Nomos Glashütte Tetra Die Kapriziöse / Open Case Back Ref. 474

Reference 474 is the sapphire-back version of the NOMOS Tetra Die Kapriziöse, with a 29.5mm square stainless steel case, nude dial, rhodium-plated hands, a yellow seconds hand, and the hand-wound Alpha calibre. It follows the same dial and strap configuration as the closed-back version, with the movement visible through a sapphire crystal case back. The stainless steel case measures 29.5mm by 29.5mm, with a height of 6.5mm and a lug-to-lug length of 40.5mm. It is fixed with four screws and fitted with a sapphire crystal front and sapphire crystal case back. The Tetra case is defined by its square shape and stepped double lugs. Current specifications list water resistance at 5 atm, an increase from the earlier 3 atm rating. The nude dial uses the Tetra’s mixed numeral and marker layout, with a square minute track and a small seconds display at 6 o’clock. The rhodium-plated hour and minute hands contrast with the warm dial tone, while the yellow seconds hand provides the main colour accent. Power comes from the NOMOS Alpha, a manually wound in-house calibre measuring 10 ½ lignes in diameter and 2.6mm in height. It has 17 jewels and a power reserve of up to 43 hours. The movement is visible through the sapphire crystal case back. The watch is supplied on a velvet gray vegan velour remborde strap with an 18mm lug width.