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NOMOS watches have already received more than 170 awards from international public and expert juries—for appealing design, watchmaking skill, and sustainability. This overview shows which of the most important annual awards have gone to which models.

Capital Watch Award

This award, launched by German Capital business magazine in 2018, aims to inspire and provide guidance at the same time. The idea is to find the right watch for every need and every wrist in the diverse watch industry. The beautiful watches from NOMOS Glashütte have already been recognized several times by the expert jury. 

Award-winning models

Club Sport neomatik 39 tabac
Ref. 759 / 760
from MYR 17,000

Chrono Award

The Austrian Chrono Award has been presented in several categories since 2003. It is considered a meaningful indicator of industry developments and is awarded by the Austrian magazines FORMAT and trend. Readers decide which watches win in the various price categories. 

Award-winning models

Tangente neomatik midnight blue
Ref. 177
MYR 18,100
Ludwig 38
Ref. 234 / 235
from MYR 10,800
Zürich Worldtimer
Ref. 805
MYR 29,500
Ludwig
Ref. 201 / 205
from MYR 10,100
Zürich
Ref. 801 / 806
from MYR 20,200
Tangente
Ref. 101 / 139
from MYR 10,300
Orion
Ref. 301 / 309
from MYR 11,000

German Brand Award

This award is presented to companies in Germany for successful brand management and brand strategy. Launched in 2016 by the Rat für Formgebung (German Design Council), the German Brand Award is highly regarded far beyond specialist circles. Organized as a foundation, the Council acts as a lobby for design-oriented companies. NOMOS Glashütte is not a member of the Council, which is currently around 300 in number. 

2017
Category “Luxury”, “Winner“
2016
Category “Luxury”, “Best of the Best“

European Product Design Award (ePDA)

Since 2016, the ePDA has honored outstanding design that makes everyday life easier and more beautiful. It is organized by the US-based Farmani Group, which is dedicated to promoting design, architecture, and photography and organizes exhibitions, awards, and competitions worldwide. Entries are evaluated in 21 categories in terms of innovation, aesthetics, functionality, and sustainability.

Award-winning model

Tangente neomatik 41 Update
Ref. 180
MYR 20,900
2019
Tangente neomatik 41 Update, "Platinum"

German Design Award

Like the German Brand Award, the German Design Award is also presented by the Rat für Formgebung (German Design Council). This accolade is regarded internationally as a premium prize that strengthens the reputation of designers and companies. It honors top-class products and projects from the fields of product and communication design, as well as individuals who are breaking new ground in the German and international design landscape. 

Award-winning models

Tangente Sport neomatik 42 date
Ref. 580
MYR 25,500
Autobahn neomatik 41 date
Ref. 1301
MYR 24,600
Minimatik
Ref. 1203
MYR 19,100
Lambda white gold
Ref. 933
MYR 77,000
Metro 38
Ref. 1108
MYR 14,100

Goldene Unruh

The Goldene Unruh (Golden Balance) is one of the best-known German awards for new watch models. It is an audience award in five categories that has been presented annually by the watch magazine Uhren-Magazin and the news magazine Focus since 1998. The decisions are made by the readers of Uhren-Magazin and the registered readership of Focus online. The editorial team of Uhren-Magazin also awards a technology prize.

Award-winning models

Metro 38
Ref. 1108
MYR 14,100
Tangente 38
Ref. 164 / 165
from MYR 11,100
Metro neomatik 41 Update
Ref. 1165
MYR 22,600
Metro neomatik 39 silvercut
Ref. 1114
MYR 21,000
Lambda white gold
Ref. 933
MYR 77,000
Tangomat
Ref. 601 / 641
from MYR 15,000
Metro date power reserve
Ref. 1101
MYR 19,500
Lambda deep blue
Ref. 935
MYR 79,100
Lambda 39 velvet black
Ref. 954
MYR 68,700
Orion 38 gray
Ref. 383
MYR 13,400
Lambda rose gold
Ref. 932
MYR 71,800
Tangomat date
Ref. 602
MYR 19,000
Zürich Worldtimer
Ref. 805
MYR 29,500
Zürich date
Ref. 802
MYR 24,500
Tangente
Ref. 101 / 139
from MYR 10,300
Tangente date power reserve
Ref. 131
MYR 17,300

Good Design Award

The Good Design Award, which has been presented since 1950, is one of the most prestigious design prizes worldwide. It is awarded by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and the Ireland-based European Center of Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. The Good Design Award stands for innovative design and high-quality products that are convincing in form and function.

Award-winning models

Metro neomatik 41 Update
Ref. 1165
MYR 22,600
Autobahn neomatik 41 date
Ref. 1301
MYR 24,600
Minimatik
Ref. 1203
MYR 19,100
Metro 38
Ref. 1108
MYR 14,100
Zürich
Ref. 801 / 806
from MYR 20,200

Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG)

This prize with 21 categories is the most prestigious watch industry award in the world. Founded in 2000, the GPHG was initially organized by the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry, and since 2011 by a foundation. 

Award-winning model

Tangente neomatik 41 Update
Ref. 180
MYR 20,900
2018
Tangente neomatik 41 Update, category "challenge"

Green Product Award

The Green Product Award recognizes products that combine the best design with technical innovation and sustainable production. The Green Future Club, a German network of personalities from the fields of design, material development, sustainability consulting and media, is responsible for the award. An expert jury nominates the 100 best applications, then the public decides.

Award-winning model

Metro date power reserve
Ref. 1101
MYR 19,500
2015
Metro date power reserve

iF Product Design Award

The iF Product Design Award has been presented for outstanding design achievements for over 60 years. Anyone who is awarded the iF label by the international jury of experts has proven that the design of their product adds value. The German award not only honors the manufacturer; buyers also receive a reliable assessment of the product. 

Award-winning models

Tangente 2date
Ref. 135 / 135.SB
from MYR 13,700
Metro 33 sage
Ref. 1124 / 1124.SB
from MYR 11,200
Tangente neomatik 39 platinum gray
Ref. 143 / 144
from MYR 17,100
Zürich
Ref. 801 / 806
from MYR 20,200
Tangente Sport neomatik 42 date
Ref. 580
MYR 25,500
Tangente neomatik 41 Update
Ref. 180
MYR 20,900
Metro neomatik 39 silvercut
Ref. 1114
MYR 21,000
Tangente neomatik midnight blue
Ref. 177
MYR 18,100
Minimatik
Ref. 1203
MYR 19,100
Metro date power reserve
Ref. 1101
MYR 19,500
Tangomat GMT
Ref. 635
MYR 23,800

Luxe!Awards

Since 2009, the German magazines Madame and A&W Architektur und Wohnen have presented the Luxe!Awards, which were designed to honor watches and jewelry. On the Madame side, a prominent jury decides, while the Luxe!Design Award by A&W is an audience award. 

Award-winning model

Lux Zikade
Ref. 941
MYR 71,800
2015
Lux Zikade
2014
Ahoi
2009
Series Tetra²

Munichtime

This public fair for fine watches took place in Munich every fall between 2009 and 2018. It was accompanied by a watch of the year in each of four categories: Classic Elegance, Feminine Aesthetics, Sporty Dynamics and Complicated Mechanics. The public was able to decide on a shortlist of participating manufacturers on site.

Award-winning models

Orion 38 gray
Ref. 383
MYR 13,400
Tangomat GMT
Ref. 635
MYR 23,800
Ludwig automatic
Ref. 251
MYR 16,200
Zürich Worldtimer
Ref. 805
MYR 29,500

Red Dot Design Award

The history of this German award dates back to 1954, when the Verein Industrieform (Society for Industrial Design) with an interest in modern design was founded on the initiative of Krupp AG. The following year, an exhibition was opened for the first time in the Villa Hügel in Essen, Germany. In the following decades, the event went international, the supporting association was renamed "Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen", the logo became the red dot and the competition aspect was differentiated into three disciplines: product design, brand and communication, and design concept. Today, the Red Dot is a globally recognized seal of quality. 

Award-winning models

Tangente 2date
Ref. 135 / 135.SB
from MYR 13,700
Tangente Sport neomatik 42 date
Ref. 580
MYR 25,500
Club Campus 38 endless blue
Ref. 724 / 724.GB
from MYR 8,600
Autobahn neomatik 41 date
Ref. 1301
MYR 24,600
Metro neomatik midnight blue
Ref. 1110
MYR 20,300
Minimatik
Ref. 1203
MYR 19,100
Metro date power reserve
Ref. 1101
MYR 19,500
Lambda white gold
Ref. 931
MYR 77,000
Zürich date
Ref. 802
MYR 24,500
Tangomat
Ref. 601 / 641
from MYR 15,000

Watch of the Year

This German title is awarded annually by the readers of the specialist magazine Armbanduhren and the newspaper Welt am Sonntag. Watch fans are invited to vote for their favorites among the new products from well-known brands. As there are no categories, but only one winning model is chosen from watches of all price ranges and types, this election is particularly exciting.

Award-winning models

Tangente neomatik 39
Ref. 140 / 149
from MYR 17,100
Lambda rose gold
Ref. 930
MYR 71,800
Tangomat GMT
Ref. 635
MYR 23,800
Zürich
Ref. 801 / 806
from MYR 20,200
Tangente 33
Ref. 122 / 123
from MYR 9,500
Tangomat date
Ref. 602
MYR 19,000
Orion rose
Ref. 352
MYR 12,300
Tangente date power reserve
Ref. 131
MYR 17,300
Tangente
Ref. 101 / 139
from MYR 10,300

Viennatime

The world elite of fine watchmaking presents itself at Austria's largest watch exhibition. Viennatime is not a sales exhibition, but an event intented to inform and show performance. In the run-up to the event, the vote for a watch of the year takes place online, with all participating brands nominating their favorite model in the following four categories: Classic Elegance, Feminine Aesthetics, Sporty Dynamics, and Complicated Mechanics. The choice is up to the public, sometimes there is an additional category decided by a jury of experts. 

Award-winning models

Orion 38
Ref. 384 / 387
from MYR 11,800
Tangomat GMT
Ref. 635
MYR 23,800
Zürich Worldtimer
Ref. 805
MYR 29,500
Zürich
Ref. 801 / 806
from MYR 20,200
Ludwig
Ref. 201 / 205
from MYR 10,100
Tetra
Ref. 406 / 408
from MYR 11,300
Tangente date power reserve
Ref. 131
MYR 17,300
Tangente
Ref. 101 / 139
from MYR 10,300