Nodus offers a small fleet of affordable dive watches that massively outperform their price tags.
In recent years, the sleekest and most wearable option has been overshadowed by its flashier and more heavily marketed siblings. But a shadowy new revamp should finally draw the attention it deserves.
The Duality II is Nodus’s only super compressor, making it the most streamlined and compact dive watch in the brand’s lineup. Its 40mm case is only 11.5mm thick, and curved lugs allow it to hug the wrist and wear even smaller.
As a super compressor, it also sports a unique dial with a rotating internal dive ring where the chapter ring would typically be. This is operated with a second screw-down crown placed at two o’clock.
Thanks to a blacked-out makeover dubbed Night Shade that includes a DLC-coated steel case and matching bracelet, along with a matte black dive ring and dial, it is arguably Nodus’s best-looking watch, full stop.
The catch is that there are only 75 pieces made, and when they’re gone, Nodus has explicitly stated that the design will never be reproduced.
