Basel Bargain Hunting: 7 New Watches Under $5,000

Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue

At the 2013 Baselworld watch fair, which concluded last week, many of the biggest watch brands unveiled their new watches for the year. As expected, most of the buzz was generated by complicated (and often very limited) models with extraordinary price tags, and the entry-level prices for many luxury brands, in most cases, continued to tick up. However, we also found some makers of timepieces that … [Read more...]

Nomos Glashütte at Baselworld 2013

Nomos Ahoi

The Baselworld coverage continues at Watch Insider, as Alexander Linz shares his look at the new watches Nomos Glashütte showcased at the watch fair. For a look at the Nomos Ahoi, head to watch-insider.com by clicking here. … [Read more...]

Germany’s Nomos Comes to the U.S. With Bauhaus-Inspired Tangente Watch

Nomos Tangente Datum

Nomos Glashütte, a watch brand very popular in its native Germany but not as well-known here in the States, is finally making a big push in America, beginning with its flagship timepiece, the starkly designed — and multiple design-award-winning — Tangente watch, which applies Bauhaus design principles to its dial. … [Read more...]

Nomos Glashütte Wins Another Design Award

Nomos Tangente Datum

Germany's Nomos Glashütte continues to rack up design awards. Following its iF Design Award, the watch brand has received the GOOD DESIGN Award from the Chicago Athenaeum in 2012 for its Tangente Datum watch, just a year after winning the same prize the previous year, for the Nomos Zürich. The GOOD DESIGN award capped off a year of accolades for Nomos. The brand also earned the "Goldene … [Read more...]

Nomos Glashütte Wins iF Design Award

NOMOS-Tangomat-GMT-Plus

Nomos Glashütte's minimalist designs, as seen in the German brand's Tetra Collection, has earned it recognition at this year's iF design awards, which are conferred annually by Hanover-based IF International Forum. The jury of 49 members picked Nomos Glashütte's Tangomat GMT Plus as Wristwatch of the Year 2012, out of more than 3,000 products. The iF design awards honor “Symbols of the Modern … [Read more...]

Nomos Glashütte Expands Tetra Collection

The Nomos Tetra in "himmelblau" (heavenly blue)

German brand Nomos Glashütte is adding new colors to its Tetra watches, a collection of square timepieces. The watch had previously only been available in white, but they have now added four variations: Tetra weltweiß (world white) and himmelblau (heavenly blue), Tetra biskuit (scone) and zartbitter (bittersweet). All four have rhodium-plated hands, with the movement visible through the back, … [Read more...]

2010: The Year In Review Quiz, Part II

Once again we look at the biggest and smallest stories of the year. Were you paying attention? As always, the answers appear at the end. Good luck! … [Read more...]