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    Nomos lug widths

    Most Nomos watches use a 18 mm lug width: 97 of the 205 Nomos references with a confirmed width (47%).

    Lug widths at Nomos

    The Nomos story

    1. 1990

      Founded in Glashütte, Germany by Roland Schwertner.

    2. 1992

      The first collection was released, including the Tangente, originally a hand-wound watch.

    3. 2005

      Nomos stopped using Swiss movements and moved to in-house calibres, starting with the manual-winding Alpha, followed by its first automatic, the Tangomat.

    4. 2014

      Nomos unveiled its own in-house escapement, the Nomos swing system.

    5. 2015

      The neomatik series and the DUW 3001 calibre, described as its tenth in-house calibre, were introduced.

    6. 2018

      The Tangente Update won a prize at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève.

    Nomos collections

    Tangente 18 or 19 mm 44 references Club Campus 20 or 18 mm 43 references Ludwig 18 or 19 mm 22 references Orion 18 or 19 mm 22 references Tetra 18 or 20 mm 21 references Metro 19 or 18 mm 18 references Club Sport 18 or 20 mm 16 references Club 20 or 18 mm 12 references Ahoi 18 or 20 mm 12 references Zürich 20 mm 6 references Tangomat 20 mm 5 references Lux 18 mm 5 references Lambda 22 or 20 mm 5 references Minimatik 20 mm 5 references Autobahn 20 mm 2 references

    FAQ

    What lug width do Nomos watches use?

    18 mm is the most common (47% of Nomos references with a confirmed width), followed by 20 mm and 19 mm.

    Do all Nomos watches take the same strap size?

    No. Nomos uses 4 different lug widths across its collections, so check your exact model or reference.

    When was Nomos founded?

    Nomos was founded in 1990 in Glashütte, Germany by Roland Schwertner.

    Help

    What is lug width?

    The gap between the two lugs that hold the strap, in millimetres. A new strap must match it exactly: 20 mm lugs take a 20 mm strap.

    Measure it in 30 seconds

    1. Take the strap off, or look at the back of it: many straps print their width.
    2. Measure the inside gap between the lugs with a caliper or a millimetre ruler.
    3. Round to the nearest whole millimetre. Most watches use 18, 20 or 22 mm.

    Strap, quick release or system?

    Most watches use spring bars, so any strap of the right width fits. Many smartwatches use their own band system instead, such as Apple Watch bands or Garmin QuickFit.

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