Nomos Zürich Weltzeit Ref. 805

About This Watch

The Nomos Zürich Weltzeit Ref. 805 is the crown jewel of the Nomos collection and arguably the most impressive independent world time watch available at any price point. The DUW 5201 in-house caliber features a world time complication that displays all 24 time zones simultaneously via an ingeniously designed home/away time display — the main dial shows local time while a subdial at three o'clock displays a second time zone, and the city ring around the dial edge allows tracking of any time zone at a glance. The blue dial is rendered with exceptional depth and richness, and the multi-layered dial construction creates a sense of three-dimensional space that rewards close examination. The world time mechanism was engineered entirely in Glashütte, representing Nomos's most complex in-house movement and proving that this independent manufacturer can compete at the complication level with the established Swiss maisons. At 39.9mm, the Weltzeit maintains a surprisingly elegant proportion despite the informational density of the world time display — a testament to the skill of the design team in organizing complex data into a legible, aesthetically pleasing composition. The 10.9mm case height is thicker than most Nomos watches but remarkably slim for a world time complication, where many competitors exceed 12mm. Named after Zürich — a city that embodies Swiss precision, international finance, and cosmopolitan sophistication — this watch serves as Nomos's flagship, demonstrating the full extent of what German independent watchmaking can achieve when ambition meets engineering talent.