The company sent us one of the limited edition watches for review.
Ours is theNebula Blue, numbered 104 out of 125.
The classic triangular ship in the center of the watch face spins indefinitely, acting as the seconds hand.
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Two flying saucers tick out the hours and minutes, slowly rotating around the center.
The rest of the stenciled asteroids are merely decoration.
It takes more than a few seconds of squinting to gauge the time on the crowded watch face.
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In dim light, the blue UFO tends to blend into the background.
Whats the point of a watch thats not great for telling the time?
The default silicon watch band and its fancy clasp are built for medium-to-large-sized wrists.
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The Nubeo-Atari collab is a hypnotic scene of floating rocks on a black field.
Its also a large watch face that is 50mm and 16mm thick.
With those specs, the watch isnt light either at 179 grams or nearly .4 pounds.
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At the very least, its a well-constructed timepiece.
It uses a Japanese automatic watch system powered by wrist movement rather than a battery.
It sports a sapphire lens with a stainless steel case in both black and brushed metal.
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Before spending $500 on a watch, consider a few more things.
For one, its only rated 5 ATM, which is waterand dust-resistant only to a certain extent.
You should be safe dunking it in water but cant snorkel with it.
Each watch has a two-year warranty for any defect with the mechanics or materials.
This is the watch I would wear to my nerdiest shindigs if I were inclined to show off.
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