Introducing: The NOMOS Club Campus In Two New Colors

Quick Take The Club Campus is easily one of the most popular watches NOMOS produces. Why? Because it represents a core tenet of watch loving – the gift. The brand's even gone so far as to dub this collection the "Graduate's Club," because it's designed to be given as a gift to students on graduation day. In all the hustle and bustle of Watches and Wonders 2021, NOMOS has found time to reinvigorate the Club Campus in two sizes, with two new colors – orange and grey. Initial Thoughts If one watch captures the design ethos and general whimsy that is NOMOS, it's the Club Campus. It's a piece designed and produced by the German watchmaking outfit, with an in-house manual-winding movement at a sub (very sub) $2,000 price point. It's just expensive enough to be a great and lasting gift, but no too expensive for the recipient to feel any semblance of guilt in the process. So let's take a look at the new. The brand has gone ahead and introduced two brand new dial colors – going the extra mile of bestowing upon those colors their own names. Meet Future Orange and Absolute Grey. Absolute Grey is meant to capture the feeling of having spent many testing months in homeschooling – which is admittedly a downer of a choice – but other elements bring more positive vibes. The purple and orange accents symbolize daybreak and a sign of good things to come. Future Orange, on the other hand, represents new beginnings – the rising of the sun, and the future. NOMOS calls these dials bilingual, but we'll keep calling them "California" (representing the use of both Arabic and Roman numeral markings). The four watches in this collection come in two sizes, 36mm and 38mm. Between the two sizes, there are slight variations – most noticeably in the Absolute Grey model. The 38mm variant has purple surrounds and light grey/blue minute markers, while the 36mm model features orange surrounds and orange minute markers. Consistent with the spirit of the Club Campus, all models come with an effectively empty closed caseback – ready to be engraved (free of charge). You know, so you can inscribe a message to your graduate like, "As we go on, we remember all the times we…" well, you know the rest. The new NOMOS Club Campus Models feature the brand's well-regarded Alpha movement. Each of the watches comes fitted to either a grey or black leather strap and will be available beginning in May of this year. The Basics Brand: NOMOS Model: Club Campus Diameter: 36 and 38mm Thickness: 8.5mm Case Material: Steel Dial Color: Absolute Grey and Future Orange Indexes: Arabic, Roman, and rectangular Lume: Yes Water Resistance: 100 meters Strap/Bracelet: Black or grey leather The Movement Caliber: Alpha Caliber Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds Diameter: 23.3mm Thickness: 2.6mm Power Reserve: 43 hours Winding: Manual Frequency: 3Hz Jewels: 17 Chronometer Certified: N0 Pricing & Availability Price: $1,500 Availability: May, 2021 Limited Edition: No For more, click here . Shop Talk As you may know, the HODINKEE Shop is an Authorized Dealer for NOMOS , so if you're looking to pick one up, don't forget to check The Shop.Grey is absolute. Orange is the future.