For their first launch for 2024, NOMOS Glashütte are keeping things simple and understated. They have created three automatic winding Orion models with black dials and gold or silver accents. The designs are available in 36.4mm, 38.5mm, and 40.5mm.
NOMOS Orion Neomatik. Credit: NOMOS.
All NOMOS watches are simple and minimalistic; that’s the German watchmaker’s bread-and-butter at the end of the day. But of all their collections, the NOMOS Orion has mastered the art of simplicity more than any other. The brand describes the Orion to have “elevated the essentials to a fine art”. It offers unfussy cases and restrained dials with not a single numeral in sight. These really are watches for the ultimate minimalist.
That philosophy continues into the new year, as NOMOS marks their first release of 2024 with the new Orion neomatik watches. The designs are offered in 36mm and 38.5mm without date or 40.5mm with date, all with black dials set with different shades of hardware.
NOMOS Orion Neomatik. Credit: NOMOS.
The 36mm model decorates its matte black dial with golden hour markers and silvered hands for the hours, minutes and small seconds. The largest 40.5mm reference does the reverse, opting for gold hands and silvered indexes. Finally, the middle man 38.5mm model keeps things simple with silvered hardware across the board.
NOMOS Orion Neomatik. Credit: NOMOS.
Other than their differing case sizing and dial accents, all three NOMOS Orion watches carry the same attributes and overall design. The case is simple and sleek, measuring to no more than 9.4mm tall. The bezel is also kept thin to allow for the widest dial opening possible. There’s also a simple knurled crown at 3 o’clock, sapphire crystal glass on both the front and back, and a 50 metre water resistant rating. Each novelty is completed by a 18mm Horween Genuine Shell Cordovan strap in black.
NOMOS Orion Neomatik. Credit: NOMOS.
Inside the new NOMOS Orion watches is their neomatik calibre, the brand’s thinnest and most efficient automatic winding movement. The two smaller watches utilise the calibre DUW 3001 while the larger date model houses the calibre DUW 6101. The technical base for both movements is the same; we’re promised a frequency of 21,600vph, a 42-hour power reserve and attractive decoration including thermally blued screws, gold lettering and Glashütte striping.
NOMOS Orion Neomatik. Credit: NOMOS.
The new NOMOS Orion watches in black are permanent additions to the brand’s collection. The 36.4mm model retails for £3,040, the 38.5mm for £3,180 and the larger 40.5mm reference is available for £3,500.
NOMOS Orion Neomatik. Credit: NOMOS.
Technical Specifications:
- Brand: NOMOS Glashütte
- Model: Orion Black
- Price: Starts from £3,040
- Material: Stainless steel
- Movement: DUW3001 or DUW 6101 neomatik, automatic winding
- Complications: Hours, minutes, small seconds, date (40.5mm only)
- Dial: Black with gold and/or silver hardware
- Size: 36.4mm, 38.5mm or 40.5mm
- When the reviewer would personally wear it: The 36mm NOMOS Orion would make a lovely daily beater.
- A friend we’d recommend it to first: A lover of modern, minimalist timepieces.
- Best characteristics of the watch: The combination of gold and silver hardware on the otherwise plain black dial is a nice touch.
- The worst characteristics of the watch: No complaints here!
