THE NOMOS
AUTOBAHN
THE NEWEST NOMOS WATCH will thrill those who enjoy driving fast. With
a dial that recalls a speedometer and a three-lane highway with no speed limit,
the 41mm NOMOS Autobahn takes its design cues from the German highway
with the same name located not far from NOMOS manufacturing in Glashütte
and its Berlin design studios.
Designed in collaboration with German product designer Werner
Aisslinger, the NOMOS Autobahn is the result of four years of joint effort
between Aisslinger and the NOMOS design department.
The dial features all sorts of details that will appeal to the race and car lover
(and cycling enthusiasts, too, according to NOMOS). The curve of the dial’s
flange is inspired by a racetrack while the elongated date window between 5
and 7 o’clock is three “lanes” wide. Superluminova markings track the hours,
from 8 to 4 o’clock, and the curve is reminiscent of the speedometer of a
classic car.
The 41mm steel watch comes in three dial color variations: white, sports
gray and midnight blue. An automatic movement (NOMOS didn’t make the
maker known prior to Baselworld) powers the hours, minutes, small seconds
and date. The watch is water resistant to 100 meters.
Students of design will know Aisslinger for a wide variety of projects,
including furniture, futuristic hotels, greenhouse-inspired kitchens and
renewable chairs. Earning worldwide acclaim, his work can be found in
numerous museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City,
Fonds National d’art Contemporain in Paris, and the Victoria and Albert
Museum in London, among many others. He and fellow German designer
Tina Bunyaprasit turned their attention to timepieces with the Autobahn the
first result. Their aim, according to Aisslinger, was to create “a new archetype
for a watch.” Wasting no time, NOMOS has already shipped this watch to select
retailers worldwide. Price: $4,800.
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