The latest version of the impressive Milus Snow Star gets a black treatment and turns into the Milus Snow Star Dark Matter. The watch combines a black dial with an aDLC-coated 9o4L steel case produced with a matte finish.replica watches The polished hands and hour markers against the otherwise black tones are probably what accounts for the watch’s celestial name given that the shiny elements look like stars against a dark backdrop. Of course, the irony is that this or any other timepiece is meant to be visible on your wrist – and any with knowledge on the matter will immediately tell you that the human race has not yet figured out how to “look at” dark matter (but it is a cool name, regardless).

The reason I like this particular version of the Snow Star is because it combines a sporty and dressy look. The Snow Star itself is a revival of historic looks produced by Milus in the past. The dauphine hands and prominent, applied hour markers combine to make a sort of hybrid dress/sports look, and the matte black case (that is highly scratch resistant due to the aDLC coating) further pushes the Snow Star Dark Matter into sport territory. This look can be enhanced by putting the Snow Star Dark Matter on to a NATO-style strap (which I did). Milus offers some pretty nice NATO-style strap (not too long, which I appreciate), and I paired this watch with one of their black and red ones. I didn’t shoot it for this article because the hardware on the strap is unfinished steel (doesn’t ideally match the black), but the strap looks great on it and that is my preferred way to wear watches like this.

Aside from the amorphous diamond-like carbon (ADLC) coating on the steel case, technical specs for this Milus are the same as other Snow Star watches. The Snow Star case is in 904L steel and sized at 39mm-wide and just 9.45mm-thick. It has a sapphire crystal over the dial and the case is water-resistant to 100 meters with a screw-down crown. Inside the watch is a Swiss Made ETA caliber 2892A2, which I think is a great movement to have here at this price. The 4Hz automatic movement (with 42 hours of power reserve) is relatively thin, offers a date complication in addition to the time, and can be very accurate and reliable.rolex replika Sadly there is no view of the movement through the caseback.