The Zurich Weltzeit is NOMOS’ take on the GMT. The case of the True Blue is polished stainless steel, tripartite, with straight lugs. It measures in at 10.85 mm thick and 39.9 mm wide, not 39.8 mm and definitely not 40.0 mm – welcome to Germany. The updated dial is the star here. It’s still galvanized, with rhodium-plated hour and minute hands and a serious blue hue aimed at cross-referencing a variety of venues and wardrobes. The white-on-blue printing appears to still be flawless and legible. The home-time wheel at the 3 o’clock position is now labeled with a minimalist red silhouette of a house. In an age of apps and webicons, this fits in nicely with NOMOS’ do-less attitude, even though the Weltzeit is a do-more watch.

This brings us to a quick recap of the mechanics. The sunken disc wields 24 cities/time zones. The hour and minute hands display the time at whatever city aligns with the 12 o’clock position. To shuffle through time zones, one simple uses the pusher at 2 o’clock to rotate the disc (the hour and minute hands jump accordingly). The 3 o’clock sub dial labeled with the red house is your home time. Be sure to check out HODINKEE’s a-week-on-the-wrist of the original Zurich Weltzeit for a more in-depth analysis.

NOMOS manufactures its movements in-house. In fact, the movements bear the Glashütte seal, which certifies that at least 50% of the movement’s value is created in Glashutte (in reality NOMOS does about 95%). The Weltzeit’s True Blue upgrade is no exception. It doesn’t stop at a handsome blue dial.