Lovely to look at, hard to read
By Hannah Lindqvist, Stockholm ยท
Skeleton dials are for looking at, not for reading the time. I'd catch myself staring at the gears on the Independence Skeleton and then realise I still had no idea whether I was late.
To be fair to Norqain, the NB08S is a proper movement made with Kenissi, with 70 hours, and it's the main reason to choose this over cheaper skeletons. 40 mm, 12.05 mm thick, 20 mm lugs on rubber, 100 m.
But 4,680 dollars and up is a lot for a watch I couldn't read mid-interval session, and on my wrist it's on the large side. Good if you want to show off a movement and doesn't need to glance at the time in a hurry. I need to.