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. The case and bracelet offer a mixed polish and blasted look, and both have been constructed to the highest standard. The Nodus Sector Field lume - Image credit: WatchGecko. All of this is protected by AR coated sapphire crystal. The overall effect ticks the Field Watch essential of fine legibility yet pulls this off with cutting-edge design. 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.
Dégradé 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 Nodus Sector Field watch in Marina - Image credit: WatchGeckoīorn 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.
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