The Nomos Orion Neomatik New Black Assortment

German model Nomos, finest recognized for its discreet, minimalist, Bauhaus-inspired watches with a slight twist, has just lately proven a extra artistic and colourful facet, with daring and brilliant, edgy fashions such because the Membership Campus or the Membership Sport. However not each assortment in Glashütte must be like this. The Orion assortment particularly has a sublime, subtle and extra elegant enchantment. And immediately, with the most recent assortment, a black mannequin with gold accents enters the ballroom carrying an nearly tuxedo-like look. Black is again with the brand new black.

For apparent causes, along with quite a lot of colourful fashions, Nomos watches have lengthy been related to silver-plated dials with blue accents. When the corporate launched its first 4 watches in 1992, all of them featured minimalist, silver-plated dials. One in every of these, alongside the basic Tangente, the sq. Tetra and the retro-style Ludwig, was the Orion, a watch with a slim, elongated case and a delicate however subtle dial. Surprisingly, the unique design stays unchanged after 32 years. And with age, this assortment has gained confidence and needs to attend grownup occasions… Black tie outfit on the opera? Sure, please. Tuxedo and gala dinner? Safe. Extra watches from Glashütte at the moment are invited Semper Opera or Dresden Opera.

The Nomos Orion Neomatik New Black assortment is predicated on a single design, out there in three totally different sizes and meant for each genders. However you will note: when the form and motion are (nearly) similar, some small particulars on the dial reveal their true character. All New Black Orion watches are based mostly on the basic “lenticular” case design with a tender central case with nearly no bezel and elongated, slim lugs – watch out, these watches are bigger than the diameter suggests. Nonetheless, they’re all comparatively compact and given their elegant enchantment, slimness was key.

One other factor all three fashions have in frequent is the matt black galvanized dial with both silver or gold accents – or each on the identical time. These watches characteristic skinny central arms for the hour and minute show, in addition to a small seconds subdial elegantly positioned at 6 o’clock. Lastly, to match the black tie outfit, these are hooked up to a black Horween Real Shell Cordovan bracelet with tone-on-tone stitching.

We’ll go into the small print of every mannequin, beginning with essentially the most compact of all, the Orion Neomatik New Black. This model has a 36.4mm case with a peak of simply 8.5mm. The absolutely polished case is ready with sapphire crystal on each side. The black dial is interrupted by gold-colored hour markers, all arms are handled with silver. It’s pushed by the model’s personal Neomatik motion. This caliber DUW 3001 is seen beneath the sapphire caseback, beats at 3 Hz and has an influence reserve of 43 hours.

The second mannequin on this sequence, the Orion Neomatik 39 New Black, might be essentially the most elegant and versatile of the three, with its medium-sized 38.5mm case and eight.7mm thickness. Greater than only a barely enlarged model of the watch talked about above, it has its personal character as its black dial solely has silver accents other than the small Neomatik point out at 12 o’clock. This model additionally makes use of the DUW 3001 caliber.

Lastly, the most important model, generally known as the Orion Neomatik 41 Date New Black, contains a barely outsized case measuring 40.5 mm and a peak of 9.4 mm. Along with its dimensions, this model has some distinctive options on its dial. It contains a date at 3 o’clock in a big window and gold accents on the arms and date disk, whereas the hour markers are in silver. This model is powered by the caliber DUW 6101, the date model of the neomatik manufacture motion.

All three watches on this new assortment are a part of the everlasting portfolio and can be found now. The costs for the Nomos Orion Neomatik New Black, Orion Neomatik 39 New Black and Orion Neomatik 41 Date New Black are respectively 3,040 euros, 3,180 euros And 3,500 euros. Additional info might be discovered at nomos-glashuette.com.