I don’t have one but know several guys that do and they say nothing but great things

 

Absolutely worth it! Terrific warranty and customer service. The watches are well constructed and well finished. QC is not an issue. You can literally talk to the owner here on WUS if you have any questions. @docvail

 

NTH watches are well built and worth the price of admission in my opinion. I'm a hoarder so I have 5 right now and when the Azores are ready in the spring I'll have at least 6.

 

All my research says they are great. I like the look of the white dialed ones. The challenge is I am one of the few that doesn't like the Miyota movements. I prefer bi-directional rotors for automatics. So I tend toward the NH35 or Swiss movements.

 

Buy with confidence. I currently own four, one of those youre interested in, the Tikuna, was my first NTH. After that I picked up a Nazario Sauro, a new 43.75mm Swiftsure and a DLC Nazario Vino Rosso. And just like the poster above, I'll be picking up one of the v2 Azores when they're released next year. Every one of these get worn to work, and being an electrician, my watches can be subjected to some harsh things.

The finishing is a great mix of brush and polish. The stock bracelet is extremely comfortable, the beads of rice even more so. The customer service if you need it is top notch. And it's hard to beat a 6 year warranty. Doc has a thread over in the Affordables forum, drop in and check it out.

And heres some pics.

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Don't buy one of the new Oris' with the cal.400 then. Its a unidirectional movement.

 

They are great watches and will hold up.

My experience was with a barracuda. The thinness made it wear small to me.

My opinion on price is I would want a movement other than myota for what they ask.

But the finish is great, the bracelet is great and I believe the besel insert is SS, great lume and so as a whole package I think the value is there.

And they have a good warranty and stand behind the product.

 

Thanks all for the replies.Nice to hear all the positives about the brand and the watches they are putting out. I will check out "Doc's" thread over in the Affordable's forum.

 

Love my NTH to bits and it has never given me any cause for concern. When I see it in the watch box with its mates I never fail to think how good looking it is.

 

I have one, Naken Blue. It is at a price point that prevents me from buying multiples. The watch is worth every penny.

If you like the style, it is probably the finest example out there. If you don't like the style, you won't be happy with it, same as every other watch ever made. Mine ticks all the boxes I wanted ticked. The blue dial is my kind of blue. The lume is really good and lume is something I use regularly. The thinness makes it wearable with dress shirts. 40mm is my happy place for watch size. That is me, you be you. The owner of the brand will engage you in lively banter if you egg him on properly, don't get that from Rolex do you? For examlpe, where is the Date window on the Naken Blue? Oh, I see you finally did the right thing and added it Chris.

Another separate but related topic. I keep reading similar posts about the Miyota 90xx movements being no good. Yet, I can't find much from actual owners describing any failures. The same few people say the same thing every time the 90xx is mentioned. Yet no specifics. The 90xx is a good and robust movement. You will not need to service it every 5 years like a Swiss movement but you can if it makes you feel better.

I have several watches with Miyota movements and they all work well.

Add this: I beat the heck out of my NTH. All my watches get beat up. It has held up as well as any of my other divers. I am trying to keep the NTH in better condition than other watches but the scratches and dents are already there.

 

I have one, Naken Blue. It is at a price point that prevents me from buying multiples. The watch is worth every penny.

If you like the style, it is probably the finest example out there. If you don't like the style, you won't be happy with it, same as every other watch ever made. Mine ticks all the boxes I wanted ticked. The blue dial is my kind of blue. The lume is really good and lume is something I use regularly. The thinness makes it wearable with dress shirts. 40mm is my happy place for watch size. That is me, you be you. The owner of the brand will engage you in lively banter if you egg him on properly, don't get that from Rolex do you? For examlpe, where is the Date window on the Naken Blue? Oh, I see you finally did the right thing and added it Chris.

Another separate but related topic. I keep reading similar posts about the Miyota 90xx movements being no good. Yet, I can't find much from actual owners describing any failures. The same few people say the same thing every time the 90xx is mentioned. Yet no specifics. The 90xx is a good and robust movement. You will not need to service it every 5 years like a Swiss movement but you can if it makes you feel better.

I have several watches with Miyota movements and they all work well.

Add this: I beat the heck out of my NTH. All my watches get beat up. It has held up as well as any of my other divers. I am trying to keep the NTH in better condition than other watches but the scratches and dents are already there.

Agree 100%. Purchased a Nacken Renegade and could not be happier. Perfect size, echoes of Tudor but not too derivative. Top-notch bracelet with easy-to-adjust links (screw not pins). Feels and looks great on the wrist. Yes, at $700 you're maybe paying a tad more than some Seikos with comparable spec but the QC on these is superior, from what I can see in forums and YouTube (I'm a newbie so can't claim any certitude on that).

wrist shot:

 

Great, yet often overlooked brand, IMHO.

 

I own both and you can't go wrong with either... however NTH has a 6 year warranty vs Monta's 2. I have the Odin on the beads of rice bracelet and a Dolphin ---they are extremely easy to wear being small and comfortable compared to the O.K. (v2). The O.K. has a long thick clasp and it's adjustability is nice but not as smooth at the simple fold-over on the NTH. The Monta has a much better dial (wish Chris made the Dolphin in black) but not sure if that makes it worth it's much higher cost. You will love NTH.

 

Just came across this brand and decided to pull the trigger. Where have l been? The quality and design are top notch for the price, I'm definitely on the lookout for another. Added a leather strap to mine and love how light and thin it is. 40mm is perfect for me.

 

They do, or have done a few models, and of them all, I like the Subs, in particular the Scorpéne model. Also an inveterate tinkerer, NTH offers replacement bezel inserts, and I swapped mine out for one I liked better.

I was prepared not to like them - like any watch, if it didn't do it for me, would have flipped it - but the first one I bought fit well and was of excellent quality. I only sold it to buy a different model... which was then sold to finance a new release... and then customized with an alternate bezel insert...

Love the fully articulating 3-link bracelet with half-links and microadjust to dial in fit, the thinness of it, 40x48 is a fantastic size, the stainless bezel insert, case and bezel details.

I'm not usually a fan of this general style of watch, but NTH nailes it so well...

 

The Scorpene always catches my eye and that bezel is perfect for the dial. Very instrument looking. I think I'd like a Scorpene spec'd like yours.

 

Does anyone have any experience with their Thresher model?

 

You'll likely get more responses posting your question in the NTH thread.

This is the all-new, most current, official NTH thread

Wassup, citizens of Watchuseek forums, particularly those who dwell within "F71", the affordable watches sub-forum? If you don't already know me, I'm Chris, or "Doc", as many have taken to call me. I own a brand called NTH, and another before it, called Lew & Huey. I've been a member here nigh...

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Genuinely impressive watches, worth the money. I have owned a fair number of dive watches in the up to $2000 range, and NTH makes great watches. Well sorted design and construction, quality build, and robust. My Oberon has joined me in work meetings, and it has joined me at the park with the family (active lifestyle). It was never out of place and has held up great.

Something else that is not discussed enough are their bracelets. They punch above their price point IMO

 

I'm new to NTH watches. And I'm not really into divers, but then I found this... Hello! That dial! ?

 

They'll be available early next month. You should get on your nearest retailer's wait list.

 

Has anyone tried swapping the movement in any of these? Will another one fit?

Side note, is there a smaller crown that would fit the movement that it could be switched out to?

 

The cases are designed to house the movements inside them. They're not meant to fit another movement.

We make the cases as thin as we can for the movements we use, so any other movement you try to get into the case would need to be as thin or thinner, and you'd need to find a way to adjust the placement of the movement within the case to properly align the crown stem.

In theory, you might be able to squeeze a Soprod A10/M100 or ETA 2892-2 into the case in place of a Miyota 9015, but you'd need to custom-machine a movement spacer, and possibly a dial spacer. Same thing if you wanted to replace the Seiko NH3x with a 2824-2 or dimensional clone.

The crowns are all screw-down. The odds of you finding an aftermarket crown, or a crown from a different watch, to fit our case-tube, are pretty slim.

Our watches really aren't made for that sort of modding.

 

I'll weigh in. I first had a chance to experience an NTH at a local watch show from the owner, and a display that had the full line available. I was impressed with the attention to detail and the build quality. The other thing that particularly impressed me about the units was how thin they were, especially for divers with a reasonable depth rating. The fit and finish was quite good - certainly for the price point. The bezel action was clean and comfortable without being overly stiff, and the markings were clear and crisp.

I picked up a Barracuda some time later on. While it doesn't get the wrist time it deserves, it is a really nice piece. There don't seem to be that many detail images so I thought I could help fill that void...

 

And a few more...

 

My new baby 💙

 

Has Nth changed their process since 2021?

I purchased a Scorpene this year (2024) and don't agree with any of these sentiments at all.

The bracelet stood out to me the most - way too cheap feeling for this price point. I really assumed at first this was a titanium watch because of how the bracelet felt and the weight, but the site says stainless steel.

The dial and bezel are nice designs, if heavily derivative of Sinn and Damasko, but the bezel is extremely hard to move and clicks like they use plastic rings underneath instead of click springs. Again, very cheap feeling.

I got this on a slight discount but not impressed for a 500+ miyota. At normal retail (750+) forget about it, so many better options these days.

 

Has Nth changed their process since 2021?

I purchased a Scorpene this year (2024) and don't agree with any of these sentiments at all.

The bracelet stood out to me the most - way too cheap feeling for this price point. I really assumed at first this was a titanium watch because of how the bracelet felt and the weight, but the site says stainless steel.

The dial and bezel are nice designs, if heavily derivative of Sinn and Damasko, but the bezel is extremely hard to move and clicks like they use plastic rings underneath instead of click springs. Again, very cheap feeling.

I got this on a slight discount but not impressed for a 500+ miyota. At normal retail (750+) forget about it, so many better options these days.

Sorry you aren't impressed with the watch.

The bracelet is thin, by design, to complement the thinness of the watch. The thickness of most bracelet links is around 1/4 of the case thickness. Thicker than that will often feel clunky. Having thicker links doesn't make a bracelet better in any way. It just makes the bracelet heavier, which conveys "heft", something some people mistakenly equate with quality.

Being thinner does make the bracelet lighter, which is also by design, and compliments the overall ergonomics - the watches are meant to be comfortable, and lightness is part of that comfort. The individually articulated links, and their ovoid shape also contribute to the comfort. To say that it feels like titanium is actually something of a compliment.

The only thing that's changed since 2021 is that we changed our 40mm Subs case to the current design, which is v.2. The new case design has a scalloped bezel with a thinner edge, which also makes it slightly harder to turn, at least until it's broken in. The bezel action does tend to be somewhat harsh at first, but will soften up with use.

I can assure you that the bezel construction uses all metal parts, not plastic, and with the tightest tolerances we can get, which is also partly why the bezels are tight at first - there's very little clearance between the bezel ring and the mid-case, part of why our bezels have no slop or back-lash in them.

The design is inspired by vintage cockpit clocks, which I assume would also be the inspiration for other watches with similar designs, be they watches from Sinn or Damasko, or any other brand. The copperplate typeface the design features originated in America, in 1901. Here's an example produced for the US army air corps, the predecessor of the Air Force, for use in WWII.

 

I’ve had a few and still have one, the original Nazario. I think the quality is very solid, especially at the price point although I bought mine some years ago and they were less than current prices. But that’s what prices do, they go up. Not the fault of the manufacturers, it’s the rising costs of business.

 

I'm of 2 minds regarding NHT watches..In 1 mind,they are nice & thin with a good,high beat movement & decent Lume..In the other mind,they don't,IMO,offer much more than say the new Glycine Subs that are Swiss Made,with what I perceive as similar fit & finish,a Swiss Made,high beat movement,maybe not as good a lume job but functional & generally can be bought for HALF the cost of an NHT...
I guess it all boils down to wheather anyone else offers a similar watch to the NHT you desire & how you define value..When I was searching for a sweet,Sunray Root Beer Diver for my small collection I REALLY liked the NHT Barracuda with the Snowflake hands but they were discontinued..Even IF they were still available,I doubt I would have bought one at full retail & would have settled for something probably not as sweet but absolutely less expensive..HOWEVER I got REALLY lucky & found a gently used one at a GREAT price,making it a superb value & cherished addition to my small collection...

 

Swiss or not, the Glycine is practically a throwaway watch given their complete lack of competent repair and service sites in the US. That's been my experience, anyway.

 

Well I had a Goldeneye as above & MY experience was a solid watch with tight tolerances,excellent PVD finish(BOTH the Black & the Gold),beautifully applied silk screening & hands set,smooth running & winding movement that ran a consistent +4/24 so IMO YOUR comment is moot!