The Kermadec has a 120 click unidirectional bezel with a lumed ceramic insert. It is of great quality and everything does line up perfectly. The bezel action is also great, with a nice solid feel and relatively easy to grip with zero backplay.
The dial has applied indices all round with applied arabics at the 3, 6, 9 & 12 positions. The printing of the watch which includes the Time Locker logo, the word automatic and the depth rating underneath are done exceptionally well. Even under a macro lens I struggled to find any discrepancies what so ever.
Last but not least, the dial features a date complication at the 4:30 position. A rather large no-no from me I’m afraid. I would much rather have seen the date complication at the 6 o’clock position to give a much more balanced aesthetic to the dial. Another negative from me is the date wheel isn’t colour matched to the dial either. It just stands out like someone eating a bacon roll at a vegans wedding. If however, none of the last paragraph bothers you, then just ignore it and enjoy the watch as the rest of it is truly excellent.
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