This is the Nomos for me, and it's an absolute strap monster

Many people probably start their watch collection with a Nomos. It’s the typical watch you’d gift to a recent graduate or a relatively affordable, great-looking option to get yourself into this hobby. I’ve also had Nomos on my radar ever since I began getting into watches more seriously. But for one reason or another, I never bought one. Prices slowly started rising, and the days when you could get a Nomos for roughly €1,000 were over. Then I saw a somewhat mistreated Nomos Tangente Neomatik Platinum Gray on a watch forum and decided to go for it.

I always felt a little left out, especially when I visited the Nomos Forum in Glashütte over the past couple of years. However, I guess the right watch simply hadn’t come up yet.…