watchmaking founded 1990 founder roland schwertner headquarters glash tte germany products watches number of employees 250 1 website nomos watches.com nomos watch model ludwig 2005 nomos watch model ludwig sapphire crystal glass back 2005 nomos watch model tangente neomatik introduced 2016 the caliber duw 3001 introduced 2015 nomos glash tte is a german watchmaking company based in glash tte saxony which specializes in manual winding and automatic mechanical watches . it was founded in january 1990 two months after the fall of the berlin wall by roland schwertner . the designs for the first collection were drawn up by susanne g nther drawing influence from the bauhaus purist style . nomos s designs have been widely praised for their clean and modernist aesthetic . 2 in its early years the company focused on manufacturing mechanical watches with hand wound movements . 3 the basis for the movement was until 2005 the swiss made eta sa peseux 7001 . annual production is approximately 20 000 pieces . 4 since 2005 nomos glash tte has only used in house movements . 5 beginning with alpha a manual winding caliber the range has since been expanded to include a range of other manual winding movements with additional functions . the first automatic nomos watch the tangomat was first introduced in the summer of 2006 . nomos glash tte has gradually expanded its range of watches to include new models and sizes such as ahoi and metro . in 2013 the company introduced two gold models to its collection lambda and lux . 6 in 2014 the company unveiled its own in house escapement known as the nomos swing system . 7 this new component is gradually being introduced into nomos caliber range which is also being renamed . in 2015 nomos glash tte introduced its tenth in house caliber duw 3001 . 8 at 3.2 mm in height this thin automatic caliber is currently exclusive to the neomatik series launched at baselworld 2016 . 9 contents 1 models 2 calibers 3 see also 4 literature 5 references 6 see also models edit there are currently twelve nomos watch models which come in a number of variations . these are tangente originally hand wound with optional date function power reserve indicator white or champagner dial in 33 35 and 38 mm diameter ; also available as a limited edition for doctors without borders in the uk usa and germany ; an automatic model was released in 2015 which houses the new duw 3001 in house caliber tangomat automatic in 38 mm diameter with optional date function white or dark colored dial and world time function ahoi automatic 40 mm in diameter with water resistance to 20 atm optional date function dark or white dial metro hand wound in 37 or 38mm diameter with date and power reserve indicator ; a 35 mm automatic model was released in 2015 which houses the new duw 3001 in house caliber a dark white of champagner dial is available minimatik automatic model was released in 2015 which houses the new duw 3001 in house caliber white or champagner dial in 35.5 mm diameter club hand wound with optional automatic winding date function white or dark colored dial in 36 38 and 40 mm diameter ludwig hand wound with optional automatic winding date function white or champagner dial in 33 35 and 38 mm diameter ; an automatic model was released in 2015 which houses the new duw 3001 in house caliber zurich automatic in 40 mm diameter with optional date function various dial colors and world time function tetra hand wound with optional power reserve indicator various dial colors in 27 and 29.5 mm diameter ; also available as a special edition for doctors without borders in germany ; an 33mm automatic model was released in 2016 which houses the new duw 3001 in house caliber orion hand wound with optional date function various dial colors in 33 35 36 and 38 mm diameter ; an automatic model was released in 2015 which houses the new duw 3001 in house caliber lux hand wound shape watch in 18 kt white or rose gold various dial colors in two sizes 40.5 x 36 mm and 38.5 x 34 mm lambda hand wound watch in 18 kt white or rose gold ; black deep blue or off white dial in two sizes 39 and 42 mm diameter calibers edit nomos glash tte currently produces fourteen in house calibers with various complications . these are alpha manual winding 43 hour power reserve beta manual winding date indicator 42 hour power reserve gamma manual winding power reserve indicator 43 hour power reserve delta manual winding date indicator power reserve indicator 42 hour power reserve epsilon automatic winding 43 hour power reserve zeta automatic winding date indicator 42 hour power reserve xi automatic winding worldtimer function 42 hour power reserve duw 1001 manual winding power reserve indicator 84 hour power reserve duw 3001 automatic winding nomos swing system 42 hour power reserve duw 2002 manual winding tonneau shape 84 hour power reserve duw 4101 manual winding nomos swing system date indicator 42 hour power reserve duw 4301 manual winding nomos swing system power reserve indicator 43 hour power reserve duw 4401 manual winding nomos swing system power reserve indicator date indicator 42 hour power reserve duw 5201 automatic winding nomos swing system worldtimer function 24 hour indicator 42 hour power reserve see also edit list of german watch manufacturers literature edit schmid hans heinrich lexikon der deutschen uhrenindustrie 1850 1980 1 design klassiker die tangente von nomos glash tte isbn 3 7643 6840 3 . nomos glash tte das gro e universallexikon berlin birkh user 2004 isbn 3 00 018473 2 . doerr elizabeth bravo nomos how the metro will change the watch game 2 quill & pad how does nomos glashutte make a beautiful watch with manufacture movement for under 3 000 3 references edit nomos glash tte facts figures and the essentials pdf press release . nomos glash tte homepage prizes and awards salonqp spotlight shines on nomos glash tte watches . telegraph . 2012 10 30 . retrieved 2012 11 12 . michael clerizo 27 november 2014 . saxony ticks all the boxes . wsj . in house production . nomos glashuette.com . 16 march 2016 . nomos glash tte homepage the gold collection nomos glash tte homepage with a swing in the movement the motor of the next generation pdf . nomos glashuette.com . august 2016 . neomatik a success now in series pdf . nomos glashuette.com . 16 march 2016 . see also edit list of german watch manufacturers authority control worldcat identities viaf 160393955 gnd 10142285 4 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nomos glash tte & oldid 738518523 categories watch manufacturing companies of germanywatch brandscompanies based in saxonyglash ttehidden categories wikipedia articles with viaf identifierswikipedia articles with gnd identifiers navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran ais italiano edit links this page was last modified on 9 september 2016 at 12 45 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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