Nomos Glashütte
Nomos Glashütte Autobahn 39 mm Blue Sapphire
Photography on request
Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
Nomos Glashütte · Autobahn
Nomos Glashütte Autobahn 39 mm Blue Sapphire
Reference 25179OR.13
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Nomos Glashütte
- Collection
- Autobahn
- Model
- Nomos Glashütte Autobahn 39 mm Blue Sapphire
- Reference number
- 25179OR.13
- Year / era
- 2004 · 2000s — modern production
- Complication
- Tourbillon
- Movement
- Spring Drive
- Case material
- Sapphire crystal case
- Dial type
- Blue "Grande Tapisserie"
- Strap / bracelet
- Alligator leather with folding clasp
- Water resistance
- 150 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 39 mm
- Case thickness
- 9.4 mm
- Case material
- Sapphire crystal case
- Bezel
- Smooth polished
- Crystal
- Sapphire with internal AR treatment
- Dial
- Blue "Grande Tapisserie"
- Hands
- Skeletonised sword hands, white luminescent
- Indexes
- Applied Roman numerals
- Bracelet / strap
- Alligator leather with folding clasp
- Clasp / buckle
- Pin buckle in matching case metal
- Water resistance
- 150 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 30D — Spring Drive
- Movement type
- Automatic with micro-rotor
- Frequency
- 25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 5 days
- Number of jewels
- 31 jewels
- Complications
- Tourbillon
- Functions
- Dive time, running seconds
- Watchmaker
- The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.
Production & market
- Production period
- 2004 – 2018
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Consistently trades above retail; waiting lists at authorised dealers remain long.
Designer
Marc Newson
Marc Newson is an Australian industrial designer whose work spans Qantas cabins, Apple hardware and Jaeger-LeCoultre's Atmos clocks; his watch design reduces the object to pure geometry and legibility.
Historical significance
Nomos Glashütte Autobahn 39 mm Blue Sapphire sits within Nomos Glashütte's Autobahn line, introduced in 2004. It carries the house codes established since 1990 — sapphire crystal case case, blue "grande tapisserie" dial and spring drive — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The case is finished by hand, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces in a single pass so the edges stay razor sharp.
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
- The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
The House
Nomos Glashütte
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 1990
- Founder
- Roland Schwertner
- Headquarters
- Germany
- Tier
- Premium
- Major collections
- Tangente, Metro, Club, Ludwig, Autobahn, Orion
- Signature technologies
- Shock-absorbing movement mounting · In-house hairspring production · Anti-magnetic silicon escapement
- Famous movements
- Automatic, Swiss lever escapement · Automatic chronograph · High-beat automatic · Spring Drive
- Notable watches
- Nomos Glashütte Tangente 38 mm Blue Carbon (1990) · Nomos Glashütte Tangente 41 mm Salmon Ceramic (1990) · Nomos Glashütte Tangente 42 mm Black Grade (1990) · Nomos Glashütte Metro 41 mm Silvered 18k (1990)
Brand history
Nomos Glashütte has spent more than 36 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Tangente, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Roland Schwertner established Nomos Glashütte in 1990, working from Germany at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Nomos Glashütte calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
1990
Roland Schwertner founds Nomos Glashütte in Germany.
1990
Nomos Glashütte enters the modern collector market with its signature lines.
2024
Nomos Glashütte continues to produce Tangente, Metro, Club and other icons in limited numbers.
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