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I really liked the Nomos Club Sport Worldtimer when it first appeared a year ago in a muted but eccentric color palette. The idea was that the Worldtimer watch was made for travel. Why else have access to the times of 24 cities around the world? So last year, Nomos initially released them in holiday-ready colors: pea soup green and clay red. In September, the brand launched a “dark” version that feels ready-to-wear at its home base. The limited editions were rounded out by a handful of more standard variations with navy, white and silver dials.
Now, I just learned about recency bias (new favorite bias, to be honest) and it might be at play here because this dark version might be my favorite of the whole bunch. Seeing the Club Sport this way rearranges all the gorgeous colors in my head, classifying them as the quirky uncles of this solidly reliable option.
My Grail Prize: AnOrdain Porcelain Model 1
If I had a fairy godmother watch to save me from the evil entity that constantly drains my bank account (me; seven $7 cappuccinos a day), this would be the watch I would spend my fortune on. This might even be the watch I would want in my collection if I could have any pieces listed, even if it wasn’t the biggest hit at just $2,967. (However, it would come in second to Vacheron’s Overseas Ultra Thin if we’re being completely honest.) I fell in love with the Scottish brand’s Model 2 Porcelain when it first came out in 2025, with a dial designed in the style of a country watch.
AnOrdain reinvented the watch in August and gave it these numbers by typographer Kia Tasbihgou. The dizzying numerals are reminiscent of the iconic “Breguet” style, created by famed watchmaker Abraham Louis Breguet in the late 18th century and now used on watches throughout the industry, only enhanced with a subtle modern touch.