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While talking about the "Ludwig" having Bach play in the background. XD

I love the longer lugs as it makes my 36 mm club campus seem like a little pocket watch strapped to the wrist. I also appreciate the 'traditional' design as it harkens back to the Glashutte watchmaking tradition despite Nomos being only 30 years old. Of course, the design isn't just traditional as it has just as many futuristic, and even avant-garde/seemingly conflicting design cues. They almost seem as if they're molten and elongated, kinda like the Cartier crash, and play quite nicely with the light.

Out of all the watches I could have had, I went for Tangente 35. Beautiful. Absolutely love it. Saving up for a Metro 35 now.

Great video! Couldn’t agree more on ALL of your points. Always had my eyes on these, but what’s up with those long ass lugs!? I’ll need to wear for a few weeks to see if it works for me.

Glad to see I'm not the only one that wishes the lugs were not so darn long. I hope Nomos sees this and other reviews regarding this design flaw.

Both Nomos are great pieces to enjoy. I have a Club Campus in Future Orange as well as the Junghans Max Bill and the Stowa Antea. Wonderful examples of just stripping a watch back to its most basic function... to tell the time.

I have that same Club model, but with the exhibition case back. Great watch, I wear it often.

Keep going with these high-quality videos, and you will get the number of subs that you undoubtedly deserve! Thanks for the video!

The lugs shouldn't be seen as a mistake, they are a conscious design aesthetic. I really like the look and style they offer...it's very baked into the NOMOS DNA.

I like the lugs, I love how their watches look like they're kind of suspended on your wrist rather than the strap/bracelet being right up against the case.

Great video as usual. You are right on regarding the lugs. The lugs are the only reason why I dont buy a Nomos. The craftsmanship is exquisite. But the lugs seem almost like an afterthought. It is as if someone decided to solder on the lugs to turn a pocket watch into a wristwatch. I have a 165mm wrist. I dont think I could pull it off. It is a real shame. They are so gorgeous in every other respect.

Nomos has been on my radar lately. I don't know much about the brand as of yet, but this video helped!

My friend I love Nomos especially club line really perfect casual everyday watch, love this style simplicity and so well made quality for a money, but yes I still didn’t buy because of long lags is out of my understanding how possible make so great and ideal balanced watch with huge lugs 😅 I want 38-40 mm watch but it’s looks big on my wrist, as you know most of my collection up 40 😅 about dressy collection is so authentic absolutely gorgeous one by one, but mostly from far looks like some DW and other sheets 😅 but in-house calibers really incredible quality and looking for a money👌 love Nomos but maybe is most controversial watches for me, of course it’s can’t stop me to buy and try, but for sure it’s would be something like club - beautiful casual watch for nato strap 😉😅

Another great video! Nomos does great watches. They are on my short list as one of my next watches.

Love my 38 Club Campus Nacht with the display back. Took me a minute to warm to it, but it’s a semi daily now and among my favorite. Looking forward to purchasing the Zurich world timer in blue. I don’t mind the longer lugs, however I’m not a fan of the models with the straight lugs that seem less about integrating with the dial (like the tangente) and more about holding up a dial. Otherwise, I’m a huge fan of Nomos as they are the company that got me into this hobby. - Excellent vid! Keep up the excellent production. 😎👍🏼

I think the simplicity of Nomos can leave us unprepared for the ways their pieces are challenging. The long lugs are clearly not an oversight, but an integral part of the Nomos design language. It forces you put the lug to lug measurement ahead of diameter when determining the proper size for your wrist. One positive is you can get a watch in a diameter that might normally appear diminutive and find it wears more substantially than expected. My 35mm Orion wears like a 37mm watch due to the long lugs. I had assumed I’d go with a 38mm… until I tried one on. Furthermore, the strap gap isn’t unsightly, IMO, just different. We’ve frankly been conditioned to expect - and prefer - shorter lugs with a small gap since that’s what most brands offer. Like I said, Nomos looks simple, but it can be unexpectedly challenging.

A lot of people complain about the lug length, myself included. Its really the only reason that's kept the Orion out of my watch box thus far and its a shame.

Have the tangente datum from 2003. One of my few watches I will never part with. Works well with most things I wear. Like how simple it looks yet has enough small details to keep me looking at it like the glassute saxony words on the dial

I just purchased my first Nomos, the Tangomat GMT. It’s an amazing watch, elegant, yet understated. The in-house movement is simply beautiful. I’d enjoy hearing your comments and/or thoughts on the Tangomat GMT. Maybe a watch for you to review sometime in the future…

Excellent Nomos assessment. I had a Neomatik 180 Update and sold it. Like many of their watches, the lugs are disproportionately long. Consider this: The 36mm Club has a wingspan of 47.5mm. The SKX is 42.5mm x 46mm. I love everything else about Nomos, but those lugs.....

I like NOMOS but I agree with the long lug length that are a challenge on smaller wrists. I have a 17cm wrist and just took a chance on purchasing a Hodinkee 38mmClub Date. I’m praying it’s going to fit well. It arrives in 2 days 🙏🏾

Got my first nomos watch today. Just what I expected. Minimalistic, elegant,convincingly well price.

Great clip👍. Before owning my 552 Ahoi Atlantik I always thought that Nomos watches were too small for my wrist. Now I know that 40,3 mm can wear like 42 mm, more than 40 mm. It takes some time to understand and enjoy the simplicity of the Nomos design. The biggest bonus are the Nomos movements. For me one of the best value for money brands. And the models rated with 200 m or more are perfect companions for your daily life.

I personally love the long lugs and like the look. It makes a small watch wear a little larger. I have the NOMOS Club datum with the alpha movement with display back in the 38.5mm size and love it.

They are absolutely elegant, but the range is indeed overwhelming. You compare with Rolex, but I think that Nomos has a much more classical elegance.

I’ve always said you can take a taxi from the watch strap to the side of the case, so that does help with the almost incomprehensible distance there. So you know this brand has made many watches that I almost really want but then something about them puts them in the “not” category. Like there’s a recent one I loved, but solid caseback… why ? If any company should always show the movement, it’s them. Anyway. Great video as always Max. ( I was distracted by the Bach while you were talking about Beethoven though ☺️) ( I would LOVE that LE World Timer though )

Totally agree - love my 38 Orion datum white face

I can easily rely on you and your videos on the dress watch category. For that being said, I would buy a 6 pack watch box and put this Nomo Club, Seiko Sharp Edge GMT, and hopefully a Tudor Black Bay non bezeled 41 on a leather strap(grrawl:Homer Simpson drool) to start as my dress watch stash. Thanks!

I just got the ahoi atlantik blue faced dial and after 2 months of wearing it I absolutely agree about your lug call out. I actually tighten one hole more than I usually would to combat it. I still love the watch and will wear it and keep it for life but damn it why can’t they be just a little shorter?

Another great video 👏 Nomos is so underrated and beautiful!

Great video! On a side note: what’s your wrist size?

Nomos was my first luxury watch purchase. I have smaller wrists, and went with decidedly a larger Nomos, the Tangente Update 41 Ruthenium dial, that is now discontinued. It's big but not at the sametime. The lugs could be far shorter but the design is crisp and the watch is very thin. I've contemplated the Ludwig in a smaller no date version but then would my Tangente not get wrist time?

I agree with most of your points, but to classify a design aesthetic like longer lugs as an “afterthought” is a bit short sighted. Certainly the look of the lugs (which I enjoy) are subjective and potentially polarizing, but an afterthought? There’s far too much intention in their design language to diminish it with that kind of a descriptor. By the way, I’d love to see/hear your take on the Nomos Club Sport 42 in blue. Watch Crunch is awesome and you create top shelf content. 😎👍🏼

whats strap do you have on the ludwig?

Hey Haute Ones do you think you could look into the frederique constant slim moonphase?

Like what you said. As for the long lugs.... I suppose it somehow adds uniqueness and even elegance that may grow on the owner ☺️.

I wanted Nomos Orion until my 7" wrist moved me to Kuoe 90-001. Perfectly satisfied with my beautiful and elegant choice.

Same thoughts about the ludwig. I loved the dial and overall design, but the long lugs killed it for me.

Been owning a Tangente since 2012 now and love the aesthetics (not so much the not very accurate movement) What are your thoughts about Nomos pushing to the € 5 k price point with the latest Fratello Weltzeit ?

Loooove it, keep the videos coming !!! The editing, the shots are perfect. Nomos doesn't belong YET with upper echelon, they should prove themselves more. Having an in-house mouvement is not enough.

I like the long lugs, it makes a dressier small watch center better on the wrist. Short lugs are good on large dive watches to make them more wearable on small or medium wrists. Only thing I dislike about my Grand Seiko from the 90's is the short lugs - it makes a 37mm wear like 34mm.

wow beautiful watch....I would buy if I didn't already have a cartier tank Louis...smile.

Another nice video! Congrats!! I want to buy a Nomos but I am have trouble to decide between the Tangente 123 (32,8mm) and Tangente 139 (35mm), as I have a very small wrist (6,25 inches). Could you help me to decide, please? 😊 The fact is that I was ready to buy the 35mm model, but I saw a video in RU-vid of a guy with smaller wrist (6 inches) that bought the 32,8mm model and it looked nice too. You do have small wrist too, right. And your models look great on your wrist. Maybe the 32,8mm will be too small… Your models are cool as well, however there is something in the Tangente that makes me like it more.

Can you please get hold and review some of Cartier’s shaped watches (Cloche, Baignoire, Crash, Cintree, etc.)? I’d love to hear your views on these

Thank you for the video. For me the long lugs have been the reason not to buy a campus.

Can you prove a link to the strap on the Ludwig? Thanks!

Love a thin watch, l might add a Max bill to my Deville , not quite so sure about the Nomos.

The Club is the watch you buy when you want a quality version of a Timex Weekender.

I picked up a Tangente 35 and had to return it because of the lug issue. I swapped it out for a Tangente 33 and the proportions are perfect.

Interesting you call the Club a "dress watch." I always viewed the Club as sort of GADA daily wearer, and you see them on Natos. But regardless, for me 48mm lugs on a 36 is just a dealbreaker. Never understood why they do that.

Another nice video! Congrats!! I want to buy a Nomos but I am have trouble to decide between the Tangente 123 (32,8mm) and Tangente 139 (35mm), as I have a very small wrist (6,25 inches). Could you help me to decide, please? 😊 The fact is that I was ready to buy the 35mm model, but I saw a video in RU-vid of a guy with smaller wrist (6 inches) that bought the 32,8mm model and it looked nice too. Your models are cool as well, however there is something in the Tangente that makes me like it more.

It's funny because I've never seen Nomos watches as dress watches. For me they were always something like an "urban tool watch" for someone stylish and functional at the same time (used by designers, architects, creative directors etc.)

I like your Junghans watch strap, what is the brand pls?

Thanks for the review, I can't really disagree with any of the points you made. I have the Ludwig neomatik DUW3001 movement in 36mm. It has a different dial to your example but still clearly a Ludwig but with a red small seconds hand and small blue minute numbers on the chapter ring. Oh and mine does not have the railroad minute markers but does have the markers. It wears bigger than the dimensions as you say as there is minimal bezel and the lugs look longer compared to other watches but it looks fine on my 7" wrist. The big thing is that the case is incredibly thin for an automatic at 7mm including the display case back. A simple classic looking dress watch that if it had any slight niggles would be an audible winding rotor. I'm thinking about one of the Club models or even the square Tetra in the future.

whats the deal with the black bars?

Would like great with high end single pass leather nato

And yes, Nomos is almost investment level at the moment. With brands all going upmkt, residual discounts will dry up for top quality at affordable prices.

Both very nice,, I’m drawn to the Club more as it would suit a quality nato strap. I know it’s a dress watch but those long lugs look great on nato straps .

Yeah I never understood the long lugs either. Maybe they're trying to be different and make a design signature name for themself perhaps? But the Ludwig is a beautiful watch.

I will probably get a Nomos in the next few months but the lugs bother me a bit. A NATO strap will fix this "gap" issue but the watch will lose its dressy nature. Anyway, one just has to admire the clean look of the watch and how effortlessly it sits on the wrist.

I had that Club in a 36, and ended up selling it off. The dial color really did me in. I didn’t know that it was more of a champagne than a white, and just didn’t end up wearing it all that much. I’m going to get another, in grey, because I loved everything about it, just not the dial.

I had a great looking Orion 38 Datum but it felt too light, so I sold it and upgraded to a rose gold H Moser Endeavor. I sold that and upgraded to a bespoke rose gold Kudoke 2. I think I’m finished upgrading now that I’ve spent 20 times my initial budget. 😏

I'm sure you know but for the viewers who don't know that is not beethoven's music you played during the Ludwig review. Also I am one of the few who pays attention to lug length not anti lug like most of the watch crowd. Nomos I was drawn to not because of its simple design (tons out there trying to be bauhaus) but bc they put equal focus on the lugs as any part of the case. From a Birdseye view, the nomos look sleek and elegant to me lot bc it due to its lengthy lug design.

Love my NOMOS Tangente 38 :D

I had a Club Campus but sold it for money reasons. I marry on 4th August this year and yesterday bought a Nomos Orion 38 for 1290€ in almost new condition. It will be perfect for my wedding. I wanted a dress watch with nothing fancy smancy shahannigans on it. The Orion is the one to get, if you don‘t want to spend stupid money on Rolex.

I’ve heard a lot about Nomos, I haven’t been attracted to it yet, hope in the nearest future

Another sick vid

I always wanted Nomos Club until I learned about the lug-to-lug distance. Why? What purpose does it serve? I somewhat understand why Hamilton does that. At least their most popular models are field or aviation watches that are aimed to be worn on NATOs, but what's the deal with Nomos.

"The Ludwig... Named after the 18th century composer." *Proceeds to play J.S. Bach*

i absolutely adore my AhoiAtlantik, but those lugs... oh,dear. someone explain them,pls.

I think the Club's long lugs are a design choice that call to mind a certain vintage aesthetic. Most modern watches instead have short lugs because the case diameter is bigger. But yes the 36 mm Club definitely wears bigger than most others

Analysis paralysis. Watch enthusiasts tend to get caught up in the dimensions of a particular watch before it even lands on their wrists. I think in this situation the lugs are not that long at 47 and 48 mm. Also keep in mind if the case is that thin the lugs are going to sit closer to the wrists. Ultimately I have learned to don’t write off a watch until you put it on your wrist.

I really like the Club Campus in orange dial, but the long lugs are deal breaker for me.

The Metro has lovely short lugs.

People always complain about the long lugs on the Tangente and the Ludwig, I love the length of them.

I’m pretty sure the long lug designs are intentional, but I too would prefer them to be shorter. The Orion would be my ideal dress watch.

I own a Neo-Matic...Nomos has to grow on you!

Your videos are so great. You should Colab with Brandon Menancio some time. Both of you do great work

I absolutely love NOMOS campus and tetra line. They are perfect in design, price, quality, elegance and vibe😂

Great video and excellent perspective

Nomos is a unique brand

Of these two watches, I prefer the Club model, although the red-orange color on the hands and numbers was not the best choice. Its case is nicer than that of the Ludwig, but it is fully polished (scratches everywhere). All in all, something is missing from these watches so that at first glance they make you exclaim "I want it!". Thanks for the video. Greetings from Chile.

Those lugs have always stopped me from pulling the trigger

1 more thing: 3ATM watches always make me nervous, since we have 4 month of heavy rain here per year.

I’m all about the neomatik metro update 41.

If you are serching for the perfect nomos dress watch, just select the nomos métro 35mm.

I’m not the watch expert here and I ask this in the most respectful possible way because I have never handled any of them, but above Longines? Seriously?

They are good watches, but I have trouble with long lugs.

I love the nomos lugs, they allow me to downsize the watch without it sitting weird on the wrist. and with the dressy no bezel design, the face could be way too big easily on "normal sizes" amd miss the understatement I look for in such a watch this way I could get the 35 mm, or even the 33mm easily, keeping the dressy no bezel shape, while being not too big that you lost between the marks, while still wearing it well on the wrist it's a good compromise that I glad nomos make but not being able to pull off a 38mm does sound weird also just for reference, the Ludwig 38 face is about 20% bigger in diameter than the speedy. and that's a 42mm watch

Without that lug, that’s not Nomos haha

Yeah, my only real beef with Nomos are those ridiculously long lugs too.

Agreed. Lugs are too big. Otherwise a very nice watch.

You talk abouth Beethoven and play Bach's G-Major Cello-Suite in the background, and before that Mozart.... those are as easy to tell apart than Nomos and Daniel Wellington ;)

Playing Bach when talking about Ludwig is a little confusing 😎

Why can’t we expect perfection for $1500? I think we can and we should.

Dude, that "Beethoven's music" you use is JS Bach. Still pretty, though.

The long lugs are a pro not a con. Gives them a vintage cool look and makes them wear larger despite the small size

I like Nomos but 38mm and under is midget wear lol.

Full disclosure. I am a classical musician. Thanks so much for your reviews. Maybe you should get in contact with me so you don’t use such cliché music like Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Sateie Gynopedie #1 of the first cello suite of Bach(when you’re talking about Beethoven!). I know, Nerd alert!