Nomos adds a 38.5mm Club and a dark ruthenium dial, priced from €1,520

Nomos Glashütte has released the Club 38, a larger sibling to its long-running Club that is now alongside the existing 36mm model rather than replacing it. The new watch measures 38.5mm across, with two dial options and a starting price of €1,520.

The classic Club has been a unisex 36mm watch since 2007, with an 8.2mm thickness and a 44.3mm lug-to-lug length. That compact footprint did not suit every wrist, which is what the German maker is answering with the incoming 38.5mm diameter.

Thickness stays under control at 8.4mm with the closed caseback, or 8.5mm if you order the sapphire exhibition back. The lug-to-lug length grows to 46.7mm, which Nomos still calls fairly compact given that some of its collections are known for long lugs.

The rest of the package carries over from the smaller model. A domed sapphire crystal sits on top, the fully polished case keeps its 100m of water resistance, and the watch rides on 20/18mm Horween Genuine Shell Cordovan straps. The brand positions the Club among its more attainable offerings.

Two dials, one of them new

The first version, simply the Club 38, stays close to the collection's established look. Its galvanised, white silver-plated dial pairs with blackened hands filled with red-toned Super-LumiNova, and grey Arabic numerals carried over from the updated 36mm edition, outlined in black with a domed profile.

The second model is the genuine addition. The Club 38 Ruthenium reverses the palette with a dark grey galvanised dial and ruthenium plating, matched to rhodium-plated polished hands. Here the lume is white, and the numerals get a yellow outline for a touch of Club playfulness.

Nomos keeps the fun subtle, but it is there in the yellow outlines against the dark dial. The ruthenium finish gives the watch a gloomier character than the bright silver original, while staying recognisably a Club. It is the first new dial color the classic line has been offered in.

One compromise comes with the size. The small seconds counter now sits further from the edge of the dial than it did at 36mm, leaving the lower half with a little more empty space. A marker at six o'clock would have balanced the face, but Nomos has not added one.

The movement and what it costs

Inside is the calibre DUW 4001, the hand-wound engine Nomos has evolved from its Alpha calibre and the Peseux 7001 architecture. It now holds a 53-hour power reserve, adds a stop-seconds mechanism, and runs on the brand's in-house Swing System with a blue balance spring.

Even at entry level the finishing does not let go: ribbing and blued screws inside, and a movement that shares its base with the 35mm Tangente that remains Nomos's most emblematic hand-wound piece. The Club has long kept its mechanics without compromising on the in-house story.

Pricing starts at €1,520 for the silvery-white dial and €1,560 for the ruthenium. The sapphire caseback, which shows the movement and its blued screws, is a €220 option on top. Both go into the permanent collection from now, so this is not a limited run.

To place the figure: the Club has historically been Nomos's entry point, often priced well under €1,500, so the larger case nudges the door open slightly wider. In our ranking of the best luxury watch brands we name NOMOS Glashütte among the attainable picks giving the most watch for the money.

We have held NOMOS Glashütte on our brand page alongside its retail price list, and the company's German credentials sit at the heart of how we cover watches and jewelry. The Club 38 is the kind of value proposition the firm built its reputation on: an in-house movement at a four-figure price.

The Club's own story backs that up. Launched in 2007 as the reference 701, it was discontinued in 2017 and brought back in 2023 under the same reference number with minor updates. Demand from fans kept it alive, and the brand's relaunch proved the compact format still held appeal.

The Club 38 is available in silvery-white or ruthenium, with the sapphire back a €220 option. Where the smaller case reads as a unisex everyday watch, the larger one is aimed at those for whom 36mm simply felt slight, without losing the slender profile.

Nomos distinguishes the Club from its own siblings deliberately. The Club Campus is the colorful variant with an error-proof dial, and the Club Sport is the tougher, more often complicated version. The Club 38 stays the straightforward one, a fresher and sportier take on the brand's design codes.

Both new models are available now through nomos-glashuette.com, with the sapphire back an option worth considering for anyone who wants the calibre DUW 4001 on display. The permanent-collection placement means there is no closing window on the launch.