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Back in May, Timeless Luxury Watches of Texas announced a limited edition Nomos Club Datum in blue. Restricted to a minute 100 pieces, they sold out fast and for good reason; they were ridiculously gorgeous. With inky blue dials off set with a cherry red seconds hand, they were an exciting riff on an already fantastic watch. Now, I’m a bit biased as I own a Club (not this one, but the cream dial 36mm non-date version), but having had a couple of weeks to spend with the Timeless Club I can easily say it’s a winner, and a great example of how to use color on a dial. We reviewed the manual wound Nomos Club before, which you can read here, and since many of the details are the same this is going to be more of a hands-on with a lot of photos.
Case
The case design is essentially the same as that of the Club manual, but it comes in a bit larger at 38.5 x 48.75 x 8.45mm. In a very uncommon move, all 4 of the different Club models have different case sizes, starting at 36mm and ending at a surprisingly large 41.5mm (large for Nomos at least). This makes each model wear a bit differently. I love the 36mm case, but after wearing the 38.5 for a bit, I think it might just hit that sweet spot.
The Club’s design features very long lugs, which is a point of contention for some people. Honestly, it’s something I only notice in photos. On the wrist, it’s a very well balanced watch. Their length makes the watch sit well, and they space the strap away from the central case, creating a sort of frame for the watch.
On the slightly larger case, the “bi-partite” design, meaning two-piece, really comes through. Basically, the bezel, mid-case and lugs are all one piece, the case back is then the seconds. This creates a very seamless and smooth bezel, with a gorgeous broad radius. It’s very simple, as per Nomos’ style, but has a robustness that gives the Club a pleasantly sporty edge.
Flipping the watch over, you are presented with a nice view of their in-house DUW4101 movement, behind a sapphire display. It’s beautifully decorated with Cote De Geneve, star-bursting and perlage under the balance. When it catches the light, it really comes alive. It’s worth noting that this is the first and currently only Club that has one of Nomos’ new DUW movements, which are distinguished by their inclusion of the Nomos Swing System, aka their in-house escapement. Around the edge of the display the words “Nomos Glashutte Limited Edition Club for Timeless” are etched as well as the edition number out of 100.
Dial
The surface of the Timeless club is the same deep, matte blue lacquer Nomos used on their blue Lambda watches, and likely on their gorgeous blue Zurich Worldtimer. It’s an ideal blue for a dial, neither being too bright, which could scream blue or color, or too dark, which could end up sort of pointless, not adding anything unique. This is the blue of a nice wool suit. It’s handsome and reserved but different from black, white, gray or cream.
To accentuate the blue a bit, the primary index is a light gray/lavender color. This is different than what we saw on the rendering a couple of months, which was cream colored, but a smart improvement. It compliments the dial, adding a subtle play of cool tones. The minute index on the edge of dial features orange/red numerals and light gray/lavender hash marks. The contrasting numerals are a signature of the Club line, and look great on the blue dial. They add some contrast and give the watch an energetic feel.
At 6 is the sub-seconds dial, which is also in blue with a simple index. It’s in character with the rest of the watch/series, but to make it special for the Timeless edition, the hand is a cherry lacquer red. It’s bright and bold, but small enough to not overtake the dial, so much as to be a fun quirk. The red is actually brighter than the orange on the index, so they don’t contrast the blue equally, which might have been too much.
The hour and minute hands are the same slender swords found on the other models. Despite being very thin, they are pleasantly aggressive, and very well executed. They aren’t just flat, punched pieces of steel, rather they have a slight crest to them, making them reflect light in a more dramatic way. I will say though, while it might have been overkill, I do slightly miss the color fill from the hands on the cream dial version.
At 6 is a small date window, hence the “Datum” portion of the name. One of the great things about brands with manufacture movements, is that customizing the date wheel to fit each watch is a given. Nomos seems to do a better job than most with this, as is exemplified in their Orion 38 Datum. On the Club, the date disk’s background perfectly matches the blue of the dial, while the date numeral matches the hour index. It just makes the dial flow so much better and feel complete.
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Back in May, Timeless Luxury Watches of Texas announced a limited edition Nomos Club Datum in blue. Restricted to a minute 100 pieces, they sold out fast and for good reason; they were ridiculously gorgeous. With inky blue dials off set with a cherry red seconds hand, they were an exciting riff on an already fantastic watch. Now, I’m a bit biased as I own a Club (not this one, but the cream dial 36mm non-date version), but having had a couple of weeks to spend with the Timeless Club I can easily say it’s a winner, and a great example of how to use color on a dial. We reviewed the manual wound Nomos Club before, which you can read here, and since many of the details are the same this is going to be more of a hands-on with a lot of photos.
Case
The case design is essentially the same as that of the Club manual, but it comes in a bit larger at 38.5 x 48.75 x 8.45mm. In a very uncommon move, all 4 of the different Club models have different case sizes, starting at 36mm and ending at a surprisingly large 41.5mm (large for Nomos at least). This makes each model wear a bit differently. I love the 36mm case, but after wearing the 38.5 for a bit, I think it might just hit that sweet spot.
The Club’s design features very long lugs, which is a point of contention for some people. Honestly, it’s something I only notice in photos. On the wrist, it’s a very well balanced watch. Their length makes the watch sit well, and they space the strap away from the central case, creating a sort of frame for the watch.
On the slightly larger case, the “bi-partite” design, meaning two-piece, really comes through. Basically, the bezel, mid-case and lugs are all one piece, the case back is then the seconds. This creates a very seamless and smooth bezel, with a gorgeous broad radius. It’s very simple, as per Nomos’ style, but has a robustness that gives the Club a pleasantly sporty edge.
Flipping the watch over, you are presented with a nice view of their in-house DUW4101 movement, behind a sapphire display. It’s beautifully decorated with Cote De Geneve, star-bursting and perlage under the balance. When it catches the light, it really comes alive. It’s worth noting that this is the first and currently only Club that has one of Nomos’ new DUW movements, which are distinguished by their inclusion of the Nomos Swing System, aka their in-house escapement. Around the edge of the display the words “Nomos Glashutte Limited Edition Club for Timeless” are etched as well as the edition number out of 100.
Dial
The surface of the Timeless club is the same deep, matte blue lacquer Nomos used on their blue Lambda watches, and likely on their gorgeous blue Zurich Worldtimer. It’s an ideal blue for a dial, neither being too bright, which could scream blue or color, or too dark, which could end up sort of pointless, not adding anything unique. This is the blue of a nice wool suit. It’s handsome and reserved but different from black, white, gray or cream.
To accentuate the blue a bit, the primary index is a light gray/lavender color. This is different than what we saw on the rendering a couple of months, which was cream colored, but a smart improvement. It compliments the dial, adding a subtle play of cool tones. The minute index on the edge of dial features orange/red numerals and light gray/lavender hash marks. The contrasting numerals are a signature of the Club line, and look great on the blue dial. They add some contrast and give the watch an energetic feel.
At 6 is the sub-seconds dial, which is also in blue with a simple index. It’s in character with the rest of the watch/series, but to make it special for the Timeless edition, the hand is a cherry lacquer red. It’s bright and bold, but small enough to not overtake the dial, so much as to be a fun quirk. The red is actually brighter than the orange on the index, so they don’t contrast the blue equally, which might have been too much.
The hour and minute hands are the same slender swords found on the other models. Despite being very thin, they are pleasantly aggressive, and very well executed. They aren’t just flat, punched pieces of steel, rather they have a slight crest to them, making them reflect light in a more dramatic way. I will say though, while it might have been overkill, I do slightly miss the color fill from the hands on the cream dial version.
At 6 is a small date window, hence the “Datum” portion of the name. One of the great things about brands with manufacture movements, is that customizing the date wheel to fit each watch is a given. Nomos seems to do a better job than most with this, as is exemplified in their Orion 38 Datum. On the Club, the date disk’s background perfectly matches the blue of the dial, while the date numeral matches the hour index. It just makes the dial flow so much better and feel complete.
The post Hands-On with the Nomos Glashutte Limited Edition Club for Timeless appeared first on worn&wound.
Continue reading...
Let us know your thoughts and impressions.