Sea Fishing and Sea Angling Online: Nite International MX40 Watch

Nite International MX40 Watch
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Mike Thrussell on 21 April, 2007 12:45:00
 
The MX40-02 is a stunning bit of kit, an  endurance sports timepiece that’s 
tough and ideally suited to the hardcore  angler. The MX40 is built around a 
solid stainless steel case with a stainless  steel rotating bezel and scratch 
resistant Sapphire crystal glass for the  viewing face. The overall diameter is
 45mm. The time movement itself is a  Miyota OS20 Japan Chrono Movement and 
features a calendar window as well as a  sports chronograph. The watch comes 
with a Silver Oxide battery that should  last for up to 3 years or more.
The MX40 features a screw down crown with triple  O ring seal and is water 
resistant to 200M. Our test version came with the  Polymer strap and each watch
 is fitted with full length solid pins to eliminate  any strap failure. I’ve
been  using the watch for over a month now and I must  say that the strap gives
a real  sense of security and the full length pins  really do help! I’m also
impressed  with the buckle and extra security  arrangements built into the
strap and you  can wear it knowing it is highly  unlikely it will work its way
loose.
During testing the watch has been exposed  to saltwater on a number of 
occasions, from splashes when wading out to a full  submerging during a little 
mishap on a rock! During all of these encounters the  watch never let a drop of 
water in and with a light rinse in freshwater, the  watch was as good as new. 
The guys at Nite say providing the crown is fully  screwed down – water
won’t be  a problem and it certainly hasn’t been for me so  far.
The jewel in the crown however is the GTLS  Light Source. This watch has 16 
individually hand positioned light sources on  the 5 minute markers the minute,
 hour and chronograph hands as well as the zero  bezel position. GTLS is an 
abbreviation of Gaseous Tritium Light Source, this  is a tiny self powered
light  that glows brighter than phosphorous paint  providing a dial
illumination that  is self powered and working all the time  without batteries!
If you are a night  owl when it comes to your fishing, you  really can’t beat
it. When fishing in  complete darkness (with numb fingers) it  was a joy to be
able to check the time  without having to fiddle around with  buttons or switch
my headlamp on. The  hands free illumination will be brilliant  for the light
travelling night time  bass angler or the sea trout enthusiast  (and any other
form of night time  fishing for that matter).
In conclusion this watch is a great bit of  kit to add to your angling 
accessory list. It has all the styling you would  require to wear it for 
everyday (we found the GTLS functionality becomes useful  for all sorts of 
non-angling situations, too) use in addition to being a  functional, practical 
and enjoyable piece of equipment to use on the beach or  boat. From our tests it
 seems ultra reliable and robust enough to withstand any  sort of wear and tear 
you are likely to put it through, without the risk of  losing the watch or 
flooding it with saltwater. The GTLS Technology really does  work and once 
you’ve tried it, there will be no going back!
Nite watches are available in many different  versions, colours and can come 
equipped with either the Polymer Strap as our  test version or with a stainless
 steel bracelet. Each watch is backed up by a 2  year guarantee on the actual 
time piece and a 10 year guarantee on the GTLS  Light Source!
A World Sea  Fishing Recommended Buy!
RRP £200For more information visit Nite International