Once set and on the wrist, the Type 3N is a fun watch to wear. It’s seriously impressive from a horological standpoint, yet it never feels overly serious, mostly because it’s an almost $60,000 watch that doesn’t quite feel like one. I’ll admit that the black-and-yellow accents of the running indicator always make me think of crash-test dummies, but they add a bit of playful character, even if they take away any elegance the Type 3 might have had. Also, thanks to the rounded, lugless case, it wears far better on my smaller wrist than the conventional Type 3. And any time spent looking at the dial is a treat — I can’t overstate how different it feels in person. The effect is almost surreal on the wrist and works at every angle. It’s a rare case where a curved sapphire crystal is actually put to good use, as you can see the outer dial text from the side of the Type 3 MN.
A caveat I’ll mention, and this might matter especially to those who find themselves wanting to buy this watch, is that up to a loupe, the dial printing is not perfect. There are some cases where the printed lume is shifted ever-so-slightly from the background numerals, and through my macro lensyou can see faint traces of white printing on some spots of the black satellite discs. For a product aimed at a niche of extremely detail-obsessed customers, you’ll need this as a warning if you’re the type of collector to take a loupe to everything.