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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.
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They’re very much not £3k watches. They looked slightly dear compared to Hamilton and the like when they were ~£800 for manual and ~£1300 for automatic.
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All this. Originally the in house calibers were what a £500 uplift on the bought in movements.
At this point I'll never buy a new watch again it's worse than buying a new car. I can think of any Wath I want enough to part with a significant chunk of my mortgage. I think I'd rather spend it on wine and I don't even drink that much.
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You've got it. Ive tried to suggest other options but her ideal watch would probably be to keep using her INSTRMNT thing that keeps breaking. So yeah the nomos design is exactly on point for her.
@Regal "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."
They are very nice, I'm in Glasgow so always seen their ads around the subway etc. Looking at 2027 for their waiting list, which is ridiculous.
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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.