Nomos Glashütte
Nomos Glashütte Autobahn 36 mm Ice Platinum
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 36 mm Ice Platinum
Reference 46969OR.70
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Nomos Glashütte
- Collection
- Autobahn
- Model
- Nomos Glashütte Autobahn 36 mm Ice Platinum
- Reference number
- 46969OR.70
- Year / era
- 1994 · 1990s — mechanical revival
- Complication
- Minute repeater
- Movement
- High-beat automatic
- Case material
- Platinum 950
- Dial type
- Ice blue
- Strap / bracelet
- Alligator leather with folding clasp
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 36 mm
- Case thickness
- 12.6 mm
- Case material
- Platinum 950
- Bezel
- Octagonal with 8 hexagonal screws
- Crystal
- Flat sapphire with Cyclops lens
- Dial
- Ice blue
- Hands
- Mercedes hour hand with Chromalight display
- Indexes
- Printed minute track with applied batons
- Bracelet / strap
- Alligator leather with folding clasp
- Clasp / buckle
- Titanium deployant clasp
- Water resistance
- 100 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 24B — High-beat automatic
- Movement type
- Manual-winding
- Frequency
- 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 55 hours
- Number of jewels
- 40 jewels
- Complications
- Minute repeater
- Functions
- Flying tourbillon, power reserve
- Watchmaker
- The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1994 – 2000
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Thin secondary-market supply — pricing is set piece by piece at auction.
Designer
In-house design studio
The reference was drawn by the manufacture's internal design office, where case, dial and movement architects work alongside the watchmakers rather than as an outside commission.
Historical significance
Nomos Glashütte Autobahn 36 mm Ice Platinum sits within Nomos Glashütte's Autobahn line, introduced in 1994. It carries the house codes established since 1990 — platinum 950 case, ice blue dial and high-beat automatic — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
- 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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