NOMOS Glashütte has quietly reintroduced the Metro 38 Date, visually identical to the beloved original, but now driven by a new hand-wound caliber, the DUW 4601. It brings a longer 52-hour power reserve, a quick-set date, and the in-house NOMOS swing system, a technical triumph that only a few watchmakers in the world can claim.
Designed by Mark Braun, the Metro has, since its 2014 debut, become a modern icon. Its balanced dial with its dot indexes and neatly concentrated minute track, feels both precise and poetic, a reflection of the city life it was built to complement. NOMOS’s philosophy has always been one of refinement rather than reinvention, and this updated Metro continues that tradition.
Braun calls mechanics “visible expertise,” and the Metro 38 Date embodies exactly that. Its clean steel case, slender lugs, and fine leather strap give it a quiet confidence – modern, but never loud. In an age of speed and screens, this is a mechanical watch for those who value calm precision and lasting design.
