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Dave G
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Moser Nomad Dual Time

After picking up my new Moser earlier this week, I have now had time to play with the piece.

Here is my mini-review of the H. Moser Nomad Dual Time in Platinum Ref. 326.134-003.

First, I think the platinum case is beautiful and this is such a clean looking piece.  It has a nice heft that platinum always brings and at 40.8mm in diameter and 11.0mm thick is a nice size.  It feels good on the wrist and wears well.  The scalloped sides which are polished look elegant against the brushed flat surfaces.  The crown is nicely sized and features two steps -- position one for the red GMT hand adjustment and  position two for the time setting. 

The dial is a slate gray (ardoise) and looks great against the platinum.  I appreciate not having a date on this piece as I think it would complicate a really effective dial.  The red GMT had can be placed behind the hour hand making it invisible if desired, simplifying the appearance even further.

There was a previous iteration called Meridian which featured a display at the top that alternated between "12" and "24" to as a kind of day/night indicator.  This has been replaced with the simple aperture below 12 O'clock, which in my opinion is much nicer and less confused -- the numbers looked like a big date display before.  It also adjusts instantaneously at noon and midnight.

The strap is excellent, and I always appreciate a dark lining (my Lange pieces have this also) as I think the wear is better.  A platinum pin buckle finishes this piece.  I prefer deployant clasps, but the simple buckle works well with this piece.

Now for the lovely movement.  This is Moser's first Automatic movement, which is fully developed and manufactured in house as HMC  346.

This first thing you notice is the large size at a whopping 34.0mm.  It fills the case fully as all well executed movements should.  It beats at a more traditional 18,000 bph.  The large gold rotor bears the H. Moser coat of arms.

Other features of the movement include a pawl winding system, hacking seconds, interchangeable escapement module that is supposed to simplify servicing, Straumann hairspring with Breguet overcoil and very nice hand finished throughout.

Power reserve is 3 days.

This is a great GMT watch...