Which is cheaper, the NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 38 midnight blue or the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz?

At MSRP the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz is the cheaper of the two at $349, against $2,570 for the NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 38 midnight blue — a $2,221 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 38 midnight blue or the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz?

The NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 38 midnight blue wears larger at 37.5mm versus 36mm for the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz — a 1.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 38 midnight blue or the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz?

The Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz is rated to 100m versus 50m for the NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 38 midnight blue.

Which has a longer power reserve, the NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 38 midnight blue or the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz?

The Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz carries a 40-hour power reserve against 53 hours hours on the NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 38 midnight blue.

What movement does the NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 38 midnight blue run compared to the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz?

The NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 38 midnight blue runs a manual caliber (DUW 4001), while the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz runs a quartz.

Side by side

NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 38 midnight bluevsVaer C1 Ceremony Quartz

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 38 midnight blue

166

MSRP $2,570

Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz

c1-ceremony-cream-34mm-quartz

MSRP $349

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tangente 38 midnight blue37.5mm

C1 Ceremony Quartz36mm

Power Reserve

Tangente 38 midnight blue53 hoursh

C1 Ceremony Quartz40h

Water Resistance

Tangente 38 midnight blue50m

C1 Ceremony Quartz100m

MSRP

Tangente 38 midnight blue$2,570

C1 Ceremony Quartz$349

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Diameter

37.5mm

36mm

Thickness

6.7mm

8mm

Lug-to-Lug

47.7mm

40mm

Lug Width

19mm

20mm

Material

Stainless Steel

316L Stainless Steel

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Water Resistance

50m

100m

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

—

Inner

Dial Color

Blue

Cream

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

DUW 4001

—

Type

Manual

Quartz

Beat Rate

21,600 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

53 hoursh

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,570

$349

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