The box it arrived in is made out of wood. So let’s dive in to really see if that’s the case. As from I read online it is a perfect watch for 500$. I actually was looking at this watch as it was quite cheap, had many good components and it looked good. The version we have here is the Stainless steel Trieste with red bezel and STP 1-11 movement inside. With the final choice of date or no date, this makes for a total of 24 variations available to you. Nodus offers two automatic movement options: the well-known and less expensive Seiko NH35A or the Swiss made STP 1-11. Another very interesting option is the movement you prefer to put in your watch. Nodus offers the Trieste in 6 different versions with 3 different bezel colours, each on a stainless steel or PVD black case. The watch I got here has been to other reviewers, so it has some scratches as it seen a lot of hands in the last months. They have been taking orders for some time, but they started shipping them out somewhere in the middle of April. Nodus is a young company founded by Cullen Chen and Wesley Kwok launching their brand with the Trieste line of watches. Nodus is certainly a brand to keep an eye on and I feel the sector deep is just the start of things to come.I was contacted by Nodus to review their first dive watch which is called Trieste. The second time zone is a cool addition as well. You are getting a lot of watches for $575! The dial and bezel contrast works perfectly if you are diving or desk diving, and the adjustable clasp is a welcome and excellent addition. The Sector Deep is continuing with this philosophy. They certainly punch above their weight and look more expensive than they are. I’d not heard a lot about Nodus in watch terms and they are a young brand. The ever-popular dive watch market has a new member of the family and should be one to be seriously considered. The watch comes in at USD 575 and will be available to buy on the 3rd of March 2023 The movement is a reliable tried and tested movement and is at home in any watch and easy to service. The movement beats at 21,600 and has a power reserve of 41 hours. Each movement is regulated and tested in-house to meet Nodus’ accuracy requirements of +10 seconds per day. The Sector Deep is powered by the Seiko NH35 movement. Seiko NH35, Regulated to -10/+10s per day, 3Hz, 41 hours power reserve The extra bezel is also there to form a crown guard that’s at 9 o’clock as well! Finally, the extra 2mm on the bezel also provides room for extra markings that track 12 hours along with the dive bezel. The bezel does hang over the case by 2mm which helps aid the wearer to grip the defined teeth of the bezel easier.

The lug-to-lug is an impressive 47mm and it has a lug width of 20mm.

This is achieved within a 42mm bezel width x 38mm case width the watch is 13.6mm thick. The Sector Deep takes the ideas from previous divers Nodus have produced and turns them up to eleven! This is the first watch they have produced that has a depth rating of 500m. Finding the perfect fit is as easy as pushing a button, perfect for a wet suit or on a hot day when the wrist expands from the heat! Five locking positions allow for a total of 10mm of on-the-fly adjustment. Designed with space optimization in mind, the module fits into a sleek encasement that is milled from surgical-grade stainless steel. The stainless still bracelet that tapers from 20mm to 18mm sports the NodeX module enabling quick and easy on-the-fly clasp adjustment to enhance comfort. This gives the wearer the possibility to track another timezone. The bezel has dual-function timing in the form of 60-minute and 12-hour markings. The bezel is DLC matte black and as mentioned above is fully lumed. The Sector Deep case is constructed of surgical grade 316L stainless steel and is glass bead-blasted for an even matte finish. The dial is protected by a flat sapphire crystal with a blue anti-reflective coating on the underside. The six o’clock date window works with the dial symmetry and who doesn’t love a diver with a pop of red on the dial? The word DEEP is red and NODUS, SECTOR, and 500 in white. The bright white of the indices and their angle of them creates even more visibility and depth on the dial and the lume which is on the hands, indices, and bezel is BGW9 in ice blue. The seconds hand pip allows for highly accurate time-telling to the second. Legibility on a diver is crucial and this watch has certainly excelled in that area the watch has a matte grey to black dial which is complimented by a large narrowing hour and minute hands which are easy to read at a glance or when at crushing depths in the ocean.

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