Something new - and fun, from NOMOS!

Two new colorways for the Orion neomatik date!

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Nomos has done it again, with a very pleasing, subtle twist on a longtime favorite.  In this instance it is the Orion.  The model above is very aptly named as olive gold described in their own words, so I will let them do it better than I can -

And in a sumptuous shade of green that we call olive gold, paired with golden indexes and hands.

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And no less a burst of fresh design, is the midnight blue, pictured above.

Here are the pertinents for the Orion neomatik 41 date olive gold-

 

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CASE

stainless steel, tripartite domed sapphire crystal glass back

GLASS
domed sapphire crystal glass with anti-reflective coating

WINDING
automatic

DIMENSIONS
diameter 40.5 mm height 9.4 mm

WATER RESISTANCE
up to 5 atm (suitable for showering)

DIAL
olive gold
stamped indexes date window at three o'clock

HANDS
gold-plated

STRAP
Horween Genuine Shell Cordovan black, remborde
lug width 20 mm

REFERENCE
364

CALIBER
DUW 6101—in-house built NOMOS neomatik caliber with automatic winding, neomatik date mechanism, and bidirectional quick correction feature

MOVEMENT HEIGHT 

3.6 mm

DIAMETER
15 1⁄2 lines (35.2 mm)

POWER RESERVE 

up to 42 hours

SPECIAL QUALITIES 

NOMOS swing system tempered blue balance spring
NOMOS balance bridge, fixed by screws on both sides
stop-seconds mechanism bidirectional winding rotor with gold-plated embossing
Glashütte three-quarter plate
DUW regulation system adjusted in six positions 27 jewels
tempered blue screws rhodium-plated surfaces with Glashütte ribbing and NOMOS perlage
golden engravings


And for the midnight blue -

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CASE

stainless steel, tripartite domed sapphire crystal glass back

GLASS
domed sapphire crystal glass with anti-reflective coating

WINDING
automatic

DIMENSIONS
diameter 40.5 mm height 9.4 mm

WATER RESISTANCE
up to 5 atm (suitable for showering)

DIAL
midnight blue
stamped indexes date window at three o'clock

HANDS

rhodium-plated

 
STRAP
Horween Genuine Shell Cordovan black, remborde
lug width 20 mm

REFERENCE
364

CALIBER
DUW 6101—in-house built NOMOS neomatik caliber with automatic winding, neomatik date mechanism, and bidirectional quick correction feature

MOVEMENT HEIGHT 

3.6 mm

DIAMETER
15 1⁄2 lines (35.2 mm)

POWER RESERVE 

up to 42 hours

SPECIAL QUALITIES 

NOMOS swing system tempered blue balance spring
NOMOS balance bridge, fixed by screws on both sides
stop-seconds mechanism bidirectional winding rotor with gold-plated embossing
Glashütte three-quarter plate
DUW regulation system adjusted in six positions 27 jewels
tempered blue screws rhodium-plated surfaces with Glashütte ribbing and NOMOS perlage
golden engravings

 

 

The New NOMOS Color - Blue

Nomos today unveiled a new color code for their Neomatk collections -

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And as we believe in savoring nice things, we're going to show them to you one at a time.
This is the neomatik nachtblau Metro -

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I will say that the blue is quite beguiling and the accent colors on the dial itself are quite well chosen.

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Here ar the pertinents -

The watch
Case: 
stainless steel, bipartite
domed sapphire crystal glass and sapphire crystal glass back
diameter 35.0 mm, height 8.06 mm
Dial: 
lacquered, midnight blue; green print
Hands: 
rhodium-plated; neon orange lacquered seconds hand
Water-resistant: 
to 3 atm
Strap: 
black Horween Genuine Shell Cordovan, 
remborde and hand-stitched, 
lug width 17 mm; NOMOS buckle clasp
Reference number: 1110 

The movement

DUW 3001—in-house built NOMOS caliber with automatic winding; 
NOMOS swing system with tempered blue bal- ance spring. 
(DUW stands for: NOMOS Glashütte Deutsche Uhrenwerke.)
Diameter: 12 3⁄4 lines (28.8 mm) Movement height: 3.2 mm 
Power reserve: approx. 42 hours
Characteristics: decentralized seconds, stop-seconds mechanism, 
Glashütte three-quarter plate, NOMOS balance bridge, 27 jewels, 
bidirectional winding rotor, Incabloc shock protection, 
DUW regulation system, adjusted in six positions, tempered blue screws, 
rhodium-plated surfaces with Glashütte ribbing and NOMOS perlage 

The Metro 38 Datum

From NOMOS Glashütte

 

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Regular readers will recall my slightly illicit love affair with the NOMOS Metro that was released last year.  That particular model  had a power reserve function and the color theme was green at the 12, 3 and 9 o'clock points of the dial.  It was also, according to the NOMOS website, 1.5 mm less in diameter at 37 mm.

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This new version (as seen in the first photo), this new version of the Metro has only a date function.  Although it is named Metro 38 Datum, the specs per the press release indicate 38.5 (just in case you're counting at home).

The color theme is really fun and it's nice to see the folks at NOMOS riffing on the happier early models that made up the limited edition versions that were made in the Tangente and Orion collections for Wempe and others.  The "Picnic" in particular comes to mind.

The Metro 38 Datum also features the "Swing System" the NOMOS in house escapement that was announced to much fanfare last year.

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So with luck I will get to see this "up close and personal" in a month or so and promise as an exhaustive a report as I can manage.

For now, here are the details -

Metro 38 Datum

The watch

Case: 
stainless steel, bipartite; diameter 38.5 mm; curved sapphire crystal glass; 
sapphire crystal glass back, height 7.75 mm

Dial: 
galvanized, white silver-plated; indexes blue

Hands: 
steel, oxidized black, seconds hand red lacquered

Water-resistant: 
to 3 atm


Strap: 
Horween Genuine Shell Cordovan black

Reference number - 1102

The movement

DUW 4101—NOMOS caliber with manual winding and date indicator; 
NOMOS swing system with tempered blue balance spring 

Diameter: 
32.1 mm

Movement height: 
2.8 mm 

Power reserve: approx. 
42 hours 

Characteristics: 
stop seconds mechanism, Glashütte three-quarter plate, 23 jewels, 
Glashütte stopwork, Incabloc shock protection, adjusted in six positions, 
tempered blue screws, rhodium-plated movement surfaces
with Glashütte  ribbing and NOMOS perlage, ratchet and crown wheel
with Glashütte sunburst decoration 

 

Zurich Worldtimer True Blue

From NOMOS Glashutte -

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Many of us have been sitting on this one to clear quarantine, and today is the day so here you go -