Atelier De Griff is a creative studio based in Belgium that for the past four years has been growing a social media following on the strength of their custom made leather straps, watch accessories, and daily watch content published on their website, which includes news, reviews, and interviews with the likes of Max Büsser and Jean-Claude Biver. There?s an irreverent streak to the products they make and the tone of the website (the straps come in a rainbow of colors and patterns, and the brand mascot is a cartoon bald eagle wearing a jeweler?s loupe), so it shouldn?t come as a total shock that for their first collaborative watch, they?ve chosen to work with Nomos, which is certainly a brand that knows how to have a little fun, particularly when it comes to limited runs of their watches made in partnership with retailers, media outlets, and the like. 
The idea behind the Atelier De Griff x Nomos Glashu?tte Club 36 Limited Edition was to create a watch that could conceivably stand up as a collection of one – an ideal daily wearer. This, of course, is a thought experiment attempted by just about anyone who has dabbled in the hobby, and forces one to think about what it is that they really value in a watch, and what they can perhaps live without. In the case of this limited edition, it?s also led to some noteworthy adjustments to the specs of the Club 36. 

The headline here is likely the doubling of the Club?s water resistance rating, going from 100 met...