Nomos is one of the few brands that does an excellent job of combining serious, minimalist pieces with just the right playful pop of color. Their Club Campus line is no exception. Geared towards younger people and students, the Club Campus line represents an excellent value in mechanical timepieces, while retaining that youthful style. Fresh for this year, there are four new models ? two sizes, each with two colorways. A pair of 38mm watches are rendered in ?Absolute Gray? and ?Future Orange?, while the 36mm duo features the same base dial colors, but with a little extra flair around the numerals. Let?s take a closer look at these four watches from the Glashutte-based brand.

The Club Campus is a simple watch at first glance, but when you zoom in a bit, the small and purposeful details that Nomos is known for begin to shine. A standard case with comparatively long lugs is polished to a brilliant shine, with a plain bezel surrounding the dial. 100m of water resistance makes the watch suitable for swimming, too. Measuring in at 38mm wide (or 36mm wide) by 8.5mm thick (or 8.2mm thick), the Club Campus is compact and slim. Most Nomos watches tend to wear a little larger than their measurements imply (not a bad thing), and that?s thanks to the wide open dial design.
These new Club Campuses feature a California-style numeral layout with Arabic numerals on the top half of the dial, and Roman numerals making up the bottom half. California dials are a fun touch that blends...