Nomos Unveils a “Four-Piece Serenade” of Watches for Beethoven’s 250th Birthday
Since its founding in 1990, Germany’s Nomos Glashütte has produced watches whose design falls into the classic school known as Bauhaus, German for ?building house,? which is characterized by minimalist features, simple colors, and clean lines. Nomos also takes inspiration from other historical touchstones and figures of its native country, the latest example to be found in its recently released ?four-piece serenade? of timepieces in honor of Ludwig Van Beethoven, for what would be his 250th birthday this year.
The new releases, all based on Nomos?s familiar Tetra design and featuring a quartet of new dial colors, pay tribute to the famous German composer (1770-1827) and are geared towards the ladies’ market. Each of the four models is named for a famous Beethoven composition, including Ode to Joy (with olive green dial), Divine Spark (copper), Immortal Beloved (turquoise), and Fidelio (dark blue).
All the watches will be familiar to fans of Nomos’s original, manually-wound Tetra. The polished steel case measures 29.5 mm × 29.5 mm in diameter and 6.3 mm thick, and sits squarely and quite close to the wrist due to its relative thinness. Its lugs also use a quadrilateral style in their stepped construction, while a simple signed crown is set tightly to the case on the right side.
Within a slim square bezel and underneath the sapphire crystal, we find a distinctly colorful dial on each model. On its outer edge lies a simple, minimalist ...
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