The beating heart of the Tangente is NOMOS’ in house ALpha calibre. It provides a modest 43 hour powe reserve and is a manual wind movement. Note that the Tangente exists in various sizes and also with an automatic movement, plenty of choice here for everyone.
The in-house movement is a beauty as you can see. Gone is the strict minimalism and lack of decorations, here it seems NOMOS wisely rebels against the strict bauhaus principles and delivers a beautifuly finished calibre. The Glashutte ribbing A decorative pattern of lines on the plate and bridges of the movement, named after the town of Glashütte where it originated. Similar (yet different) to the better known Geneva Stripes. plays very nicely with the light. The screws are polished blue steel and contrast very nicely on the rhodium plated backdrop.
Currently this Alpha calibre does not feature NOMOS’ swing system just yet, perhaps in the future. In any case, it is a proven workhorse and also not expensive to service (relatively speaking), value for money and great looking as well.
Absolutely love this review and the video. Apologising in case you mention it elsewhere but what is your wrist size? Need to get a better understanding on the fit of the 139! Thank you!!
Thanks a lot George! If you enjoy the video reviews, don’t hesitate to subscribe to the channel 🙂 A lot lined up for 2021 over there.
To answer: I have a medium-ish wrist of approximately 16.5cm. If possible in your area, I would strongly recommend trying a NOMOS on first before buying, they wear very different than pretty much any other brand in my opinion.
thanks! I have a 17cm wrist and think the 35 is a no brainer. (38 Tangente would look massive compared to some of my 38s or even 41s).