36.5mm of Amazing Unique Watch Goodness! Nodus Unity Review 

That honey yellow is very tempting to me. Very unique color. Great job Nodus!

Definitely unique! I respect your interest in watches that aren’t the same old same old

It’s a great watch. They have some of the best designs around. I especially love their Sector Pilot Line. Thanks!

I can see why you kept coming back to this one, Shane. In this time of similarities, this Nodus stands out from the crowd. I like it!

The watch really looks bigger than 36.5 on your wrist. Your correct about the wrist presence. Maybe because the bright blue bezel gives the effect of a larger dial.

There's something refreshing about watching a review where the reviewer actually believes in the praise he's giving to the watch and not just because it's a paid promotion. Not saying that the paid reviews are disingenuous, but in some of the review channels it's all they do and I've found myself losing some trust in those. Glad to see a review with actual money spent on the watch.

I had a CW 36mm Sealander, and for me 36x20 was perfect. Didn't look overly out of proportion and the 20 mm bracelet allowed a small watch to still have some wrist-presence. 😀Had a similarly sized clasp too, which I always thought felt fine, and added to the wrist -presence.

Yes sir, a scratch resistant coating on the case and Bracelet, and if the crown were resesed in the case it would have it all for a woman s watch or very small wrist

Ironically my wife and I are both wearing our Unity's today. We love ours. The 150m WR really puts it over the top as a GADA watch

It's a very nice watch Shane and it's a good buy. Great colour for the summer ! That dial finishing is very cool. 37mm normally wouldn't suit me but that dial and matching bezel gives it a bigger look than a standard 37mm. I do like that Nodus actually relegate the movement themselves.

Great company. They have a great background story and are true watch lovers. I have my 1st generation Nodus Avalon and will never sell that watch. Have a great weekend!!

*The Row Lecks OP 36mm also has a 20mm lug width; it looks fine and so does this Nodus timepiece. For decades the DJ in 36mm had a 19mm lug width. Wanting this to be 18mm is subjective style, not a niggle or nit worth picking.*

I absolutely love small Watches and this seems great. I actually really like a 20 mm bracelet on a 36 mm watch. My Smiths Everest is like that and I just think it looks great. The only thing about this watch is I don’t like the colors they have chosen. The only one I would consider is the black one but other than that it really is a good looking watch.

Saw this at District Times and it is gorgeous in person. Even the "Cotton Candy" is cool 😎

Great video as usual. Ended up returning mine. As for the dial, it does look great on larger wrists. Mine is around 8 inches and I like smaller watches. The rough crown was unusual at least for me because I own three other Nodus models with no such issue. I found the clasp to be too big. It compromised the sleekness of the watch.

I bought the pink one and its absolutely stunning. I’m so tempted to get the blue one :-)

Great review - what is the knife at 1:30?

I have had owned several Nodus watches, and have always been blown away by their quality. Unfortunately I have never been able to bond with their designs. I'm still hoping this will change, but I'm sure the watch you have reviewed will be it. Great review as usual

Luv’n the blue…!!! 👍😊💥

Hi Shane, is that a turquoise color dial and bezel or just light blue, I don't know if it's just the camera or that's how it looks in real life?

I have started to look for my retirement watch - I have a Rolex and Omega but those are dress watches and I want a GADA. I'm a small guy with small wrist and have been looking at watches that have a on-the-fly clasp. The ones I see are like the one reviewed, large. All I need is 7-10mm.

Ya that watch is beautiful

Thanks, Nodus is a good brand.

I am a fan of Nodus. My first Nodus was also a Duality. When I first saw this watch I was not impressed though. I thought the ceramic bezel was a cool idea, but the texture dial seemed a bit odd. So I wasn't really interested. And then I saw it in person for the first time at an Intersect event, and very quickly in person it changed my mind. I was like wow this is much nicer in person than I expected. The texture dial which I didn't like much in pictures, works very well in person, and adds great lightplay to the dial. I ended up getting the black version and I really love it as GADA sports watch that's different but both dressy/casual much better than you would expect. The yellow is also very nice. I think should do more colors to be honest. And I agree the only thing I think I would say that is missing is a hardness coating. I think hardness coatings are the next "adjustable clasp." A feature generally not found on more affordable watches that micro brands should consider adding as a perk. I used to think it was gimmicky but Traska has changed my mind and now I wish more watches offered hardness coatings.

The colours great

I don’t normally get excited about micro brands but I’m seriously considering a Signum with the extra vat and charge to the uk for me it’s got to be something special only other brand is Draken that is doing it differently

Shane, I have two Nodus watches. The Sector Sport and the Sector Pilot. Love them both, but like you mentioned, the crown on the Pilot is super rough on the knurling itself and the crown is quite wobbly after being unscrewed. These are easy QC fixes which hopefully they have rectified since. For some reason the crown on the Sport is perfect, so it’s more a matter of will here - these are not hard issues to fix. They need to clean this up as it can make or break a sale given the competition. Cheers!

Like it. But on the "less subtle options"😋Looks like the continuance or the younger flamboyant brother of the legendary Retrospect. Kudos to Nodus for another great watch. You too for getting this, enjoy Shane. Cheers mate.

Excellent review again. It is a bit strange, 36.5 mm but it doesn't seem that small on your wrist. My wrist is 18 cm and I always considered 38, 39 mm small

Beautiful Watch and made in the USA! Here in Britain we have nothing like this ,shame ):

Of all the American microbrands I think Nodus is my favourite however I still haven't pulled the trigger and it's probably down to the additional import taxes I'd have to pay living in Europe which kind of makes this less appealing and right at the top end of mid range microbrand (400-800€ incl. taxes). There are a few UK/European dealers that sometimes have 'nearly new' Nodus watches but sadly neither the Unity nor Sector Sport have popped up on sale yet. For the price you'd kind of want all the niggles fixed but sometimes they add a little character and if the overall package is great I'd generally forget about those on a day to day basis. But thanks for another great honest review.

I like it. And people will nodus this watch! 🙂

If you ever want to sell that Duality, I'd be happy to purchase it. 😉👍🏼

i love the noodles brand! One of the best micro brand!

Nodus make amazing watches.

The price and range of watches from Nodus look very good but most are a little small for my 8 inch (20cm) gorilla wrist.

Smooth bezel w/ a textured dial looks odd. The ceramic will take the beating instead of the steel that’s typically there. So that’s a good thing but it just looks odd to me.

That date wheel is a good example of when NOT to match colors. White would have balanced the design.

that colour is poppping, i like it, despite its flaws, it's beautiful, kinda outta my price range .. but woulda i coulda

Nice but why the organic looking texture radiating from the centre? Not sure where I heard it, someone on RU-vid……it’s a Butt hole dial. Literally any other dial texture would be great.

First thing that comes to mind when seeing it and even before watching your review is that it looks like as if it emulates 1960s home gadgets in terms of colour and unifying features of dial and bezel, them being of the same glossy colour, not dissimilar to those tin toys kids used to have back in the day. Or your toaster or coffee maker for that matter. Which is rather charming. Although with its 36.5mm diameter it would simply disappear on my 7.5" wrist.

I feel certain that one day you’ll commence a video with: “I live in the American Gardens Building on W. 81st Street on the 11th floor. My name is Patrick Bateman. I'm 27 years old.”

Any plans of reviewing Baltic mr01? It's clean, no-nonsense, automatic, with some (very thin) French and Italian veneer and very affordable. And I think rather of your style, thinking of timepieces you've been praising as of lately.

I always enjoy the reviews. This is a good looking watch, but compared to other micro-brands at the top of the game the price seems on the high side if I compare apples to apples. I've seen the proprietary clasp and was not impressed. It feels flimsy and looks rough when extended.

The NodeX clasp, while demonstrating some ingenuity, looks terrible when extended, as there is a flat piece of metal that appears.

This watch is not Small by any means. It's the Perfect size for "Gentlemen"

I legitimately feel like I have stolen my Noduses. I paid full price. But they feel so much better than they cost that it seems unfair to them almost.

I personally don't nodus the particular allure of this nodus. I don't really like it. 🙂 None-the-less, thanks for your review.

Much as i want to watch your videos, i shy away when i see the first shot of the featured watch. I think you should invest in a good camera 😊

Damn Shane you couldn't get Nodus to send it to you? Jk

Yiu know me, I love an unusuak watch. But this one is a little too playful for me. The ceramic bezel in the same color as the dial is just too much shiny-shiney for me. If Im going that casual, I'd look at an interesting flieger or chrono. Or hell, maybe I'd pull out my vintage Mickey Mouse watch from the very esrly 70s.

Overall nice watch but the ceramic dial is pointless, I would have rather had a larger face. Erebus selling watches for hundreds less using the same movement will shake up the micro brand market

Just 2 more millimeters and I could wear it.

As Jory Goodman would say, "it's a butthole dial!!!! " 😂

Each watch has at least one big problem. I like everything about this watch but the price. 600 EUR is a bit too much. I thought its 200-250 EUR watch.

There are a few too many qualifications on your part for me to feel confident investing. This seems to be an "I can fix her" watch -

I've almost stopped the video a few times because you don't mention the bracelet length. That as much as everything you mentioned matters to me on wrist. Most reviewers don't talk about that. I won't consider a watch when I don't know those specs too

That's a children's watch size

the watch market is well and truly saturated at every level

Good design, but not the best QC nor great in value. Try harder Nodus. If Aragon and Zelos can make better watches yet cheaper, you should at least make sure your watch and bracelet is in great ergonomics.

Ladies watch...i have man wrist

What's wrong with these youtubers obsession for tiny watches but it's very annoying 😮‍💨 Is it really a market for sub 38mm ? I received the Traska newsletter and John Mack said that the Commuter 34mm was a sales failure. I don't know but it's obvious that it's a niche of a niche...

This watch is just a ludicrous joke

I wasted my time watching this none sense