NOMOS Glashütte Ludwig Neomatik

The NOMOS Glashütte Ludwig Neomatik is a slender, automatic wristwatch featuring a small seconds display and measuring only 36mm in diameter. Angus Davies tries on this watch and feels a need to rethink his opinions about size.

Often people ask, 'Does size matter?'. When I look down at my waistline and struggle to squeeze into my undersized jeans, I immediately know the answer.

A large luxurious limousine is a wonderful token of success. Its scale and grandeur are highly prized by politicians and plutocrats alike. Quite simply, a lengthy car proclaims to the world that the rear seat occupants are very important.

A tiny waistline is coveted by many females who desire a catwalk worthy torso. In the rarefied world of fashion, haute couture creations are best appreciated when draped over a svelte body.

As the above examples illustrate, a desirable scale, whether large or small, is scenario-dependent but can assume great significance.

In the sphere of horology, the diversity of case dimensions ensures there is a suitable timepiece for everyone. The über-masculine 50mm hockey-puck style watch may be too large for most men, but there will still be some behemoth wrists able to accommodate such vast horological creations. Conversely, some potential watch consumers desire a narrow case with a slender profile, feeling it befits their diminutive left arm.

Personally, I usually favour watches between 40mm and 46mm in diameter but, on occasion, I have succumbed to the charms of a larger timepiece. On seeing the NOMOS Ludwig Neomatik, I felt its 36mm diameter case rendered it unsuitable for personal consideration, feeling it to be too small for my leviathan-like wrists. Notwithstanding this, I liked its supremely clean appearance and felt compelled to examine its Teutonic form more closely for the enlightenment of ESCAPEMENT readers.

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