Since its introduction in 1992, it has been NOMOS’ iconic piece and has always been a bestseller. In 2025, NOMOS will launch the Tangente Japan Blau, a limited-edition Japan inspired by the traditional Japan art form of ukiyo-e.
Love the blue from Berlin
At the beginning of the 18th century, the dye “Bero indigo” was discovered in Berlin, Germany. It is the blue that was loved by the leading ukiyo-e painters, Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige. It is named “Berlin Indigo” from the name of the place where it was discovered, and it is called “Belo Indigo” for short. This blue pigment, which came from as far away as Europe, met with ukiyo-e techniques and became a beautiful innovative color that gave breadth and depth to the sky and waves depicted in ukiyo-e.
The new “Tangene Japan Blau” has a milky white dial reminiscent of pale clouds floating in ukiyo-e, indexed with a beautiful vivid blue color that is vividly depicted in ukiyo-e, and set with traditional German blue needles.
The blue expressed in ukiyo-e, which had a great influence on famous European painters later, has become a color that expresses the spirituality of people Japan us, such as samurai blue, which has taken root.
NOMOS watches are created by Berlina Blau, a Berlin-based design team based in Berlin, where Belo Ai was born. Tangene Japan Blau embodies the traditional beauty of Japan in tangent, which embodies NOMOS’ philosophy of simplicity.
NOMOS Watch Design Atelier
“Tangente Japan Blau” is engraved with the letters “TANGENTE SONDERMODEL JAPAN” and serial number, which is a certificate of Japan exclusivity. The strap is a brown Horween cordovan with a deployment buckle that complements the blue. Keeping precise time behind this special dial is the most produced and most reliable hand-wound in-house Alpha movement produced in Glashütte.
The outer circumference of the back cover is engraved with the letters “TANGENTE SONDERMODEL JAPAN” and the serial number indicating the Japan limited model
A special sleeve with the motif of Katsushika Hokusai’s famous painting, Thirty-six Views of Fuji “Kanagawa Oki Namura”, comes with a leather case that can also be used for travel.
A special sleeve with the motif of Katsushika Hokusai’s famous painting, Thirty-six Views of Fuji “Kami Nagawa Oki Namura”
A leather case that can also be used for travel
【Product Summary】
SPEC (Common Specifications)
Case Diameter : 35mm
Case Height : 6.6mm
Windshield : Sapphire Crystal
Water resistance : 3 ATM water resistance
Dial: Pearly White finish, blue indexes
Case: Stainless steel, see-through back, Japan limited edition and engraved serial number
Needles: Blue (long and short needles)
Movement : Hand-wound Alpha
Strap: Horween Heli Shell Cordovan Brown
Tail Lock : Stainless Steel Deployment Buckle
The company was founded in 1990 in Glashütte, the heart of the German watch industry. Since its founding, the company has consistently conducted research and development, manufacturing and assembly of movements in Glashütte, while designing at a design studio in Berlin. His designs, which strongly reflect the principles of the Deutsche Werkbund and the Bauhaus, have been recognized worldwide and have won more than 150 design awards. Its origins lie in the spirit of the Deutsche Werkbunk and the Bauhaus, which was founded as a successor to its philosophy.
* Currently, there is a strict rule that “at least 50% of the price of the movement must be produced in Glashütte” in order to claim “Glashütte” on a watch. And since NOMOS produces more than 95% of the price in Glashütte and falls under the above rules, the brand name is NOMOS GLASHÜTTE, which guarantees the quality of German products.
