The watch industry is currently living through a golden age of pop culture-inspired timepieces. Nearly every major entertainment franchise has some sort of horological tie-in these days, from film series to sports teams, and even musicians. However, despite being a sci-fi stalwart for almost 60 years, the “Star Trek” franchise has never had much of an impact in the enthusiast watch world. Offbeat brand Nubeo aims to change that, with a Trek-themed brand partnership that combines ultra-modern Richard Mille-esque styling with a remarkably in-depth tribute to the franchise’s favorite ship. The new Nubeo Magellan Chronograph Star Trek Enterprise-D Limited Edition is a bold, unapologetic love letter to ‘90s-era Trek aesthetics, paired with a dependable mecha-quartz powerplant and a beefy, aggressive case design.
手表行业目前正经历着一个受流行文化启发的黄金时代。如今，几乎每个主要的娱乐特许经营都有某种形式的钟表联动，从电影系列到体育团队，甚至音乐家。然而，尽管“星际迷航”特许经营已经有近 60 年的历史，但在爱好者手表界却从未产生过太大影响。小众品牌 Nubeo 旨在改变这一现状，推出了一款以“星际迷航”为主题的品牌合作，将超现代的理查德·米尔风格与对特许经营最受欢迎的飞船的深刻致敬相结合。新的 Nubeo Magellan Chronograph Star Trek Enterprise-D 限量版是一封大胆而毫不掩饰的情书，向 90 年代的“星际迷航”美学致敬，配备可靠的机械石英动力系统和厚重、激进的表壳设计。

First things first: the Nubeo Magellan Chronograph Star Trek Enterprise-D Limited Edition is an imposingly large watch on the wrist. At 48mm wide, 51mm lug-to-lug, and a hefty 17mm in overall thickness, the navy blue and black PVD stainless steel case cuts a deliberately bold figure on the wrist that no amount of slimming dark colors can mask. Our “Medical Blue” hands-on sample is arguably the most restrained and balanced of the bunch, but even so, this is not a watch that disappears effortlessly under a cuff or blends seamlessly into its environment. In short, the Nubeo is a watch that one has to plan an outfit around, which can make for fun if infrequent pairings. The overall form here bears a passing resemblance to Richard Mille’s signature curved tonneau design, but Nubeo makes an important handful of tweaks that help to make this shape its own. The flared black case sides, for example, give the Magellan Chronograph Star Trek Enterprise-D Limited Edition a broad, commanding stance on the wrist, while the mix of polished chamfers and vertically brushed case sides lend the design some much-needed visual depth. A set of protruding polished hex bolts running along both the 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock case sides adds even more visual detail here, and the broad oblong pushers along with the oversized, color-accented screw-down crown further extend the already considerable diameter. The “Star Trek” side isn’t neglected in this case, as the crown is signed with the classic Starfleet delta emblem and the 9 o’clock features an engraved panel with the “Star Trek” logo. Like other designs of this ilk, the real star of the case is its bezel, which blends a dramatically arcing matte navy blue upper surface with a quartet of raised, polished “claws,” and decorative three-pronged screws at the hooded lugs. The interplay between matte blasted, brushed, polished, and differently coated surfaces adds some dynamism to what could easily have been a simplistic novelty design. Even more impressively, the raised mineral crystal (the lack of sapphire at this price point is admittedly regrettable) matches the compound curves of the bezel with virtually no visual distortion of the dial below. Around back, Nubeo fits the watch with an engraved caseback sporting the Starfleet emblem and a limited edition serial number. While in concept, this watch might be designed for exploring strange new worlds, it’s not prepared for prolonged underwater exploration thanks to an underwhelming 50 meters of water resistance.
首先，Nubeo Magellan Chronograph Star Trek Enterprise-D 限量版手表在手腕上显得非常庞大。它的宽度为 48 毫米，耳距为 51 毫米，整体厚度为 17 毫米，海军蓝和黑色 PVD 不锈钢表壳在手腕上形成了一个故意大胆的形象，任何深色的纤细效果都无法掩盖。我们的“医疗蓝”实物样品可以说是其中最为克制和平衡的，但即便如此，这款手表也并不是那种可以轻松藏在袖口下或与环境无缝融合的手表。简而言之，Nubeo 是一款需要围绕其设计来搭配服装的手表，这可能会带来有趣但不常见的搭配。整体造型与理查德·米勒的标志性弯曲桶形设计有些相似，但 Nubeo 做了一些重要的调整，使这个形状独具特色。例如，外扩的黑色表壳侧面赋予了 Magellan Chronograph Star Trek Enterprise-D 限量版手表在手腕上宽广而威严的姿态，而抛光的斜面和垂直拉丝的表壳侧面则为设计增添了急需的视觉深度。 一组突出的抛光六角螺栓沿着 3 点钟和 9 点钟的表壳侧面延伸，增加了更多的视觉细节，而宽大的椭圆形按钮以及超大、带色彩点缀的旋入式表冠进一步扩展了已经相当可观的直径。在这个案例中，“星际迷航”一侧也没有被忽视，因为表冠上印有经典的星际舰队三角标志，而 9 点钟位置则有一个刻有“星际迷航”标志的面板。像其他类似设计一样，表壳的真正亮点是其表圈，它将戏剧性弯曲的哑光海军蓝上表面与四个突起的抛光“爪子”以及在罩式表耳上的装饰性三叉螺钉相结合。哑光喷砂、拉丝、抛光和不同涂层表面之间的相互作用为本可能是简单新奇设计的表壳增添了一些活力。更令人印象深刻的是，凸起的矿物水晶（在这个价格点上缺乏蓝宝石确实令人遗憾）几乎没有对下面表盘的视觉扭曲，完美匹配了表圈的复合曲线。 在背面，Nubeo 为手表配备了一个刻有星际舰队徽章和限量版序列号的雕刻表底。虽然从概念上讲，这款手表可能是为探索奇异的新世界而设计的，但由于水阻力仅为 50 米，它并不适合长时间的水下探险。

Even with the attention-grabbing shape and dimensions of its case, there’s no doubt that the Nubeo Magellan Chronograph Star Trek Enterprise-D Limited Edition’s dial steals the spotlight. Naturally, the amazingly detailed, 3D sculpted rendition of the USS Enterprise-D from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” is the real centerpiece here. Some of the raised detailing and “Aztec” paint variations border on microscopic, but show amazing attention to detail under high magnification. The unfortunate exception is the slightly blurry ship’s registry text near 12 o’clock, but overall it’s clear the Nubeo team spent considerable time and effort designing this element. This is far from the only direct “Star Trek” visual reference on this dial, however. The turquoise and slate blue base dial layer, along with the lumed red and blue segment around 6 o’clock, use asymmetrical geometric patterning heavily inspired by the LCARS computer screens used aboard the Enterprise-D and many other ships in the “Star Trek” franchise.
即使考虑到其引人注目的外形和尺寸，Nubeo Magellan Chronograph Star Trek Enterprise-D 限量版手表的表盘无疑是最引人注目的部分。自然，来自《星际迷航：下一代》的 USS Enterprise-D 的惊人细节和 3D 雕刻版本是这里的真正中心。一些凸起的细节和“阿兹特克”涂装变化接近微观，但在高倍放大下显示出惊人的细节关注。不幸的是，位于 12 点钟附近的船舶注册文本略显模糊，但总体而言，Nubeo 团队显然在设计这个元素上花费了相当多的时间和精力。然而，这并不是这个表盘上唯一的“星际迷航”视觉参考。青绿色和石板蓝色的基础表盘层，以及位于 6 点钟附近的发光红色和蓝色部分，采用了不对称的几何图案，深受 Enterprise-D 及许多其他“星际迷航”系列船只上使用的 LCARS 计算机屏幕的启发。

For the timekeeping elements of the watch’s dial, Nubeo continues this heavily stylized, spectacle-driven approach – for better or worse. The ultra-tall, faceted outer chapter ring combines an outer chronograph seconds scale with a sculptural minutes track on its inner edge, and is flanked by a mix of applied circular and wedge-shaped hour indices. The main handset is a pair of blunted, heavily brushed, futuristic dauphine-esque hands, complete with a striking asymmetric lume fill. For the hour hand, the lume plots are more or less conventionally placed away from the outer edges of the hand, whereas the minute hand uses a continuous strip of lume along its outermost edge. A Starfleet delta counterweight for the yellow-tipped skeleton central chronograph seconds hand dramatically reinforces the theming, but the real attention-grabbing handset belongs to the subdials. For the 3 o’clock 24-hour subdial, 6 o’clock running seconds, and 9 o’clock chronograph minutes, the brand abandons a standard subdial layout in favor of rotating disks. This makes the high-visibility, red and yellow indices at 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock, and 9 o’clock into de facto subdial pointers as well. On paper, this is a playfully unorthodox and suitably sci-fi alternative to a conventional chronograph, and for both the 24-hour disk and the vivid red-hued running seconds, it’s reasonably easy to read. For the 9 o’clock chronograph register, though, this design decision has a serious impact on legibility. In short, Nubeo avoids having a full minutes scale on this subdial for a cleaner, more graphic look, which in practice means it’s nigh-on impossible to get an at-a-glance chronograph reading much more precise than two and a half minutes from the currently recorded time. Coupled with a love-it-or-hate-it, theatrical dial design, it’s bound to be a divisive layout overall.

Inside the Nubeo Magellan Chronograph Star Trek Enterprise-D Limited Edition beats the dependable, familiar Seiko VK63 mechaquartz chronograph movement. The VK63, along with its sister movement the VK64, has become ubiquitous in entry-level chronographs across the industry in recent years, and it’s easy to see why. With quartz-level accuracy coupled with firm, snappy pusher feel akin to a classic mechanical chrono, as well as a mechanical chronograph-style sweeping seconds hand, it’s a hybrid approach that truly takes the best of both worlds (“Star Trek” pun very much intended). Stated accuracy stands at +20/-20 seconds per month, with a respectable three years of battery life. Nubeo completes the watch with a dial-matching turquoise rubber strap. Nicely sculpted, with a pair of raised central ridges and beveled edges, this strap is satisfyingly soft, breathable, and flexible right out of the box, while further tying into the Starfleet uniform color scheme of the rest of the design.

There has never been more enthusiast-focused pop culture watch tie-ins across the industry than there are right now, and it’s long past time that the venerable, long-running “Star Trek” franchise delved into this growing market segment in earnest. With the new Nubeo Magellan Chronograph Star Trek Enterprise-D Limited Edition, the sci-fi mainstay takes its place among its rivals in dynamic, modernist, and willfully over-the-top fashion. Only 200 examples of each colorway in the Nubeo Magellan Chronograph Star Trek Enterprise-D Limited Edition series will be made, for a total production run of 600 watches. The watch is available now through authorized dealers and the brand’s e-commerce platform. MSRP for this watch stands at $1,100 USD as of press time. For more information, please visit the brand’s website.

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