Simply Abu Dhabi XXVII

9 8 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I G lashütte is a tiny German town sitting in the shadows of the OreMountains, not far from Dresden in the South East. It is a cradle of fine watchmaking and home to some of the world’s most talented watchmakers and experts in all kinds of crafts, from polishing and milling to the most complicated watch movement assemblage. Working at NOMOS Glashütte are people from a long line of watchmakers. For 170 years the town has produced fine timepieces. The company, based at the former railway station, describes itself as “The watchmaking firm in the town that keeps innovating – we also have watchmakers who are practicing their craft in the fifth generation. And yet, our watches and we are modern and cosmopolitan. For we try to combine the best of these very different worlds – with success.” And that success keeps on coming. NOMOS has won over 130 international awards for their watches since 2000 and in June 2017, NOMOS Glashütte was again recognised as one of the best brands in Germany and won the Luxury category at the German Brand Awards. Founded by the renowned German Design Council, the prize honours companies for outstanding branding and a successful brand strategy. It is held in high regard far beyond specialist circles. The jury of experts awarded NOMOS Glashütte the title of Industry Excellence in Branding, meaning the brand is officially among the best in its field for the second year. The NOMOS Club 38 Campus Nacht is a fitting example of a triumphant formula – the alliance of avant-garde design fromBerlin with traditional know- how from Glashütte. NOMOS describes the balance as “Traditional craftsmanship here, high tech production methods there: both of these combine to make our watches individual pieces with the highest precision. And all this Glashütte watchmaking craft is presented with just as much love: entirely modern, but never subject to fashion.” The Club 38 Campus Nacht looks stunning in daylight hours with the grey numerals and hands in sharp contrast with the deep black dial; in the evening they shine a compelling blue. At the heart of the Club 38, which artfully combines Roman and Arabic numerals on the dial, is the classic hand-assembled NOMOS calibre (alpha) – the first and most popular, the company’s all-rounder. With a power reserve of approximately 43 hours, a stop- seconds mechanism, Glashütte three-quarter plate, Glashütte stopwork, a Triovis fine adjustment regulator and 17 jewels, there is good reason for its popularity and prevalence. NOMOS Glashütte are an A-Z company which was founded in 1990. It is totally independent and the company makes every component in their timepieces. The brand is market leader for mechanical timepieces Made in Germany, and delivers its watches to customers in over 50 countries. Many of the timepieces, such as the famous Tangente, have long been regarded as classics. In the last three years, the company has doubled its growth once again.