NOMOS Glashutte Club Date 38 for HODINKEE

While the Swiss and the Japanese are well known for their watchmaking prowess, it’s the Germans who, for the last 30 years, have secretly been crafting some of the best modern timepieces in the world. Nomos, based in the town of Glashütte, is a brand that exemplifies the German design sensibilities. Based upon the principles of the Bauhaus school — think “form follows function” — their simple yet creative watches are a masterclass in utilitarian (but beautiful) craftsmanship. One of their best-loved designs is the Club Campus, which makes use of the famed “California” dial (the upper half of the face features Arabic numerals and hash marks, while the lower half has Roman numerals and hash marks). This was a favorite (and trademarked) design of Rolex in the 1940s. This particular Club Campus Neomatik 38 features a 38.5mm stainless steel case, a domed sapphire crystal, a polished bezel, and a gorgeous, blue Super-LumiNova dial with a matching sword handset and gray sub-seconds counter at 6 o’clock. Its untouched case is in excellent condition, showing only light signs of handling wear.  Powering the watch is the excellent, in-house Nomos Neomatik Calibre DUW 4101, a slim manually-wound movement with 42 hours of power reserve. This particular edition was limited to 75 pieces for HODINKEE. We may love vintage at Analog/Shift, but we make a clear exception for anything from Nomos!