A Week On The Wrist: With The Neomatik 41 Update, NOMOS Puts A Ring On It
Last year, the German watch brand NOMOS released a Bauhaus-style piece called the Metro Neomatik 41 Update. I’ve had my eye on it ever since. In fact, once you notice what’s going on with the design, it’s hard to take your eyes off of it.
While a lot of brands retread their heritage – to the point where a major design change constitutes moving around some dial text or enlarging the case size by a millimeter – NOMOS genuinely tries to push things forward. Check out that date ring around the circumference of the dial. NOMOS says it’s “reminiscent of a series of small metro train carriages” with the two neon orange carriages framing the day of the month.
Have you ever seen a date displayed like this? I haven’t.
The ring feature provides me with a quick, wrist-size visualization of the entire month. It’s sort of like looking at a circular calendar, if that’s even a thing. Functional, fun, and oh so Metro.
The watch also has an in-house movement. And a sub-$5,000 price tag that’s a fraction of what you’d pay for other big brands out there. So there’s an awful lot to like here.
Watch the video above to see me take this piece out for a spin in Southern California. And let me know what you think in the comments below.
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