The Nomos Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer

Final month, the Watches and Wonders Geneva 2025 honest was the event for us, and all watch fanatics, to find the brand new collections of roughly 60 manufacturers. Because the successor to the SIHH, the Salon Worldwide de la Haute Horlogerie, most exhibiting manufacturers are taking part in within the top-tier section of the trade. As fascinating as it’s, there was not a lot to debate within the accessible section, to the purpose the place we had a little bit of a tough time writing a recap article itemizing the most effective watches beneath 5,000 Euros. There was, nevertheless, one watch that one way or the other generated a lot noise and gathered nearly unanimous love from the group, the brand new Nomos Membership Sport Neomatik Worldtimer. Let’s go hands-on with it and see why it deserves this heat welcome. 

Whereas largely recognized for its basic watches with a twist, such because the Tangente or the Ludwig, Nomos has clearly upped its sport lately, whether or not concerning watchmaking, issues (sure, we’re all nonetheless ready for a chronograph by Nomos…) and design. Take, for instance, the current Metro or Tangente Replace, or the Tangente 2date (despite the fact that its perform is a bit debatable, there are fascinating issues beneath the hood). Up till now, probably the most advanced watch made by Nomos was (and nonetheless is) the Zürich Weltzeit, a quite intelligent World Time watch with a basic, nearly austere edge. Watches and Wonders 2025 noticed the arrival of the Membership Sport Neomatik Worldtimer, a watch that mixes the contemporary, sportier look of current watches by the model, a skinny motion, a helpful complication and an total look that caught me (and some different members of the staff) without warning… And sure, it additionally comes beneath 4K euros.

The Membership Sport Neomatik Worldtimer isn’t nearly encasing the motion of the Zürich Weltzeit in a newly designed watch. It truly goes far past that, as the bottom motion isn’t the identical and the traveller’s module on prime has been pretty revised as nicely. The result’s engaging, constant, surprisingly skinny and, for probably the most of it, sensible each day and when crossing borders – which is what issues in any case with such watches.

The Membership Sport Neomatik Worldtimer falls in the identical assortment because the time-and-date and time-only Membership Sport fashions, first seen in 2021 with a date and a 42mm case, and later unveiled in 37mm, 39mm and 34mm. The recipe was to raise the entry-level, enjoyable and vibrant Membership Campus fashion with a extra refined, higher outfitted, higher powered and extra strong sporty watch. As such, the Worldtimer model retains a lot of the parts discovered on the earlier watches, solely now with extra issues. The watch is surprisingly compact given the options, measuring 40mm in diameter and, extra importantly, solely 9.9mm in thickness. Few worldtimer watches can be found on this worth vary, and the closest competitor, the FC Highlife, sits at 13mm in thickness. However thinness doesn’t imply poor specs, because the Nomos retains a 100m water-resistance, a screw-down crown, sapphire crystals back and front and a crimson warning ring that signifies when the crown isn’t accurately screwed… Intelligent.

On the wrist, it’s a beautiful watch to put on, despite the fact that, as typically with Nomos, the lugs are quite lengthy. At 48mm in size, it’s nothing dramatic, nevertheless it feels a bit longer than what you’d anticipate a 40mm watch can be. Because the lugs are skinny and slender, it’s completely acceptable, and the general thinness of the case makes up for its size. I’d have cherished to see some brushed surfaces on the flanks, simply so as to add some distinction and a bit sportier vibe, however Nomos loves polished circumstances. The watch comes on a 3-link metal bracelet, which provides satin-brushed areas, but with a completely polished clasp (a real scratch magnet). And if it doesn’t embrace a micro-adjustment system, there are quick-change spring bars. And the general really feel is that of a significantly constructed watch.

Shifting to the dial, that’s had been you possibly can see the principle evolutions in comparison with the Zürich fashions. The latter relied on a 3-layer dial with a number of discs. The Membership Sport WT provides extra simplicity to the show whereas retaining a lot of the capabilities. The central arms and small seconds at 6 o’clock point out the native time, correctly in a traveller’s watch. The periphery is dedicated to the town disc and will be modified utilizing the pusher at 2 o’clock, which additionally strikes the native hour hand ahead by one-hour increments. Lastly, a sub-dial at 3 o’clock signifies the house time on a 24-hour scale with a bicolour ring working as a day-night indicator. Observe that there’s a recessed pusher at 8 o’clock within the flank, which is used to synchronise the dials and acts on the hour hand of this sub-dial. As soon as the 2 are synchronised, the pusher at 2 o’clock can be used to set the time zone when crossing borders. One remark… This watch is extra of a sophisticated GMT watch than a correct worldtimer, resembling what Patek is doing. It’s principally a GMT + metropolis ring watch, which doesn’t detract a lot from the general traveller’s practicality.

Nomos gives the Membership Sport Neomatik Worldtimer in two major variations (plus a couple of extra…) There’s a basic darkish blue model, which matches the town ring, additionally fitted with a two-tone blue night-day indicator. Subsequent to it’s the silver dial mannequin, in all probability probably the most interesting of the 2 (or probably the most hanging, not less than) with a blue and crimson 24-hour scale. Each dials are sunray-brushed and completed because of a galvanised course of, providing nice playfulness relying on the angle and ambient gentle. Arms and numerals are basic for the Membership Sport assortment, with a mixture of baton markers and Arabic numerals, paired with pencil arms – and all are fitted with luminous materials.

Largely chargeable for the watch’s thinness, and completely different from the bottom motion used within the Zürich Weltzeit, the Membership Sport Neomatik Worldtimer depends on the skinny and compact Neomatik calibre DUW 3202. This central rotor, in-house automated motion runs at 3Hz and shops a short-ish 42h energy reserve. It’s outfitted with the model’s swing system (blue stability spring) and is adjusted in 6 positions. The ornament is nice with skinny stripes, blued screws and a basic 3/4 plate.

Along with the basic silver and blue editions, which can be a part of the everlasting assortment, Nomos additionally unveiled 6 vibrant restricted version fashions – Volcano, Jungle, Canyon, Glacier, Magma and Dune, all with boldly colored dials impressed by journey and journey. Every is proscribed to 175 items, and the dials are matte completed. Regardless of the version, the worth is identical, which means EUR 3,940. You can too order the silver and blue fashions on textile straps, reducing the worth to EUR 3,760.

And as a conclusion, this leads me to agree with the group’s opinion. Not solely does the Nomos Membership Sport Neomatik Worldtimer look fairly unbelievable, put on superbly and is (nearly) as sensible correctly as a traveller’s watch, however the worth is honest contemplating every part you’ve in return. There weren’t many watches on this worth vary at W&W, and that is undoubtedly one which made an impression. For extra particulars, please go to nomos-glashuette.com.