It is a stately design that is nicely executed. Overall length is 50mm and it is 13mm thick. These surface effects are also apparent on the black version, lending subtle depth to the otherwise stealthy case. The upper surface is brushed north-south as is the link bracelet. The case sides are flat and horizontally brushed with an intentionally pronounced grain that is offset by a narrow, polished chamfer that runs their length. Spacing is 20mm and the lugs are drilled for easy spring bar release. The Trieste has a 41mm stainless steel case with long, tapered lugs that curve gently away from the barrel and terminate in tight, clipped ends. I received two watches that covered almost everything, one of each movement: a steel/blue/date and a black/red/dateless. The dial is only offered in black with a date window option. The Trieste is a single model available in a choice of two finishes (steel or PVD black), three bezels (black, red, or blue), and two movements (NH35a or STP1-11). I wouldn’t go so far as to call it an homage so much as an inspiration. Many watches in this genre take their cues from the Rolex Submariner but Nodus appears to have channeled the Blancpain Bathyscaphe. ![]() The fellows at Nodus think the Trieste has what it takes to survive in this crowded field, and the sent me a pair of press loaners to prove it. That may very well be the most common and yet the most difficult design brief in all of watchdom because just about every micro, independent, and mass-market heavyweight have produced a similar offering. ![]() ![]() Have we heard this before? Of course we have. Cullen Chen and Wesley Kwok of Nodus Watches have just launched their debut piece, the Trieste, an affordable, 200m, automatic diver’s watch that can go longboard to boardroom and back.
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