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Saying Nomos have shot up seems a bit of an understatement. I had no idea they'd gone so mad. They were always a hmm maybe option at £1200-1500 they've almost doubled.
Grumpy_Git-
Well, the ones with the older hand-wound Alpha caliber still start around £1300. But anything with the Neomatik is now double that at least, and they're competing with Tudor in the £2500-£3000 range.
It's a bit like Oris where you get used to them being in the £1000-1500 range, and then they introduce a new caliber and they want three grand, and there's some cognitive dissonance there to say the least.
Nomos should get credit for their in-house movements tbh. And I think if you really want the Nomos thing, Nomos are almost the only option. The problem I have with them is you look at them IRL, and they look nice, but maybe not like three grand watches. But then again, what even is value in watches anymore.
Regal
Nomos generally have long lugs that don't dip, so unless you under-size quite a bit they don't fit very well.
They always used to be great value for money but as @Hefty says, their prices seem to have shot up recently.
For a small casual-ish watch they're nice. I think it comes down to whether the design language is right for you - they really have their own niche, so if you like that type of Bauhaus design it'll hit the mark. AnOrdain are maybe in a similar wheelhouse but the waiting list is very long indeed.
A more leftfield minimal-design-forward option might be one of the 36mm Ochs und Junior Settimanas:
https://www.ochsundjunior.swiss/watches/settimana-black/shop/
O&J historically have been about offering customisation of every dial component but they now do an off-the-shelf range that are much more affordable (especially the Settimanas, which is a weekday complication). The cases are CNCd titanium and the movements are cleverly modified Sellitas/ETAs (Ulysse Nardin in the more complicated watches - Ludwig Ochs is a complications designer for UN).