Nomos are celebrating the 175th anniversary of watchmaking in Glashütte, the historic centre of watchmaking in Germany. To mark the occasion, they’ve released the new Nomos Glashütte Tangente Rose Gold Neomatik limited edition, dressing their signature minimalist timepiece in precious metal – as opposed to the precious metal inspired Platinum Grey. It’s a refined limited edition of 175 pieces.
Let’s kick things off with that updated case. It measures 35mm in diameter in 18k rose gold with flat, vertical sides measuring 6.9mm in height and thin lugs. This is the first time that the Tangente has ever been produced in rose gold and the outcome is very lovely, giving the minimalist design a classy dress watch aesthetic. Rose gold is one of the archetypal dress watch materials because it has rich colour without being so brassy or brash as yellow gold. Subtler and more reserved.
The dial of the Tangente Rose Gold Neomatik pays tribute to the original Tangente, which had a white dial and grey detailing. Here, though, those colours have been given a luxe makeover with the white dial being produced in galvanised white silver-plating and the grey replaced entirely with the titular rose gold for the hands, small seconds subdial and peripheral minute track. The style maintains the minimalist, Bauhaus influences that have always dominated Nomos’ watchmaking with a high focus on function and shape, just with a bit of a Midas touch.
Under the new golden surface is the Neomatik in-house Calibre DUW3001, an automatic movement with 43-hour power reserve. Although interestingly the original 1992 Tangente featured a manual movement and I almost think that it would be nice for this prestige version of the watch to return to hand-winding to really highlight its refined character. However, the quality-of-life enhancement that automatic winding represents means the DUW3001 is a welcome inclusion.
As I mentioned at the start, the Nomos Glashütte Tangente Rose Gold Neomatik is limited to 175 pieces worldwide, making it extremely exclusive. It’s also priced at £8,600, which is dramatically higher than the £1,000-£3,000 that the majority of the Tangente range costs. But then, I think this watch justifies its price with the precious metal case and extremely elegant character. It’s everything you’d want from a luxe dress watch interpretation of a Nomos.
Price and Specs:
Nomos Glashütte Tangente Rose Gold Neomatik
160.S1
35mm diameter x 6.9mm thickness, 18k rose gold
White silver-plated and rose gold
30m (3 bar)
Nomos Calibre DUW 3001, automatic, in-house
21,600 vph (3 Hz)
43h
Hours, minutes, small seconds
Horween genuine shell Cordovan brown leather
£8,600, limited to 175 pieces
More details at Nomos.
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