A square case, a honeycomb dial, and three extra ways to read time beyond the main hands give the pitch in one look. Nubeo’s returning Ecliptic Retrograde Dual Time doesn’t hide any of it. Big, busy, and design-first, the watch puts its three extra displays on the dial in plain sight.
Every colorway lists at $250 on Nubeo’s own store, and a 20% launch discount that auto-applies in the cart brings the checkout price to $200 while it runs. Six colorways sit in stock, shipping is free, and orders ship within three business days.
Price: $200 $250 (save $50, 20% off)
Where to buy: Nubeo
A dial built like a control panel
Start at the base layer. A matte black honeycomb texture covers the dial, with a raised chapter ring around the edge carrying a printed 05 to 55 minute track. An oversized applied 12 sits at the top, and applied indices with Japanese lume handle the rest of the hours.
A 24-hour subdial sits on the left side of the dial, so a quick glance separates morning from evening on the home time. A framed big date window sits at 4, larger and easier to read than a standard date disc tucked behind a small aperture.
Across the bottom third runs the signature display. A retrograde arc tracks a second time zone from 0 to 24, and when the hand reaches the end of the scale it snaps straight back to zero and starts again. Coil spring details sit at the four corners of the dial, decorative pieces that push the control panel read even further.
Ecliptic names the path the sun appears to trace across the sky over a year. Nubeo engraves that idea on the caseback, with the sun, the Earth, and the ecliptic plane worked into the steel, so the theme runs from the dial straight through to the back of the case.
Square case and a quartz heart
Housing all of that takes room, and the stainless steel case uses it. It measures 45mm across, 45mm lug to lug, and 16mm thick, with a weight of 155 grams on its 26mm rubber strap. Recessed channels in the case flanks carry exposed screws, and the crown is a pull-out design colored to match each colorway.
Inside is a Japanese quartz movement, with Nubeo listing the functions rather than a caliber name: three hands, big date, dual time, and the 24-hour display. Quartz keeps the price at $200 with the launch discount and keeps a watch this thick from climbing into automatic money, though buyers who shop movements first will feel that trade right away.
Mineral glass with an anti-reflective coating covers the crystal, not sapphire, and water resistance is 5 ATM, enough for splashes and rain rather than swimming. Both specs fit the price, and both belong on the checklist before ordering.
| Spec | Nubeo Ecliptic NB-6096 |
|---|---|
| Movement | Japanese quartz with big date, dual time and 24 hour |
| Case | Stainless steel, 45 x 45 x 16mm |
| Dial | Matte black honeycomb |
| Crystal | Anti-reflective coated mineral |
| Strap | 26mm rubber |
| Water resistance | 5 ATM |
| Weight | 155g |
| Warranty | 2 year international |
Lume after dark
Applied indices and hands carry Japanese lume, and the Steel Phantom photo in this set shows the dial reading in full green glow against the dark. Nubeo shot the lineup under a starfield, and a dual-time watch has to work on night flights and in dim hotel rooms, so the lume here is sized for that job, not decoration.
At night, the main hands stay distinct from the subdial, the big date stays legible, and the retrograde hand sits on its own arc where nothing else competes with it.
Six colorways on one black dial
Every version shares the same matte black dial, so the choice comes down to strap and accent color. Firewater Blue, the version pictured most in this piece, pairs the black dial with a blue 26mm rubber strap. Steel Phantom goes grey, Forest Veil and Cardinal Teal go green, Dark Alloy goes brown, and Royal Twilight goes pink.
Firewater Blue also gets the extra angles in Nubeo’s set, including a top-down lume view that shows how much of the dial the glow covers. Across the range, the look stays the same, so buyers choose by strap and accent color rather than by dial.
A cheaper Nubeo on Amazon
Shoppers who like the retrograde idea but want an Amazon checkout have an in-family option. Running a round 49mm case instead of the square, the Magellan Retrograde Chronograph NB-6088 keeps the retrograde layout language and sells on Amazon for $169.
| Ecliptic NB-6096 | Magellan NB-6088 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $200 with the launch discount, $250 list | $169 |
| Case | Square, 45mm stainless steel | Round, 49mm |
| Movement | Japanese quartz | Quartz chronograph |
| Displays | Big date, retrograde dual time arc, 24 hour subdial | Retrograde chronograph layout |
| Strap | 26mm rubber | Rubber |
| Where to buy | Nubeo | Amazon |
Price: $169
Where to buy: Amazon
Shape and focus separate the two: the Magellan is the bigger, rounder, chronograph-led watch, while the Ecliptic is the square dual-time piece with the big date. Pick the Ecliptic for travel time tracking, and the Magellan for a larger case at a lower price through Amazon.
Square first and specs second
Buy this one for the dial and the silhouette, because that’s what the $200 actually pays for. Travelers who track a second zone daily will use the retrograde arc and the 24-hour subdial, and both read faster than pulling out a phone in an airport.
Price: $200 $250 (save $50, 20% off)
Where to buy: Nubeo
Skip it if sapphire glass, a mechanical movement, or swim-ready water resistance sit on your must-have list, because none of the three are here. At $200 with its launch discount, the returning Ecliptic still gives travelers a quartz design piece with real dual-time function underneath the looks.
