If you take serious medication against homagitis I advise you to skip this perversion of a review on the NTH Näcken. I’d like to focus on aspects that strike to me as improvements on this milked platform instead of the usual “bang for buck” talk.

Brand name & logo are combined in a vertically symmetric angular font vaguely depicting an arrow shape. I much prefer a combo since it eliminates the issue of having the whole area above the center cluttered with text, logo and a big lumed 12h marker. Only model name and WR are printed on the lower part, sparing us an essay.

The bezel insert is SS which eliminates the galvanic corrosion, softness issues of aluminum and brittleness of ceramic inserts. Indices on the bezel insert are lumed which is crucial for timing the disarming of naval mines and your office toilet breaks in case of a blackout.

Casewise we are looking at 300m WR at 11.5mm thickness which is a pretty much unrivaled ratio. The lugs are drilled, have a strong curvature and pointy, elegant shape which feels almost vintage. The crown is thin, pops spring loaded to offer better action for time-setting and is superfluously lumed. There are no slabby crown guards that hide a James Bond laser, thus leaving us with a balanced case shape. The case brushing is straight like the bracelet and most brushed bracelets out there, thus creating a uniform look.

Inside we have a Miyota 9015, super thin for modern movements, easily replaceable and can achieve good timekeeping.

What would I change on the NTH Näcken? I’d like to see a bracelet with recessed, machined end links and longer links, similar to the first gen. Some changes add cost and it’s something micros have to consider carefully. Mine is on an “AM” bracelet.

The horoworld would be boring if we all liked the same watch, priorities in what’s great can vary a lot, to me it’s the most complete modern diver.