Nomos launches four square-cased Tetra watches with automatic calibers and shiny, enamel-like dials.
The new Nomos Tetra Neomatik – 175 Years Watchmaking Glashütte Blue.
The new watches, called Tetra Neomatik – 175 Years Watchmaking Glashütte, retain Tetra’s well-known shape and the Tetra Neomatik’s existing 39mm diameter and automatic DUW 3001 caliber, but reveal four crisp dial colors.
Nomos explains that the red, blue, black and off-white dial colors here are lacquer-coated using a technique similar to that used when making enamel dials. Incoming light is not absorbed by the opaque surfaces but instead reflected, creating depth, according to the watchmaker.
Incoming light is not absorbed by the opaque surface but instead reflected. Pictured is the new Nomos Tetra Neomatik red.
Recognizing the decidedly unsubtle dial hues, Nomos says the new watches “are not for everyone.” The few Existing Tetra Neomatik watches are available in more subdued silver, blue or white dials.
The Tetra is a signature Nomos collection primarily offered only with a manual-wind caliber.
“The watches are bolder than sneakers with a jacket,” according to Nomos product manager Heike Ahrendt.
The automatic DUW 3001 caliber, visible through the sapphire crystal glass back, is regulated according to chronometer values.
The chronometer-adjusted Nomos DUW 3001 automatic caliber is visible through a sapphire caseback on each watch, framed by an engraving noting the limited nature of the Tetra Neomatik – 175 Years Watchmaking Glashütte collection. The new series is limited to 175 units of each color.
Nomos attaches each case to a remborde strap made of Horween Genuine Shell Cordovan, oiled by hand and struck with glass balls to create a shiny finish. Price: $3,860.
Nomos cools its classic Tangente neomatik with two new ‘platinum’-gray-dialed models offered in two sizes (35mm and 39mm).
The Nomos classic Tangente neomatik is now available in platinum gray. And in two sizes (35mm and 39mm.
The pair expands the number of metallic-dialed Nomos watches just a few months after the German-based independent watchmaker debuted several gold and silver metallic watches.
As the brand’s top-selling, original collection, Tangente is identified by its thin Arabic numerals, slender bezel, coin-shaped steel case and smooth sapphire crystal.
The new pair offers a cooler look for Tangente with a new dial tinged with rhodium, a platinum-family metal that creates a sophisticated gray color. Rhodium also colors the thin hands, which match the slimness of the golden font proclaiming the ‘neomatik’ moniker.
The neomatik series refers to the automatic caliber DUW 3001 that powers the new Tangente pair.
And while most collectors will likely enjoy a clear view of the nicely decorate in-house caliber from the clear caseback, others will opt to save a few dollars by purchasing the solid caseback edition on either size of the new Tangente neomatik platinum grey. Also available with the steel back version is the chance to request that Nomos add a personalized engraving (up to 88 characters) to the back.
With the clear caseback you can observe the proprietary automatic Nomos caliber DUW 3001. A solid caseback edition is also available.
This solid caseback option means the price for the watch will differ by about $400, which for the 35mm model means a choice between a $3,070 model (solid steel back) and a $3,460 model. For the 39mm model, prices are $3,390 (solid steel back) and $3,780.
Case: 38.5 mm diameter. Height: 6.9 mm (solid steel back) or 7.1mm (sapphire back). Sapphire front crystal with anti-reflective coating on inner side. Water resistance to 50 meters.
Movement: Automatic caliber DUW 3001, in-house built Nomos neomatik caliber with automatic winding, power reserve up to 43 hours. Movement features Nomos swing system, tempered blue balance spring, Nomos balance bridge fixed by screws on both sides, stop-seconds mechanism, bidirectional winding rotor, Glashütte three-quarter plate, DUW regulation system adjusted in six positions, tempered blue screws, rhodium-plated surfaces with Glashütte ribbing and Nomos perlage.
Dial: Galvanized, rhodium-plated, hands also rhodium-plated.
Case: 35mm diameter. Height: 6.7 mm (solid steel back) or 6.9mm (sapphire back). Sapphire front crystal with anti-reflective coating on inner side. Water resistance to 30 meters.
Movement: Automatic caliber DUW 3001, in-house built Nomos neomatik caliber with automatic winding, power reserve up to 43 hours. Movement features Nomos swing system, tempered blue balance spring, Nomos balance bridge fixed by screws on both sides, stop-seconds mechanism, bidirectional winding rotor, Glashütte three-quarter plate, DUW regulation system adjusted in six positions, tempered blue screws, rhodium-plated surfaces with Glashütte ribbing and Nomos perlage.
Dial: Galvanized, rhodium-plated, hands also rhodium-plated.
Just in time for the holiday season, Nomos adds new touches of silver and gold to its Orion collection.
The Nomos Orion 38 Silver, with gold-plated hands and indexes on a silvered dial.
Look for the new members of this minimalist Glashütte classic, namely the new Orion 33 Gold and the Orion 38 Silver, to inject a less-than minimal hint of luxury (or seasonal cheer) to the less-is-more collection.
On the Orion 33 Gold you’ll see gilded small seconds dial and applied indexes. The dial is galvanized and gold-plated.
While both Orion models will still be made with a hand-polished dial and applied indexes, the smaller model is now available with a steel case (instead of silver) and a gold-plated dial. The larger model, also cased in steel, will gleam with a silver-plated domed dial and gold-plated indexes and hands.
Both new Orion debuts are powered by the excellent Nomos Alpha manual-wind caliber, which boasts a 43-hour power reserve. And either watch can ordered with a custom engraving. Price: SEE WEBSITE
As Nomos carefully expanded its sports watch offerings in recent years, the German watchmaker has deftly balanced its traditional minimalist tenets with enhanced water-resistance and anti-shock requirements.
Collectors welcomed those sports models with open wrists. Nomos had finally combined its clean dial design spirit with a tougher and larger case design that sported a serious 300 meters of water resistance – all with a sleek steel bracelet.
The new Nomos Club Sport Neomatik 42 Date Blue.
This week Nomos expands its sports offerings with a new Club Sport Neomatik 42 Date Blue. As the name hints, the watch features a new, galvanized blue sunburst dial, which adds a new option to the black-dialed original.
But perhaps more critically, the debut highlights a new integrated steel bracelet that is not only more traditional in style than the first steel bracelet, it also likely enhances its acceptance to sports enthusiasts possibly wary of the original’s open lug design.
Nomos adds a new sunburst finish to the dial of Club Sport Neomatik 42 Date.
Nomos customized the bracelet for this debut, creating a classic brushed and polished three-link design with a folding safety clasp that sits right up against the case. Unlike the earlier bracelet, this one doesn’t allow any wrist to show between the case and the links.
A signal-red ring around the stem of the crown alerts the wearer if the crown is not screwed tight.
The handsome sunburst dial is set with white hands that glow blue and bold in the dark. As on the earlier models, Nomos equips the stem with a red ring that alerts the wearer if the crown is not tightened. Inside Nomos places its patented DUW 6101 date caliber from the Nomos Glashütte neomatik series. In part due to its thinness (at 3.6mm), it is well protected by the case, even with the clear sapphire caseback.
Nomos Glashütte previews its spring releases by debuting three limited-edition 40mm Club automatic models with three new dial colors: olive green, onyx black and blue.
The new Nomos Club automatic in olive green is limited to 175 models in honor of 175 years of fine watchmaking in Glashütte. The watch is also available with onyx and navy dials.
The steel Club Automatic watches, limited to 175 pieces in each color, feature in-house automatic caliber DUW 5001 built with Nomos’ own ‘Swing System’ escapement and adjusted to chronometer standards.
The Nomos special edition Club automatic features automatic caliber DUW 5001, equipped with the proprietary Nomos Swing System adjusted to chronometer standards.
Water resistant to 200 meters and sporty in nature, the Club automatic model is one of Nomos’ most casual designs, with two models (olive green and blue) offered on fabric straps and one, the black (onyx) model, on the brand’s relatively new steel bracelet.
All three watches also exhibit their sportiness with a generous application of luminous material on markers and hands. The dial is highly legible even if it is a bit idiosyncratic with its mix of both Arabic hour markers and ‘sticks’ around the dial, interrupted only at 6 o’clock by the small seconds subdial.
The new limited edition selection follows two previous collections, within the firm’s higher-priced Lambda and Ludwig lines, that celebrate 175 years of watchmaking in Glashütte, the center of German watchmaking.
