Spending time at work, hours and minutes can often feel slow and deliberate. But when visiting a foreign city on vacation, rules change. Scheduling becomes irrelevant. In a recent issue of Watch Journal, we featured a travel story about Berlin, a city our friends at NOMOS Glashütte know well. Concurrently, the German watch brand brings us a new series of watches with a significant update: Tangente, Orion, and Ludwig, each with a radically redesigned caliber, the neomatik date DUW 6101. These pieces require less maintenance, provide greater precision, and offer super-legible date indicators. Perfect for getting the most out of a day in Berlin, a bustling city that demands punctuality.
8:00 am – The Tangente neomatik 41 Update at the Hotel Oderberger
The ideal watch to start the day, the Tangente easily synchronizes to local time (GMT +2). Gained or lost a day in transit? A simple turn of the crown sets the date backward or forward, with a cool, red marker that travels around the outer ring of the dial.
“This boutique hotel occupies an old public bathing house [designed by architect Ludwig Hoffmann in 1898]–the rooms still have some of the old features, and, more importantly, the swimming pool is open to all. We held an event here last summer to launch our Aqua series.”
– NOMOS Glashütte
10:30 am – Tour The Boros Collection, but keep an eye on the Tangente. The museum can only accommodate 12 people at a time, and German-language tours start on the full hour, English on the half-hour. Open Thursday thru Sunday, 10 am to 8 pm. (Make sure to book a viewing in advance.)
“Only in Berlin can you find 3,000 meters of exhibition space in a converted war bunker. We share the Boros’ love for clean and creative design, rooted in the 20th century but constantly in dialogue with today’s developments.”
– NOMOS Glashütte
NOMOS Glashütte Tangente neomatik 41 Update Specs:
- Oxidized black hands
- Steel case with anti-reflective sapphire crystal dial
- Automatic movement
- Diameter: 40.5 mm
- Height: 7.9 mm
- Weight: 58 g
- Horween black cordovan leather strap
- Reference 180
12:00 pm – The Ludwig nemomatik 41 Date at the Berlinische Galerie
Midday is ideal for contemplating great German design. The Ludwig has it in spades. Its date window sits at the 4 o’clock position, displayed in Arabic type—a smart, contrasting twist alongside the dial’s elegant Roman numerals.
“This is one of our favorite museums in Berlin, as it focuses on local art from the past 150 years, giving a real insight into the cultural history of the city.”
– NOMOS Glashütte
3:00 pm – Visit the Istanbul-inspired Turkish Bazaar. Again, timing is everything here. The open-air market is only open on Tuesdays and Fridays from 11:30 am to 6:30 pm.
“NOMOS employees can often be found here on their lunch breaks, having a stroll, or getting groceries.”
– NOMOS Glashütte
NOMOS Glashütte Ludwig neomatik 41 Date Specs:
- Steel case with anti-reflective sapphire crystal dial
- Tempered steel blue hands
- Automatic movement
- Diameter: 40.5 mm
- Height: 7.7 mm
- Weight: 54 g
- Horween black cordovan leather strap
- Reference 260
7:00 pm – The Orion neomatik 41 Date for an evening at Katz Orange
Nighttime is ideal for the Orion, named after the constellation, with its elegant golden indices, small seconds at the 6 o’clock position, and date window at 3. Ideal for a stylish night out on the town. Here, that means a fabulous dinner at Katz Orange. Reservations can easily be made online via OpenTable.
“We also think [Katz Orange] has great taste in desserts—try the petit fours, to which we have dedicated our latest series of Tetra watches.”
– NOMOS Glashütte
NOMOS Glashütte Orion neomatik 41 Date Specs:
- Steel case with anti-reflective sapphire crystal dial
- Tempered steel blue hands
- Automatic movement
- Diameter: 40.5 mm
- Height: 9.35 mm
- Weight: 58 g
- Horween black cordovan leather strap
- Reference 360
