Typical to the recent M02 line-up, this masculine sized timepiece comes with a sleek round case and fixed bezel that has a diameter of 43 millimeters (13 mm thick), which both of them, as well its link bracelet, are made of premium grade stainless steel 316L, and nicely finished with an appealing mirror-like polish. Furthermore, the dial is protected with scratch resistant sapphire to makes it even more durable, and as it was once mentioned before, the whole case itself is water resistant to 100 m so that you could even keep wearing it while swimming.
As an extra aesthetic features, the back of this Armand Nicolet 9146A-NR-M9140 watch’s case is transparent; a screwed-type stainless steel caseback with a rounded sapphire display that allowing you to take a glance at the fitted mechanical movement inside. The crown at its right hand side is fluted to makes it easier to use, while its sturdy yet comfortable five-rows stainless steel link bracelet comes equipped with fold-over clasp that features safety flap for convenient fitting.
As an automatic watch, this Big Date & Small Seconds series timepiece works without the need of battery as its self-winding mechanism allowing it to be automatically powered as the wearer moves. It ticks with the Calibre AN 14000/2824-2 TND/TNK, that is Armand Nicolet’s personalized movement which is built based on the ETA 2824-2, and offers a precise two-hands, small seconds subsidiary at six, and a large double date display at twelve. The movement itself beats at a high frequency, contains 30 jewels, and provides around 40 hours of power reserve under full wind.
And speaking of the dial, this watch’s Black guilloche dial features silver tone hour and minute hands with SuperLuminova that point to the applied silver-tone stick hour markers that are complimented with luminous dots over. The dial also comprises the watchmaker’s signature below the 12 o’clock position, and around the flange, there are an additional painted White markers for easy reference.
Similar to the most of the brands M02 collection steel on steel timepieces, this 43mm Armand Nicolet M02 Big Date & Small Seconds 9146A-NR-M9140 automatic is positioned as a mid-end luxury watch, with an original manufacturer suggested retail price of $6,850.00. Although it seems a bit pricey, you can be sure that its style, quality, and reliability give more than enough justification for the given price.
Watch Specification
| Brand: | Armand Nicolet |
| Collection: | M02 |
| Series: | Big Date & Small Seconds |
| Model number: | 9146A-NR-M9140 also referred as 9146ANRM9140 |
| Watch style: | Gent, Casual Dress, Elegant |
| Display type: | Analog |
| Movement: | Swiss automatic Caliber AN 14000/2824-2 TND/TNK. Personalized and modified by Armand Nicolet based on calibre ETA 2824-2. Swiss made, mechanical self-winding automatic movement. |
| Functions: | Hour, Minute, Small seconds, Big date |
| Dial: | Black guilloché decorated black dial. Silver-tone hands with SuperLuminova. Applique, faceted silvered-steel stick hour markers w/ luminous dots over. Small seconds at six. Large date display at 12. complimented with painted White reference markers around the flance. |
| Window: | Sapphire Crystal scratch resistant, anti reflective coated. |
| Case: | Stainless steel 316L Round, Ø 43 mm, ± 52 mm long, ± 13 mm thick. polished, mirror-finish. |
| Bezel: | Stainless steel 316L stationary bezel. white printed markers around the inner bezel. |
| Caseback: | See-thru stainless steel with sapphire display. decorated, engraved. |
| Crown: | Screw down crown stainless steel. fluted, logoed. |
| Bracelet: | Stainless steel 316L Silver tone, polished five-rows link bracelet, adjustable. ± 21mm wide, ± 8 inches long. |
| Clasp: | Fold-over clasp with safety flap |
| Notable Features: | Calendar Luminescent hands and markers Transparent exhibition caseback |
| Water resistant: | 100 M (10 ATM / 330 feet) suitable for rain, showering, swimming and shallow snorkeling. |
| Additional info: | - |
The Armand Nicolet
43mm M02 Big Date & Small Seconds Automatic review in this page is written by Rief at Wednesday, February 20, 2013. The post is tagged as $5000 up to $10000, 100m, 43mm, analog, armand nicolet, automatic, date, dress, men, mid end, on steel, round, small second, stainless steel, swiss automatic, two hands, watch.
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