NOMOS Glashütte

NOMOS Glashütte is a German watch manufacturer based in Glashütte in Saxony. Roland Schwertner founded it in January 1990, shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The company describes itself as owner-operated and independent. Its headquarters are in the former railway station of Glashütte, and the company runs five buildings in the town. The company has its own production hall in the Schlottwitz district for caliber parts.

Features

• Mechanical watches with hand-wound and automatic movements.
• Its own calibres and its own escapement, the NOMOS swing system.
• Model families such as Tangente, which the company calls the best-known wristwatch made in Germany, as well as Club, Ludwig and Orion.
• Bauhaus-influenced, minimalist design.
• Own online store plus retail partners and a flagship store in Glashütte.

Things to know

NOMOS focuses on mechanical watches and does not make smartwatches. The watches are sold through retail partners and the company's own store and online shop.