interesting look, in my opinion.The Nodus Sector Field watch in Marina - Image credit: WatchGeckoД«orn from a military world, Field Watches follow a distinct style which harks back to the 1940s when Army watches were governed by stringent designs specs. I do not know if this a retro touch, but I really like it combined with the longer than average hour and minute hands. This is the first watch in my experience to have the second hand actually extending out to the outer edge of the second markers. The в…• of a second markers have 5 second numerals on the outer edge of the dial, behind each lumed index, which looks great to me. Only the brand logo and name are printed on the upper half of the dial and the model name, вЂњRetrospectвЂќ, is on the lower half, all in the right size and fonts for this watch. In addition, the white on brown 6 oвЂ™clock date window gives the face perfect symmetry. The polished and filled hour, minute blade hands and the arrow head and fan tailed second hand and the indices use superluminova C3 green for excellent night time visibility. The sandwich dial face uses 11 arrow shaped indices and one four sided index at 6 oвЂ™clock.

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