NOMOS Glashütte / Tangente
NOMOS Glashütte Tangente
Collection profile · 1992
NOMOS Glashutte's Tangente is the brand's purest Bauhaus statement: a slim steel dress family with sharp typography, clean geometry, and variants from hand-wound classics to modern date and automatic models.
Collection shots
Pronunciation & name
tahn-GEN-teh
German pronunciation; the name means tangent.
Why it matters
Tangente is the watch most people mean when they picture NOMOS. It anchors the brand’s identity, turns Bauhaus restraint into a signature, and stays relevant through quiet technical updates.
Key references
Collection timeline
- 1992 — NOMOS launches Tangente, which becomes the brand’s clearest visual signature.
- 2021 — Tangente neomatik 41 Update brings the DUW 6101 automatic and ring-date display to the family.
- 2024 — Tangente 2date adds a two-part date display to the classic case.
- 2024 — Tangente neomatik 38 Update extends the ring-date idea across the family.
News
- Tangente launches as an early modern NOMOS model 1992 — The line becomes NOMOS’s design shorthand almost immediately. ↗
- Tangente neomatik 41 Update brings the DUW 6101 ring date 2021 — A ring-date Tangente shows how the line evolves without losing its outline. ↗
- Tangente 2date introduces a dual date display 2024 — The brand folds a ring date and a 6 o’clock date window into one dial. ↗
- First look at the new NOMOS Tangente 2date 2024 — A hands-on look at the collection’s most recent mechanical twist. ↗
Fun facts
A design shorthand
Tangente has been NOMOS’s clearest design shorthand for decades.
Double date logic
Tangente 2date pairs a ring date with a large 6 o’clock date window.
FAQ
What is Tangente?
Tangente is NOMOS’s signature dress line, built around slim steel cases, Bauhaus numerals, and hand-wound or automatic movements.
When did Tangente start?
Tangente launched in 1992, shortly after NOMOS was founded in Glashutte.
Which movements define Tangente?
The line is anchored by manual calibres such as DUW 4001, while newer references add DUW 4601 or DUW 6101.
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