Impressions about the Nomos Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer

Last month, the Watches and Wonders Geneva 2025 fair was the occasion for us, and all watch enthusiasts, to discover the new collections of approximately 60 brands. As the successor to the SIHH, the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, most exhibiting brands are top-tier segment players. As fascinating as it is, there was not much to cover in the accessible segment, to the point where we had a hard time writing a recap article listing the best watches under EUR 5,000. There was, however, one watch that generated a lot of noise and gathered almost unanimous love from the crowd, the new Nomos Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer. Let’s go hands-on with it and see why it deserves this warm welcome. 

While mostly known for its classic watches with a twist, such as the Tangente or the Ludwig, Nomos has clearly upped its game recently, whether regarding watchmaking, complications (yes, we’re all still waiting for a chronograph by Nomos…) and design. Take, for example, the recent Metro or Tangente Update, or the Tangente 2date (even though its function is a bit debatable, there are interesting things under the hood). Up until now, the most complex watch made by Nomos was (and still is) the Zürich Weltzeit, a rather clever World Time watch with a classic, almost austere edge. Watches and Wonders 2025 saw the arrival of the Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer, a watch that combines the fresh, sportier look of recent watches by the brand, a thin movement, a useful complication and an overall look that caught me (and a few other members of the team) by surprise… And yes, it retails for under EUR 4K.

The Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer isn’t just about encasing the movement of the Zürich Weltzeit in a newly designed watch. It actually goes far beyond that, as the base movement isn’t the same, and the traveller’s module on top has been revised as well. The result is attractive, consistent, surprisingly thin and, for the most part, practical on a daily basis and when crossing borders, which is, after all, the purpose of these watches.

The Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer falls in the same collection as the time-and-date and time-only Club Sport models, first seen in 2021 with a date and a 42mm case, and later unveiled in 37mm, 39mm and 34mm. The recipe was to elevate the fun, colourful, entry-level Club Campus style with a more refined, better equipped, better powered and more robust sporty watch. As such, the Worldtimer version retains most of the elements found on the previous watches, only now with more complications. The watch is surprisingly compact given the features, measuring 40mm in diameter and, more importantly, only 9.9mm in thickness. Few worldtimer watches are available in this price range, and the closest competitor, the FC Highlife, is 13mm thick. But thinness doesn’t mean poor specs, as the Nomos retains a 100m water-resistance, a screw-down crown, sapphire crystals front and back and a red warning ring that indicates when the crown isn’t correctly screwed… Clever.

On the wrist, it is a lovely watch to wear, even though, as often with Nomos, the lugs are rather long. At 48mm in length, it is nothing dramatic, but it feels a bit longer than what you’d expect a 40mm watch would be. Since the lugs are thin and narrow, it’s totally acceptable, and the overall thinness of the case makes up for its length. I would have loved to see some brushed surfaces on the flanks, just to add some contrast and a slightly sportier vibe, but Nomos loves polished cases. The watch comes on a 3-link steel bracelet, which adds satin-brushed areas, yet with a fully polished clasp (a real scratch magnet). And if it doesn’t include a micro-adjustment system, there are quick-change spring bars. The overall feel is that of a seriously constructed watch.

The dial is where you can see the main evolutions compared to the Zürich models. The latter relied on a 3-layer dial with several discs. The Club Sport WT adds more simplicity to the display while retaining most of the functions. The central hands and small seconds at 6 o’clock indicate the local time, as it should be in a traveller’s watch. The periphery is devoted to the city disc and can be changed using the pusher at 2 o’clock, which also moves the local hour hand forward by one-hour increments. Finally, a sub-dial at 3 o’clock indicates the home time on a 24-hour scale with a bicolour ring working as a day-night indicator. Note that there is a recessed pusher at 8 o’clock in the flank, which is used to synchronise the dials and acts on the hour hand of this sub-dial. Once the two are synchronised, the pusher at 2 o’clock is used to set the time zone when crossing borders. One comment… This watch is more of an advanced GMT watch than a proper worldtimer, as Patek is doing. It’s basically a GMT + city ring watch, which doesn’t detract much from the overall traveller’s practicality.

Nomos offers the Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer in two main versions (plus a few more). There’s a classic dark blue version, which matches the city ring, also fitted with a two-tone blue night-day indicator. Next is the silver dial model, probably the most appealing of the two (or the most striking, at least) with a blue and red 24-hour scale. Both dials are sunray-brushed and finished thanks to a galvanised process, offering great playfulness depending on the angle and ambient light. Hands and numerals are classic for the Club Sport collection, with a combination of baton markers and Arabic numerals, paired with pencil hands – and all are filled with luminous material.

Mostly responsible for the watch’s thinness, and different from the base movement used in the Zürich Weltzeit, the Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer relies on the thin and compact Neomatik calibre DUW 3202. This central rotor, in-house automatic movement runs at 3Hz and stores a short-ish 42h power reserve. It is equipped with the brand’s swing system (blue balance spring) and is adjusted in 6 positions. The decoration is pleasant with thin stripes, blued screws and a classic 3/4 plate.

In addition to the classic silver and blue editions, which will be part of the permanent collection, Nomos also unveiled six colourful limited edition models – Volcano, Jungle, Canyon, Glacier, Magma and Dune, all with boldly coloured dials inspired by adventure and travel. Each is limited to 175 pieces, and the dials are matte finished. Whatever the edition, the price is the same, meaning EUR 3,940. You can also order the silver and blue models on textile straps, lowering the price to EUR 3,760.

In conclusion, this leads me to agree with the crowd’s opinion. Not only does the Nomos Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer look quite fantastic, wear beautifully and is (almost) as practical as it should be as a traveller’s watch, but the price is fair considering everything you have in return. There weren’t many watches in this price range at W&W, and this is definitely one that made an impression. For more details, please visit nomos-glashuette.com.