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Nomos Glashütte Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer 40mm Mens Watch Blue
Ref. 790
Sits in Nomos Glashütte’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Nomos Glashütte watches we list, which start at £1,480.
Price range £1,480 to £5,020 across 33 Nomos Glashütte watches in stock.The Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer is Nomos's answer to a genuine design problem: how to fit a full world time complication into the low-profile architecture the brand insists upon. The solution was to integrate the mechanism directly into the DUW 3202's gear train rather than stack it on top, which is why the result sits at 9.9mm — an unusual achievement for a watch that tracks every time zone simultaneously and is rated to 100 metres. The Glashütte-built movement also carries Nomos's proprietary Swing System escapement, which the studio develops and manufactures in-house rather than sourcing from a supplier. On the wrist, the 48mm lug-to-lug distance gives the watch considerable presence despite that flat profile, and the galvanised deep blue dial earns its complexity: the rotating 24-city ring, the 24-hour sub-dial at 3 o'clock and the small seconds at 6 o'clock are a lot to organise, but the sunburst finish gives the eye something to rest on between reads. Advancing the local hour hand is handled by a pusher at 2 o'clock that simultaneously steps the city ring back — the action is smooth and mechanically satisfying rather than notchy. In low light, the lume charge on the hands and numerals glows blue, which suits the dial without being a gimmick. The bracelet pairs polished and satin surfaces across a three-link construction and releases without tools via integrated quick-change spring bars — a detail that matters more the second time you reach for a strap.
- Reference
- 790
- Brand
- Nomos Glashütte
- Collection
- Club
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case thickness
- 9.9mm
- Lug width
- 20mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Blue
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- DUW 3202
- Functions
- GMT, Small seconds
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 48mm
- Power reserve
- 42 hours
Learn more about Nomos Glashütte
Roland Schwertner, a photographer and computer technician from Düsseldorf with no watchmaking background, registered Nomos in Glashütte in January 1990 — two months after the Berlin Wall fell and before German reunification was complete. The town's watchmaking infrastructure had been state-owned for four decades and was suddenly available.
The design language was settled from the start and has barely moved: Bauhaus in the strict sense, drawing on the Dessau school's functionalism. Sans-serif numerals, no applied ornament, no unnecessary line, and dial layouts where every element earns its place. The Tangente, one of the first models, remains the flagship and looks the same today.
The technical ambition came later and was considerable for a company of its size. Nomos moved from modified Swiss ébauches to its own Alpha calibre, then to the DUW family, and in 2014 introduced the swing system — a proprietary escapement with an in-house hairspring, the component almost no independent manufacturer makes. Fewer than a dozen companies worldwide produce their own hairsprings.
The house is still independent, still based in a converted railway station in Glashütte, with design offices in Berlin. It occupies unusual territory: in-house movements and German finishing at prices closer to Swiss mid-range brands using bought-in calibres, which has made it the most common entry point into serious German watchmaking.
- 1990
- Roland Schwertner founds Nomos in Glashütte.
- 1992
- The Tangente launches and defines the house style.
- 2005
- Production shifts to in-house movements.
- 2014
- The swing system escapement with in-house hairspring is introduced.
Also in 6 collections
This watch appears in the Nomos Glashütte Club range (10), Stainless Steel Watches (3,355), Automatic Watches (1,699), Blue Dial Watches (913), Sports Watches (823) and GMT Watches (247).
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 100m water resistance covers swimming and watersports
- 40mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Second time zone for travelling
Nomos Glashütte Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 790 | 85358TT06.BTT89 | L37214532 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £4,400 | £4,500 | £4,350 |
| Case size | 40mm | 40mm | 39.5mm |
| Water resistance | 100m | 100m | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Fabric strap | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | 42 hours | 38 hours | 68 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 100m it is rated for swimming and snorkelling, though not for diving.
Will the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Does it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
How long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 42 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.
What size strap does it take?
20mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Will it fit my wrist?
Lug-to-lug is 48mm, which suits wrists from roughly 16.5cm (6½ inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's, though at 40mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Mappin & Webb is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference new, at £4,400. There is nothing to compare it against today.
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