FULL Of Design And Innovation - Horizon Nemo!

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[@UnburdenedByWhatHasBeen]

Probably one of the better looking watches ive seen in a while.

[@blacktoothstavros2606]

I like the Horizon watches. The designs are simple and this lets the dial be the hero. The bracelet integration is neat and the size works. The price is eye watering.

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

I would have used many words to describe the designs, but simple would probably not have been one of them! I think Fred lets loose on his own stuff and really goes wild. Cheers!

[@DC-uf6ve]

Nicest bit of design since that Serica that cost an arm and a leg. After some thought for the number of unique/lovely touches I can almost forgive kickstarter price, but I wouldn't buy at full price on principle.

[@gambee_]

That might be my favorite date integration that I’ve seen

[@sweetcorn1968]

I love the dial integration. The best date window I've seen in ages and the numerals complement the rest of the indicies.

[@beeleo]

Fun fact... to me at least: In "20,000 Leagues under the Sea," Captain Nemo wanted to be anonymous, so he took the name, "Nemo," which in Latin means "no one" or "nobody."

[@francoisdavidlaroche]

So he was no one before aria stark was no one! Interesting

[@younusimam-thesalamproject6340]

Lumed date window and that bracelet is amazing. Love that lightplay

[@xgford94]

The date window is genius… all watches should do it this way

[@andyfrizzell4352]

Put it at 6

[@Aliens_Gonna_Get_Ya]

Brands like yours… Aragon… Islander… Casio… San Martin… Pagani… Steeldive… Seiko (sort of)… really make this pricing problematic…

[@russparkin6722]

agreed

[@Barbecuejag]

I agree. I also think some true microbrands - I'm probably talking more about Islander in your list - are suffering from an absolute proliferation of offerings which dilutes their appeal to me. Seems there are something like 35+ different collections Mark now has under his Islander brand name. I'm sure he sells a ton, but he's starting to become too Invicta-like for my tastes. I hope Jody and Erebus keep their offerings a bit more "tidy."

[@Aliens_Gonna_Get_Ya]

@@Barbecuejag agree… i have about 20 Aragons… luv ‘em… but navigating Wing’s choices & his crap website drives me nuts!!! 😵‍💫🤣

[@watchesandcaps2566]

Aragon is trash

[@Aliens_Gonna_Get_Ya]

@@watchesandcaps2566 give yourself an uppercut… Aragon’s are awesome… i got 20 of ‘em!!! 👊👊👊💥💥💥🤣🤣🤣

[@gz7587]

Love this watch so much, I had to watch the video again.

[@cesarespinozaspain]

A tiny magnifier port hole on the date would be a nice addition to increase legibility and would add to the Nautilus sub theme

[@AndrewHodgson-sc8qy]

Absolutely beautiful, the best looking watch of 2024 so far. 👍Love it.

[@robbbbery]

There's some cool ideas packed in there, like the hidden date (which is lumed!) and adjustable butterfly clasp. I hope it's a success and inspires yet more innovative thinking.

[@bullnose01]

I got the Pilgrim last year, which is Fred's compressor style dive watch. It is a beauty and a pleasure to wear. The design details, e.g., hands, indices, case architecture, are superb, and the fit and finish are immaculate. It also has an integrated month display, which is a bit cramped, but usable.

[@Cashrock]

Nice but overpriced.

[@trevorgray4852]

Overpriced at $700 or $1200? Crazy to think we're talking about the same watch lol who do these people think they are. That just tells me once the brand is established they will probably be unchanging us several hundred dollars

[@karlsenula9495]

About sums it up

[@josephmarchitelli8138]

Very cool design, wink wink nod nod say no more but yeah overpriced.

[@shamanprime]

For people who can’t appreciate design and just compare based on specs, sure.

[@MrShoryuken1]

Like almost all micro brands these days.

[@GavinKohAquascaping]

Congrats on 300K subs Jody, well deserved! I can certainly appreciate how much work goes into producing content!

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Thanks very much mate! Starting this channel has changed my life. Thanks for watching!

[@ImDavidJames]

It’s been made. Tooling must be set. It’s ready to sell so I don’t understand why kickstarter? Just sell it normally

[@waffle911]

Because even _after_ tooling costs, it's still a six figure investment in labor and materials to put it into production. Kickstarter helps gauge interest so they can produce as many as people will actually buy, so they can avoid producing too many or too few to meet demand.

[@younusimam-thesalamproject6340]

So happy its got the date. So close to perfect, that grey is, but my number is coming up on the Helm Komodo!

[@chemist2517]

Very interesting design. I would have preferred a Miyota 9000 series movement to bring the price down. Erebus Ascent pricing is just so much more appealing. Also glad to hear that Fred will be helping bring more Erebus designs to life.

[@vaclav_fejt]

Is Sellita forbidden to have fun? I guess it is. You pick Sellita for something that will never go out of style, you won't get fed-up with it.

[@bestboy897]

Love the art deco font on the numerals looks quite retro. Kickstarter price is pretty good but not the afterwards one.

[@randomhandle]

I absolutely love the port-hole date window that matches the other indices. I don't think my eyes would ever be able to read it without reading glasses, but that's OK. I hardly ever rely on my watches for the date.

[@RabbitWatchShop]

2024 original watch design award candidate. Lovely diver.

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

It is a very focussed look, but if you like it, then you love it. Cheers!

[@Gero169]

It's a unimatic...very nice... but not super original

[@RabbitWatchShop]

@@Gero169 so who has a design similar to this, or close to this, or somewhat like this? Not unimatic

[@ajgross67]

I think this is one of the nicest date implementations I’ve seen on a watch. I especially love the beige date wheel on the green to match the fauxtina lume

[@PaulewingStHelens]

There’s a lot to like about this watch except the price.

[@allenmontrasio8962]

I'll wait for the AliExpress knoc... homage. 😂

[@tivobelievo]

😄👍🏼

[@fubaralakbar6800]

That date window is brilliant, never seen anything like it.

[@gz7587]

Really great watch. Love the huge indices. Great case and crystal. If a watch needs to have a date, I like it best disguised as an indices. I don't like fauxtina, nor boring grey, nor textured dials.. but its out of my price range anyway so I don't have to make any decisions.

[@Kevinjimtheone]

It looks lovely. I like pretty much everything about this except three things: price (it should’ve been $600 or $550), it should have an exhibition caseback, and the date window is inexcusably small. What’s the point if having a date window if you can’t see it?

[@Liriodendron04]

Love the font he uses for the numbers

[@Yoshikaable]

Gotta hand it to art deco for influencing watches for 90 years and going strong!

[@tivobelievo]

Yeah, the numbers and integrated date index are by far the strong points.

[@johnmonachelli5256]

The Grey is beautiful very cool piece

[@adk7962]

Terrific watch! Clearly takes inspiration from other watches but definitely its own unique design. Very much like another watch I just purchased. 🤔 The RRP (MSRP) is a bit tough though. Thanks as always!

[@davect01]

Love the hidden date window

[@theclocker7406]

Such a cool looking watch with those art deco numbers, wonderfully original! Nicely made, lovely specs, beautiful dials, and attention to design details, but the date is so small that it would be very hard to read on the wrist. The clasp also looks kind of fiddly, and there isn't anything particularly special or original about the bezel design. I also just wish it wasn't so expensive, in my local currency even the Kickstarter price is wopping C$970, sadly. I'm also just not fully convinced it actually looks like a C$1550 watch once it goes to MSRP. Not compared to other offerings in this kind of price bracket.

[@sixtring73]

Very nice to see something truly different in its design language. Would have been nice to see 'Swiss' somewhere on the watch to help justify the price.

[@chickenporkadob0]

that machine gun wink is hilarious 🤣🤣 their date window design is always amazing.

[@anthonydevono8833]

Looks great dimensions are good as well

[@MrHighbury]

I’m gonna have to watch this tomorrow as I’m gearing up for the Arsenal game and plenty of bevvies 👍🏻

[@es.design]

If the info is available, would you be able to start including details about where the watches are designed, where the parts are made, and where they are assembled? It would be nice to know and definitely has relevance when talking about prices.

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

I think you'd be better off asking the brand those kinds of questions. Most companies, big or small, don't generally go into that level of detail!

[@tivobelievo]

I'm with the OP. I'd like to know all that. Especially at this price from a brand I've never heard of before. It's an insanely high price for this watch, no offense to the manufacturer, even though I'm kind of offended by his price...

[@neutronalchemist3241]

The date window is really nice, like the overall look of the watch. The microadjustment is clever, but not really needed. if used it kinda ruins the overall look of the bracelet for me, that already has how much? 5mm links? Shorter than the distance between the holes in a strap.

[@vaclav_fejt]

Not mentioned likes: Date position. It breaks up the austerity of the four main numbers. It could really use a cyclops, though. Direction-adjusted date wheels are inevitably small.

[@michaelredding6219]

Great review and I like this watch; the porthole date window is a cool aesthetic choice, they lumed the date wheel (nice, wish more would do so!) and overall nice design. $700 is not cheap, but I think it's fair

[@TinBin-Craig]

very nice... love the gray version..... cheers

[@fabricea7704]

Hi Jody. I'm not a fan of Swiss movements, as they are often expensive to maintain. A Miyota 9015 (or 19) would also have made it possible to have a starting price more compatible with the flat purses of many micro-brand enthusiasts. It's not Christopher Ward who wants. Nice divers nonetheless.

[@robertfeast7691]

Love the way the date window integrates with the other indices. Although it is a bit small. The 12/3/6/9 numerals in that art-deco design is also very nice. Not keen on the bracelet though. Would look great on a padded leather vintage strap. Its probably worth the kick starter price but no more.

[@Skurtle]

Head of the piece, pretty great,though I don’t know if the crownguards are really needed. But what is with this bracelet? Sure, microadjustability is a must have, I wouldn’t buy a watch without it. But this clasp seems cumbersome and then it looks weird on wrist, underside, yeah but I’ll know and see it. It looks like a vintage bracelet with way too much stretch. It feels like the solution to a problem that shouldn’t exist to begin with. 6 buttons on a bracelet… 6! (Not counting quick release springbars)

[@watchesandcaps2566]

Love the coral dial and the bracelet looks awesome. But honestly no one is going to pay the full price for these and I don't buy Kickstarter watches so unfortunately looks like I won't be getting one of these.

[@The_whit3_rav3n]

I like it. Only thing I’d change is the date would have had a magnifier under the crystal .

[@ajmarion]

$700 pre order price is pretty good, I like the design. $1200 retail price is crazy though

[@raydoetnietmee]

The indices and port date remind me of the Ubiq that was reviewed here. And I have coming in. I prefer the design of Ubiq over the Horizon but the lumed date wheel is awesome.

[@russparkin6722]

thats a decent compromise to be fair the micro adjust

[@watchunboxing]

Congrats for your 300k Jody ! 🔥

[@georgeovia]

Great video as always and congrats on 300k!

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Thank you! I'll need to do some big giveaways at some point! I guess I've got quite a while before 400k to organise it! Ha!

[@kaledev]

It's an interesting looking watch, though I really dislike the micro adjust in terms of how it looks. My OCD couldn't cope with that.

[@mstevens113]

I always slate butterfly clasps, i should welcome the adjustability, but it just looks off to me 😐

[@brianmurphy8154]

Really like these…that grey one really needs a pop of color, just something small. Wow those crown guards look amazing. Still, heavy price for the offering it seems.

[@metatechnologist]

Quite tempting but you're right on with the date. Why bother?? It's like it's so close but so far esp. at price. What's really sad is I've been looking for a decent green diver for a long time. I feel like that if it was a readable day/date I'd be forking over some money on the Kickstarter! Very interesting review nonetheless thanks!

[@timemasterhms]

Amazing watch. Worth it at even at $1150. Lots of unique design and originality here is what you’re paying for.

[@fluidabyss]

congrats on 300k subs 🥳🥳🥳

[@spicydragon3881]

Lovely looking watches, some of the best I've seen in some time. I appreciate the original design elements that all work well together. My only moan is I think the price(s) are a bit on the steep side. Their watches are beautiful but at that price they are swimming in waters with quite a bit of competition.

[@jameswilkes3186]

The deal breakers for me are the tiny date window and the butterfly clasp.

[@deethreekay]

Some really cool touches, that dial on the coral in particular is just so engaging. I actually love the date complication and am a bit surprised (looking at his other model variants on the website and how they're done) more brands haven't tried to do this to maintain symmetry in their layouts. I guess it's a tricky balancing act between obnoxiously large indencies and teeny dates. In any event, cool watch but not for me. Especially at that price.

[@BrianHartman]

Great review as always, Jody! I like the overall look of the watch, and that microadjustment mechanism is clever. It's really the tiny date window and those numerals that don't do it for me. Maybe it's just me, but at a glance, I wasn't sure what I was looking at. I think they would've been better off with indices/batons all around, or to make the numbers less stylized. I think whatever they were going for there takes away from the overall excellent design of the watch. There are other ways to do art deco that I think would've served the watch better.

[@jontpt]

Unless it says "Swiss Made" at the bottom of the dial, good luck with that pricing....

[@tivobelievo]

More like "God Made", lol.

[@midnightoracle982]

Quite like the design but would want to see any other colours than the two drab ones you were sent! But if they can sell at the kickstarter price then I can’t see how the full retail price and jump of 400+ dollars can be justified!

[@b.k.4954]

I like it a lot, and I like both the metallic dial and the grooved dial - a combination of them both would have been quite something. But I fear that a lot of the interesting design elements would be lost when not under the magnifier, which makes the $1k kickstarter price a lot to swallow.

[@rob19632]

Doesn't do it for me , not sure why, I think the dial looks a bit crowded.

[@scottlauren3145]

I really like the tall applied hour markers but you mentioned they are .6mm tall, how did you measure them?

[@sisyphus8870]

Green dial and green strap look very slick

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Very interesting looking watch all round!

[@WestCoastAce27]

Firm, fair, and thorough as always - thanks. The numerals are a little (lot?) too out there for me. Many targeting younger people. And yeah, that’s not a $1200 USD watch.

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Thank you! I always try to be all of those things.

[@AckoMunze]

Very original and cool designs, truly unique. But at this (very high) price, I can imagine these only as beater watches for the affluent.

[@chilledwalrus]

Is that color Champagne or Coral?

[@MrLeandroRJ]

Could have gone with a Miyota movement for a less expensive watch. The design is superb.

[@shamanprime]

Why the reference to favorite Zelos at the end? Does it have to do something with the winks? 😉

[@elboogy]

Very nice but... that price sheesh

[@Yoshikaable]

It's really nice and i think it's great. I think an Erebus would be a better next watch, still.

[@wikster6630]

I haven't seen a lumed date wheel before. Nice touch!

[@brettmeikle]

Seestern have been advocates for a while. Lots cheaper too. But y'know, homages.

[@lkdenve]

I like Bekher’s design a lot, but I agree with a lot of folks. At this price point, I’m just not sure.

[@AlexanderB.]

Great design! I would prefer this with a Miyota 9015 but a lower price. Disagree about the microadjust positions: 0, 1, 2 on either side, that is six different positions 😄

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

😂😉

[@G-rig6969]

Not a bad looking vintage diver with some attention to detail. That bracelet may as well be integrated, adds too much length to lug-lug. Looks like that bracelet would show up scratches if you did go diving, but fine for the desk divers. The kick starter price is probably just fair given the SW200 but the full price is very optimistic - no shortage of competition up to that price, including big brands!

[@2manysigns]

Think I like the pistachio best on bracelet . Yeah , good job on this unique design and execution .

[@victorutomo7244]

The bracelet doesn't work with the watch case for me. The four o'clock window with raised bezel is a very good idea.

[@makata_pro1698]

Looks very good, but the price really hurts 💔

[@tonymassagli1475]

I love the date window integration. If you have shit eyes maybe it’s an issue but it’s so seem less.

[@tivobelievo]

Yeah, that date window is pretty awesome.

[@IlyaSolodky]

No doubt very interesting timepiece! In a half a price it would be a steal😅

[@ashneel]

It looks amazing

[@chaoseus]

Will there be a see through caseback version of the Erebus Ascent in the future?

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Don't think so mate, no plans for that. Cheers!

[@MarcosCodas]

The legibility on that green date complication is just not good enough for my old eyes, I'm afraid. The silver one, though...

[@earthenjadis8199]

I think this is the best microbrand watch I've seen all year - if course it's the dial, but it's also all the shapes and contours. I can't fault anything with it. They've basically out-Zelosed Zelos here.

[@tivobelievo]

That's GOT TO be sarcasm! Zelos is at least one league above this...

[@earthenjadis8199]

@@tivobelievo no

[@tdugong]

Looks nice, but I've always think Horizon was a wee bit overpriced. $1.1k RRP is a bit too much to consider for a microbrand with just 3 prior releases before this.

[@jackpeters6125]

I will look forward to picking one up at $300 in a couple of months.

[@runningawayvagabond5876]

Like the lightplay on that grey/silver/champagne dial. But $700.-? Seven Hundred Dollars??? That's a VERY big ask for this nevermind about the pull-a-number-out-of-your-nether-regions MSRP.

[@micknick74]

Ohhh I like this one, very much

[@endowatch]

It would have been awesome if the date “port hole” had a magnifier built into it! Nonetheless, a beautiful retro design.

[@tivobelievo]

That is a brilliant idea!

[@guyparker4716]

Love the look of this one!

[@erod818]

I like those indexes very much

[@aubsta1]

That’s very very nice

[@scottsj4625]

1st time I've seen a butterfly clasp have on-the-fly micro-adjustments.Nice touch there. I think the price is too expensive for what you get. Just my opinion. I think 500 USD would be a lot more value. I am not in the market for a dive watch, I picked up a couple of titanium case and bracelet divers on the Ali Express sale a few months ago and they are high-beat autos costing under 200 USD each and weigh about 95 grams each. Not sure of the grade of titanium. I think you get so much more for your money as Chinese watches get better and better. Making it hard to justify Swiss watch pricing even though I know Switzerland is a very expensive country to live in.

[@DarrenBates]

Swiss... Nemo... I guess you could say he broke the code! 😂😂 Eurovision fans will get this 🇪🇺🇨🇭

[@blairdalgleish8247]

You need to review the Heron Marinor

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Been there, done that!

[@shamanprime]

People should really learn that something being overpriced is different to something being (worth) more than they are willing to pay.

[@Msgt_Slim]

The design language is amazing, but I'm done paying anything over $500 for a microbrand.