![]() ![]() The red seconds hand has a different color of lume, so in the dark conditions, the seconds hand still has a similar pop like it does in the light. It’s another cool little detail that makes the Transit look that much cleaner.Īll of the indices and hands are treated with Super-LumiNova, giving the Defakto a neon light-like vibe in the dark. ![]() It sits at the top of the hand stack and is wide enough to cover the origination points of the hours and minutes hands. Another thing that jumped out at me is the base of the seconds hand. The hand set on the Transit is balanced and easy to read - just how it should be. On a minimalist style watch, these small differences in details go a long way. Finally, the red seconds hand is the longest of the bunch, reaching all the way to the outer edge of the dial. The hours hand is a fair bit shorter, falling just short of the inside of the longer hour markers. The minutes hand extends fairly far towards the edge of the dial, hitting about halfway through the minute marker scale. Mirroring the shape of the indices, each hand is a long thin rectangle with a rounded end. Pointing to the time, there are three hands: white hands for the minutes and hours, and a contrasting red hand for the seconds. The rounded accents throughout counterbalance the sharp edges of the case and lugs with something softer, and I like the resulting effect. If they were squared off, the Transit’s dial would leave a different impression entirely. The rounded markers play well with the overall design of the watch. There’s a longer oval at five-minute intervals with shorter ones in between. They’re actually more like long, flat ovals. The indices are made up of a series of Super-LumiNova-treated lines that feature a gently rounded edge. From the top-down, the hands and dial appear to be flat which go well with the minimalist design of the watch. ![]() Upon closer inspection, you’ll notice that the long minutes hand features a curve at the edge as well. The curve is gentle and hard to notice at first, especially under the curved sapphire. Dial and HandsĪ matte black, curved dial adorns the face of the Transit. ![]() As you rotate your wrist, you’ll notice the light playing off each surface in a different direction adding a subtle, yet interesting visual effect. Each transitional surface is nice and sharp. On top of each lug, the brushing is vertical, and finally the flat surface of the crown features radial brushing. The sides of the case both feature horizontal brushing, while the space in between the lugs is brushed vertically. On the bezel, the brushing pattern follows the circular shape of the bezel itself. There are at least five different brushed surfaces, all at different angles. While it’s probably easy to just call it a brushed case and walk away, there’s a bit more going on here when you look closer. The design is simple, but executed well and I really like the finishing technique. Given the Ickler family’s 100 years of case making experience, it comes as little surprise that the case on the Transit is clean and sharp throughout. Let’s take a closer look at all of the intricacies of Defakto’s Transit. The Transit’s design DNA is clearly cut from a similar cloth as the rest of the lineup, but when talking about minimalist design, it’s the little things that matter. This minimal design is easy to read and wear, with a strong dial:bezel ratio inside a slim 40mm case. Today, we’re looking at the “Transit,” a model created to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the brand. Defakto as a brand stands on its own, in part because Raphael has drawn from his family’s experience in the watchmaking world to create a reliable and well-built watch. They’ve been precision machining watch cases and components out of the same city since 1924 and have several brands under their umbrella (most notably: Archimede). If the Ickler name sounds familiar, it should. Founded in 2009 by Raphael Ickler in Pforzheim, Defakto specializes in high quality, minimalist watches. Defakto is a small watch manufacture based out of Germany. ![]()
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