In-house watchmaking comes at a price, but NOMOS is able to keep the premium of its own movements to a minimum. Alongside the level of in-house watchmaking and goedkope piaget horloge assembly on display, NOMOS uses first-rate materials such as sapphire crystals, high-quality shell cordovan leather straps, and heat-blued hands. It’s expensive compared to the Junghans, but a bargain compared to many other watches with these features.

Limited to just 50 pieces, the Zm 1 Gold LE is a special creation for the brand's most ardent fans that retains the original ZM replique hublot montres 1's functionality but changes up the case and dial for this warmer and more precious colorway. Where the standard model has a black dial, red accents, and a steel case, the ZM 1 Gold follows the Leica model for recreating an existing product in a special material, specifically gold and titanium (which is used for the movement container).

Over-spec'd depth ratings are especially tedious. Beyond 200 meters (and even that's pushing it for practical necessity) the race to deliver ever-deeper depth ratings is, haha, a race to the bottom, and as off-point as thinking that horsepower is fake iwc watch the only thing that matters in a performance car. (When it comes to dive watches, give me really good quality control over an extra fifty meters of depth rating every time. The problem is, "We have better QC!" doesn't sound tempting in a press release.)

I bought this watch to celebrate the launch of HODINKEE Japan last year. I love this combination – yellow gold and stainless steel. The MM size is fausses iwc montres so compatible that I don't need to take it off while working at the desk.