NOMOS has stepped-up to help promote the cause of Doctors Without Borders with a few new versions of the Tangente.
And if you have any doubts about the sincerity of the folks from Glashutte when it comes to charitable causes, I can attest from personal experience that NOMOS Glashutte is the REAL DEAL.
When we presented the Writing Wrongs Award, a key NOMOS team member broke away from a busy BaselWorld schedule to attend the event!
So here are the details straight from the source -
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| Courtesy of NOMOS Glashutte |
When we presented the Writing Wrongs Award, a key NOMOS team member broke away from a busy BaselWorld schedule to attend the event!
So here are the details straight from the source -
Mechanical watches
for a humanitarian cause
for a humanitarian cause
NOMOS Glashütte from Germany is now launching a limited edition of classic
mechanical watches to support Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières
(MSF) and their relief operations worldwide
“We’ll be delighted if a large number of watch enthusiasts opt for the best of both worlds:
to help and, at the same time, enjoy an excellent timepiece,” says NOMOS General Manager Uwe Ahrendt. “Every look at your watch will also remind you of the people around the world in need of help and who just might get it, thanks to you.”
Every year, millions of people around the world are caught in
catastrophic events such as armed conflicts, epidemics, malnutrition, or natural disasters.
They are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. The town of Glashütte, the center of fine watchmaking in Germany, is by contrast a peaceful place. But just because we are far off the beaten path, does not mean that we are cut off from the world outside. This is why we are producing limited editions of classic NOMOS watches to support the work of the Nobel Peace Prize winning international medical humanitarian organization.
NOMOS Glashütte first launched a campaign to support Doctors Without Borders in Germany, producing an initial batch of 2,000 watches in March 2012. Now the successful charitable initiative is being repeated and going international at the same time: from June, special models of the NOMOS Tangente 38 and Tangente 33 benefiting Doctors Without Borders will be available in the United States.
What makes these hand-wound watches extra-special is a red twelve, the name “Doctors Without Borders” on the white silver-plated dial and an engraving on the back referring
to the international medical humanitarian organization. In addition, these special models have black oxidized hands instead of the Tangente’s usual tempered blue ones. And you can watch the NOMOS Alpha movement at work through the sapphire crystal glass back.
NOMOS Glashütte is now making 1,000 of each special model to support Doctors Without
Borders in the USA—namely the NOMOS classic Tangente in two sizes, bigger (38) and
smaller (33). One hundred dollars from the sale of each watch go directly towards helping
those most in need. However, customers pay no more than they normally would for a regular
Tangente, as both NOMOS Glashütte and the retailers are waiving a share of their margin. They are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. The town of Glashütte, the center of fine watchmaking in Germany, is by contrast a peaceful place. But just because we are far off the beaten path, does not mean that we are cut off from the world outside. This is why we are producing limited editions of classic NOMOS watches to support the work of the Nobel Peace Prize winning international medical humanitarian organization.
NOMOS Glashütte first launched a campaign to support Doctors Without Borders in Germany, producing an initial batch of 2,000 watches in March 2012. Now the successful charitable initiative is being repeated and going international at the same time: from June, special models of the NOMOS Tangente 38 and Tangente 33 benefiting Doctors Without Borders will be available in the United States.
What makes these hand-wound watches extra-special is a red twelve, the name “Doctors Without Borders” on the white silver-plated dial and an engraving on the back referring
to the international medical humanitarian organization. In addition, these special models have black oxidized hands instead of the Tangente’s usual tempered blue ones. And you can watch the NOMOS Alpha movement at work through the sapphire crystal glass back.
“We’ll be delighted if a large number of watch enthusiasts opt for the best of both worlds:
to help and, at the same time, enjoy an excellent timepiece,” says NOMOS General Manager Uwe Ahrendt. “Every look at your watch will also remind you of the people around the world in need of help and who just might get it, thanks to you.”
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| Courtesy of NOMOS Glashutte |
Special Edition
Tangente 33 for
Doctors without Borders United States of America
Movement: α (Alpha)—NOMOS caliber with manual winding
Case: stainless steel, bipartite; diameter 32.8 mm; sapphire crystal glass; sapphire crystal glass back,
height 6.55 mm
Dial: galvanized, white silver-plated, red 12, inscription “Doctors Without Borders”
Hands: polished, black oxidized
Water resistant: to 3 atm
Strap: velour
Limited to: 1,000 watches
Reference number: 123.S3
Price: 1,840 USD
www.nomos-watches.com
Doctors without Borders United States of America
Movement: α (Alpha)—NOMOS caliber with manual winding
Case: stainless steel, bipartite; diameter 32.8 mm; sapphire crystal glass; sapphire crystal glass back,
height 6.55 mm
Dial: galvanized, white silver-plated, red 12, inscription “Doctors Without Borders”
Hands: polished, black oxidized
Water resistant: to 3 atm
Strap: velour
Limited to: 1,000 watches
Reference number: 123.S3
Price: 1,840 USD
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| Courtesy of NOMOS Glashutte |
Special Edition
Tangente 38 for
Doctors without Borders United States of America
Movement: α (Alpha)—NOMOS caliber with manual winding
Case: stainless steel, bipartite; diameter 37.5 mm; sapphire crystal glass; sapphire crystal glass back, height 6.75 mm
Dial: galvanized, white silver-plated, red 12, inscription “Doctors Without Borders”
Hands: polished, black oxidized
Water resistant: to 3 atm
Strap: Horween Shell Cordovan Limited to: 1,000 watches
Reference number: 164.S2
Price: 2,140 USD
Doctors without Borders United States of America
Movement: α (Alpha)—NOMOS caliber with manual winding
Case: stainless steel, bipartite; diameter 37.5 mm; sapphire crystal glass; sapphire crystal glass back, height 6.75 mm
Dial: galvanized, white silver-plated, red 12, inscription “Doctors Without Borders”
Hands: polished, black oxidized
Water resistant: to 3 atm
Strap: Horween Shell Cordovan Limited to: 1,000 watches
Reference number: 164.S2
Price: 2,140 USD
www.nomos-watches.com
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