We have long desired Nomos to introduce a chronograph in their lineup; still, at the 2025 Watches and Wonders, a much unexpected new Worldtimersurfaced, thus adding to a long-life-cycle and no-updates Zürich watch.
Geared towards the most enduring and top-spending Nomos watch lovers, Zürich has gone through multiple limited edition iterations to keep value and appeal at the highest possible level. Gone are the days of colourful limited editions; we can confirm now that the marketing strategic office was hands-on with something new.
With the Club Sport collection many years in the making, a neomatik-powered world timer cleverly fits in; Club and Club Sport hit the spot and massively pushed NOMOS Glashütte to its potential with new iterations, sizes and vibrant colour palettes.
A new style comes along with a newly engineered mechanical movement. Stand up for the most ambitious NOMOS Glashütte so far.
The Club Sport’s product evolution
Kicking off at 42 mm in diameter to then extend to the more popular 37 mm size, Club Sport introduced colour palettes to attract current customers and newcomers, thus pimping their quintessentially Bauhaus style up. Add a robust yet less distinctive, compared to a Sport, three-link bracelet, and the result is a compelling, entirely in-house sports watch.
A mid-size Club Sport earned the community’s appreciation for its unmatched price-to-craftsmanship equation, helping Nomos grow its ranking on the leaderboard. The upcoming Club Sport neomatik World Timer builds upon this platform according to an evolution-rather-than-revolution approach. Moving forward, what can a new Club Sport neomatik offer?
My first reaction was jaw-dropping. Never did NOMOS Glashütte introduce such a disruptive design on a mechanically complicated model as seen on a three-hander Club, Club Sport, Tangente, or Tetra.
Place a cover on the dial, and you’ll spot a 40 mm Club Sport, featuring the collection’s signature lugs, and the beautifully machined integrated bracelet with polished mid-links.
From Zürich to Club Sport neomatik World Time
The build quality is stunning and speaks of top-notchproduct quality from every angle; the only letdown being that the on-the-fly micro-adjustment mechanism on the clasp is missing.
Uncovering the dial reveals an asymmetrical dial layout, a new displacement for Home time than Zürich, holding a whole register with a reversed 24-hour scale.
Designers worked hard to maximise their sporty platform by cleverly arranging almost all the relevant information on a flat dial, as with any Club Sport watch. The outcome is a 1-mm-shaved-off case compared to Zürich, to slim it down to less than 10 mm: 9.9 mm—hats off.
Although I didn’t research to verify the thinnest Worldtimer watch, I’m confident it’s the thinnest in its price range, a remarkable achievement for a brand overseeing all project-related engineering from start to finish.
The new DUW 3202 calibre
What makes the new watch less than 10.0 mm thick is the new DUW 3202 movement, whose assembly sets it apart from a Zürich DUW 5201 despite offering similar functions.
Based on a neomatik no date 3001, it takes full advantage of integrating the complication into the gearing to ensure a slimmer package.
Also, the Neomatik No Date architecture, re-engineered and customised with a globe-personalised rotor, adopts a stiffer two-fastener bridge.
It’s a pleasure to look at for beauty, assembly, and decoration, and my only criticism is that it seems too small on such a large case.
How to use a Club Sport neomatik Worldtimer
NOMOS Glashütte has preserved the architecture that made Zürich legendary for its ease of use and quick time zone adjustment. If you’re eager to know more, head to our related video.
The new model enhances legibility and adjustment by adopting a cleaner and more legible city ring, and leverages its unique position, a debated topic, outside the ordinary world timers’ category.
This isn’t a flaw; rather, the other way around. While executions from brands like Vacheron Constantin or Patek Philippe, for example, offering a 24-timezone comprehensive overview, day and night included, are pleasing to look at, they might not be as easy to read.
By offsetting home time and adopting colour codes, designers made the watch far easier to read and adjust when travelling from one timezone to another.
However, despite adding even numbers to quickly identify the local time gap between each of the 24 cities, the wearer needs a central-placed day-and-night ring – hence AM-PM information – to visualise the full local time of your next destination.
From a pure design perspective, I don’t like the cylindrical quick-change push button and would have gone for a different one, like, for instance, the one found on a Tangomat.
Final thoughts
Measuring 40.0 mm by 9.9 mm thick, the new Club Sport neomatik Worldtimer is water-resistant to 100 meters, compared to a Zürich’s 3 ATM, while offering a comparable 42-hour power reserve.
A more extensive power reserve would be welcome, but a neomatik is so compact that you can hardly squeeze more from a mechanically complicated ultra-thin 4 Hertz calibre.
In contrast, I hope the engineers could raise the bar on the basic three-hand movement instead.
The new Club Sport neomatik worldtimer proves the brand’s commitment to offering the best luxury watch in its category, and the outcome is just outstanding. Showcasing the brand’s signature no-frills design, the watch comes with attractive new matte dials and Nomos’ sunburst treatment on standard models; here is a love letter to watchmaking, an ode to build quality as much as to ingenuity.
On offer are several iterations, ranging from a classic blue dial — my favourite so far — to six limited edition options, each comprising 175 pieces, with most having sold out, as evident from the models available for this review.
An under €4,000 price tag – they are €3,940 – makes for an excellent value proposition, outperforming a Zürich, too. It is 40 mm large, adopts a steel bracelet, is powered by a next-gen, thinner calibre, and comes in options that will probably grow over time. It is hard to ask for more.
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Giovanni Maria Di Biase @Horbiter®
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Worldtimer
It is a timepiece that displays the 24 time zones of the world's main cities; on premium luxury watches, like those produced by Saxon watchmaker Glashütte Original, it shows all the…
Chronograph
Complication that helps the wearer to measure time intervals without affecting the watch's standard time-telling function.
Case
It encases the mechanical movement and is crafted in one or more parts. It can also be a single piece, as with some professional diving watches, or made of unconventional…
Date
It indicates the date of the month. There are different types of display: via a window or a pointer, where an additional hand is usually placed centrally or on a…
Complication
The addition of any mechanical complication to a movement that usually displays the time.
Rotor
Part of an automatic watch that winds the mainspring by constantly rotating. Depending on the watch's winding capability, movement design, and value, it comes in various geometries, sizes, and materials.…
Time zone
Time zones refer to the twenty-four regions of the globe. Milan, Rome or Naples will indicate our time zone here in Italy.
Power Reserve
A mechanical watch feature displays, on the dial or the case back, the remaining power in a watch movement, showing the length of time until the timepiece must be rewound.
Calibre
A calibre is the type of watch movement encased in an assigned timepiece. Its name is usually associated with the manufacturer's name and a standard code, e.g., ETA 2824.
