Timex x NN07 "Take Your Time" M79 Automatic Watch
Hi, this is Alan. My contact info is at the bottom. Thanks for reading, and for interest in these reviews. Here is a very nice watch, a kind gift to me from Timex. It is the result of a collaboration between TIMEX and Copenhagen-based NO NATIONALITY 07 (NN07). The watch is an automatic, using a Miyota movement, and follows the general template of the M79 series.
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On the Moon, there are no nationalities.
The watch, like all of the M79 series, is40 mm in width, steel case with hooded lugs, affixed with a reverse-engineered woven steel bracelet. Powered by a 21J Miyota movement, visible through a display back.
The unidirectional dive-style bezel, unlike the bi-color bezels seen with other M79s, is monochrome blue, with luminous dot at 0/60. Dial is charcoal-grey (though in this reflection is catching some of the blue sky of an outdoors pic). Signed NN07 and TIMEX, and replaces the luminous dot at 7 with a blue dot.
Here you can see the dial is properly dark grey, matte finish. The blue is quite nice, understated. You can see the dial markings for the hours are surrounded by steel frames. Case shape is well seen.,
I have been to Copenhagen once, but I was a child, only 8. Our family moved to Stockholm for 1 year, as my dad was doing a sabbatical at a placed called Karolinska Institute there. My brother and I were dead set against moving to this place called Sweden, but it turned out to be one of the best years of our lives. During the Spring of that year, we took a road trip in their Volvo, through parts of Northern Europe. We made it to Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and maybe other places. We were in Copenhagen for a couple of days probably. I would love to go back to Sweden and visit the places where I spent that year, as well as to Copenhagen if possible.
The theme of this collaboration is TAKE YOUR TIME. When you open the box, remove the "watch pillow," you'll see this white lettering against the grey background of the inside box.
Let's have a look at the movement! The watch uses a Miyota automatic movement, probably caliber 8205, 21 jewels, high-beat with 21,600 vibrations per hour. Power reserve is 42 hours, and it operates at -20 to +40 seconds per day. Miyota made the movements specially for Timex, as TIMEX is signed on the rotor, and in much smaller lettering MIYOTA CO. JAPAN.
Printed on black on the inside part of the display glass is THE M79 AUTOMATIC COLLECTION. Other engravings around the "back bezel" are about the steel case, model number, WR of 50 m. Notice also that the lug width is 18 mm. For a 40 mm watch, this is smaller than usual, and that's because of the integrated bracelet such that the widest part of the bracelet extends laterally a few mm on each side. So, the lug width is 18 mm, but the "esthetic width" of the bracelet itself is wider. It's a very nice integrated system.
The watch is a limited edition, 777 pieces were made. In very small engraving on the "back bezel," it says NN07 LIMITED EDITION 243/777. Mine would be piece number 243, if yours was 534, it would be 534/777 etc.
Why all the sevens? You'll recall the blue dot on the dial at 7 o'clock. More on that below.
I centered the watch at the North Pole, a mass of ice with no land, another place with NO NATIONALITY. (Map: polar projection, is 1959, by Rand McNally.)
Another good look at the various dial features.
Presentation box, recycled cardboard. NN07, and TIMEX on front. Not shown, but when you open it, the inner box has TIMEX wrapping around the sides and back in larger letters. I love the special boxes.
Graphic from NN07 site.
Graphic from NN07 site.
Graphic from Timex site.
Who are NN07, and what is NO NATIONALITY all about? Launched by Victor Lindh and Ulrik Pedersen in 2007 (hence the theme of sevens for this Timex,) they create "ageless menswear and accessories inspired by classic designs from around the world." In its own words, NN07 is a "brand above trends who celebrates personality over nationality, crosses borders and continuously strives to deliver products that stand the test of time."
"Japanese and Scandinavian simplicity, Italian color, and British tailoring" form the basis of much of what they do.
About the collaboration: "Both the NN07 and TIMEX fans care about long-lasting design and invest in timeless pieces that they plan to wear for a lifetime. This is one of the many reasons why the NN07 x TIMEX collab came so naturally to us, as we share the same values."
(Above information, from the Timex Blog, on the release.)
PERSONALITY OVER NATIONALITY, I like that.
In keeping with the TAKE YOUR TIME theme of this release, on the inside top of the recycled cardboard box, there is this, about time. Over the last few years, Timex has released several watches centered around "how we spend out time," and I've assembled them all on one page if you're interested. I'll have to update that page to include this watch.
I haven't mentioned the light-activated luminous material, but like others in the Q and M79 family, it's pretty good and bright. The dot on the bezel triangle also glows. Note the dot at 7 is dark.
The watch sold out on its release date, at both NN07 and TIMEX. (Images from the NN07 and TIMEX Instagram.)
Crystal is acrylic, domed. A good look at the bezel edge, and the side of the case and hooded lugs. (The above and below pics in B&W to sort of highlight the forms of the watch.)
TAKE YOUR TIME, mostly covered by the watch pillow and packing foam.
Dial closeup. I guess I have yet to mention the day-date window, framed in white, black and white display (Sunday is red). Day of week is in Spanish. I believe there is a way to change it to a "track" that is in English, but I'm leaving it as is. NN07 on dial with a kind of "trademark" slightly uneven circle for the zero. Note again a blue circle at 7 (not luminous).
"We meet these people everywhere during our journeys worldwide when we travel the world to make our catalogues. On the streets of Paris, among nomads in Morocco, at restaurants in New York City, and under the Kenyan sun. To us, it doesn’t matter where they are, where they come from, or where they’re heading. In a way, we’re all the same." (source)
I don't take many "wrist shots," but I was in my car, and at a very long stop light. The late afternoon light looked really good on the watch, so I grabbed my phone and took a pic.
Graphic from the NN07 site.
I showed this pic already, but I like it so much I will conclude this article with it. As of this writing, I've been wearing this watch virtually nonstop since receiving it. The metal bracelet with adjustable clasp provides for a perfect fit. It's been comfortable, with no pinching or pulling. The blue bezel is really beautiful, the discrete NN07 elements are fun, and it all comes together nicely.
PERSONALITY OVER NATIONALITY
