I was actually on the hunt for
the Mühle & Glashütte S.A.R. Rescue Timer when I stumbled upon the Nautic
Timer. Hadn’t even seen it before but it looked cool and after a quick research
I figured the price it was being sold for was decent so I went for it. I knew it was
going to be impossible to sell within Sweden and get my money back but that
didn’t stop me. I wanted it.
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| #168 - The Mühle & Glashütte Nautic Timer, ref. M1-41-23. |
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| Lovely bead blasted finish all over. |
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| Blurry lume shot but it still gives you a feeling about how intense it was. |
The Nautic Timer made a good
impression on me. It was my first encounter with the German manufacturer. The
name Nautic Timer to me sounds like a watch made for sailing but this one was
made for deep sea diving. It measured about 42mm (excl. crown) and was water
resistant to 2000m. They sure didn’t try to save on the superluminova when they
applied it on the dial. The layers of lume were thick and sick! It was comfortable to wear, looked good and the
bezel gave of a bit of a Yacht Master-feeling. I tried it on a Bonetto 285S but it didn’t
look as good as I had hoped. It was an unexpectedly cool watch and a positive experience
but I let it go because I still wanted to try the S.A.R. Rescue Timer. Luckily
a friend helped me out when I, just as expected, had had it out for sale for a
while without any response at all and he put it up on the British forum TZUK
for me and he actually managed to sell it without a loss. Thanks Hassan!
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| Wrist shot on the bracelet. |
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| On the Bonetto rubber. |
I still haven’t had the S.A.R.
Rescue Timer but it has remained up there at the top on my list of future
watches to buy and will do so until it has been crossed off.
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