Hemel has introduced two additions to their Night Ops series, which are stealthy blacked out versions of watches in their other collections. Hemel is the brain child of Marvin Menke, a designer by trade, who started making watches to provide as gifts to clients. Menke started Hemel in earnest in 2016, and has been putting out no-fuss watches with military-inspired aesthetics ever since. Let?s take a look at the latest entries in the Night Ops line.

Hemel 24 Night Ops/Track Night Ops

Case Material: Stainless steel 
Dial: Black 
Dimensions: 40mm 
Crystal: Sapphire   
Water Resistance: 100 meters   
Crown: Push/pull     
Movement: Miyota 9039
Strap/bracelet: Nylon 
Price: $399
Reference Number: HM1NO, HM2NO Expected Release: Available now

The Hemel 24 and the Hemel Track are two subtly different spins on the field watch, but with the aforementioned black DLC coating giving them a tactical, modern, military inspired vibe. The Hemel 24 Night Ops has, naturally, a 24 hour in its dial?s interior, with sword hands and triangle shaped hour markers on the dial?s outermost edge. The Hemel Track Night Ops is slightly more spartan, with simple lume filled Arabic numerals and a railroad track style minutes register. The handset on the Hemel Track Night Ops uses sharp arrows, with a clear eye toward legibility.
The cases used for the Hemel 24 and Hemel Track are identical. Fashioned from 316L stainless steel and DLC coated, they measure 40mm in diameter with a...