The Metro Date Power Reserve (ref. 1101) is designer Mark Braun's contribution to the Nomos catalog — a 37mm city-watch with the brand's DUW 4401 in-house automatic caliber, a hair-thin minute track, a small-seconds register at six with an integrated date aperture, and a graphic power-reserve indicator at twelve. Among Nomos's core lines it is the most-decorated; among the brand's automatic references it carries the strongest in-house movement.

What it is

Nomos introduced the Metro in 2014 with the original time-only design by Mark Braun; the Date Power Reserve generation followed shortly after with the DUW 4401 — the brand's first automatic caliber to integrate a date module on the same plane as the going train (in place of a stacked module). The result is a 7.5mm-thick movement carrying complications that would normally drive a 9mm+ profile in a Sellita-based reference. The 'Tiefblau' (deep-blue) and 'Champagne' dial variants are the most-traded; the original time-only Metro (without the date and power-reserve) remains available as a smaller-format alternative.

Buying notes

Common things to check: papers (a Metro at this price tier is fine without papers but the Nomos card adds modest value); date alignment (the integrated date sits inside the small-seconds register at six — alignment between the date wheel and the printed date frame is a service-quality check); power-reserve calibration (the indicator at twelve should read full at end-of-wind and empty after 42-44 hours — a miscalibrated indicator is a real-world annoyance but a straightforward service item); caliber DUW 4401 (verify the integrated date module through the case-back); dial originality (the printed-and-painted graphic style does not refinish well — verify printing under loupe).

Market read

Metro Date Power Reserve examples trade in the $2,600-$3,400 range through 2025-2026, against a current retail of approximately $3,800. The reference has been one of the catalog's steadier mid-range positions — the design is divisive enough that it does not move fast at retail, but the secondary market for the released examples is consistent. The 2025 'Tiefblau' release has held value better than the earlier color variants.

Service expectations

Service is Nomos-direct in Glashütte or through the brand's authorized service centers. Expect 4-6 month turnaround and a low-to-mid-four-figure service bill. The DUW 4401 is well-understood by the brand's service department; service intervals of 6-8 years are typical.