Nomos have come a long way since their first lineup of just four watches; Ludwig, Orion, Tangente and Tetra, all powered by the hand wound Peseux 7001 movement. Today you can take your pick from 11 different movements across 13 different models. One of the most successful of these has been the Club, originally the sixth model from the Glashütte watchmaker.
This new Club – the Club Sport Neomatik 42 Date Blue – differs from its great grandfather in several aspects; it?s larger, has a different movement, different dial, a bracelet rather than a shell Cordovan strap… there?s really not a lot in common, yet it?s still absolutely and recognizably a Club. 

One of the Club?s hallmarks is legibility; you can always read one at a glance. This new watch is probably already polishing its boots ready for a legibility award. The new dial is a sunburst galvanized blue with bright white Arabic numerals that glow sharp blue at night. But legibility on its own can be, well, just a bit dull. One gets the sense that dull isn?t really allowed at Ferdinand-Adolph-Lange-Platz, so the otherwise plain dial gets a lift both from the radially-grained sub-seconds at 6 and the gilt ?neomatik? and ?1000ft? designations.
That latter is quite the claim. To give it some context, recreational divers don?t usually drop below 98ft. So why build a watch that?ll ace 10 times that" For the same reason the Mercedes 500E was redlined at 160mph – it?s always good to know s...