Nomad - Gobi

$575.00

Orders placed before April 13 will begin shipping mid-May 2026.
Orders placed after April 13 will begin shipping mid-June 2026.

A century after Roy Chapman Andrews mapped the uncharted reaches of the Gobi Desert, a team of 30 explorers retraced his route on camelback. For two weeks, they lived in the desert - extreme heat, sandstorms, no support infrastructure. On their wrists were prototypes of the Nomad.

Feedback collected directly from expedition members informed a series of targeted engineering changes for the production-spec Nomad: a bi-directional bezel to enhance navigation and timing usability; a redesigned dial with more prominent cardinal markers and thicker index outlines; blue Swiss Super-LumiNova® applied more generously across indices and hands; and a differentiated North indicator on the compass bezel. A date function was added at the four o’clock position. The metal bracelet prototype was replaced by the StrapHabit® ribbed strap that was actually used during the expedition.

Each watch features an individually numbered caseback engraved with the RC Andrews Legacy Expedition graphic and inscribed “Official Timekeeper” and “Field Tested” - a permanent record of the watch’s origin.

Orders placed before April 13 will begin shipping mid-May 2026.
Orders placed after April 13 will begin shipping mid-June 2026.

A century after Roy Chapman Andrews mapped the uncharted reaches of the Gobi Desert, a team of 30 explorers retraced his route on camelback. For two weeks, they lived in the desert - extreme heat, sandstorms, no support infrastructure. On their wrists were prototypes of the Nomad.

Feedback collected directly from expedition members informed a series of targeted engineering changes for the production-spec Nomad: a bi-directional bezel to enhance navigation and timing usability; a redesigned dial with more prominent cardinal markers and thicker index outlines; blue Swiss Super-LumiNova® applied more generously across indices and hands; and a differentiated North indicator on the compass bezel. A date function was added at the four o’clock position. The metal bracelet prototype was replaced by the StrapHabit® ribbed strap that was actually used during the expedition.

Each watch features an individually numbered caseback engraved with the RC Andrews Legacy Expedition graphic and inscribed “Official Timekeeper” and “Field Tested” - a permanent record of the watch’s origin.

  • CASE
    316L surgical-grade stainless steel
    40mm bezel width x 38mm case width x 11.7mm thickness x 47mm lug-to-lug x 20mm lug width

    CROWN
    Screw-down crown

    GLASS
    Flat-top sapphire crystal with domed underside
    Blue anti-reflective coating on underside

    BEZEL
    Bi-directional 60-click timing/compass bezel

    DIAL
    Matte fumé tan dial

    LUME
    Swiss Super-LumiNova® BGW9 Grade A

    WATER RESISTANCE
    100 meters

    STRAP
    Ribbed pass-through FKM rubber strap by StrapHabit®

  • CALIBER: TMI NH34 (GMT)
    ORIGIN: Japan
    JEWELS: 24
    POWER RESERVE: 41 hours
    ANTIMAGNETIC: ≧ 4800 A / m
    ACCURACY: +/- 10 seconds per day (regulated by Nodus)

    Movement

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    If you are not satisfied with your purchase, your watch may be returned or exchanged within fourteen (14) days of receiving it.

  • Our watches are assembled and thoroughly inspected in our Los Angeles workshop and are covered by our 24-month international limited warranty.

    Please see our warranty page for more information.