The Orion is by far more elegant.

 

I had an Orion. It was nice but kind of boring. I'd go Metro.

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Both beautiful but metro for me


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Personally I do not like the indications of the minutes in the Metro. For myself I chose an Orion Weiss with an OEM suede strap

 

Definitely the Metro if you're looking for a daily wearer. The Orion is gorgeous, but seems pretty formal to me. I can wear my Metro with pretty much everything.

 

go metro gangreserve instead ... otherwise orion !

 

How formal the Orion is, is heavily influenced by the color. In 33, which will probably wear bigger than you might expect, there's quite a few color options. In 38 manual, there's still a midnight blue for only a bit more; there's also a 38 Orion 1989 for a bit more. I agree the white-dial Orion runs on the formal side, but the darker dials strike a nice balance.

 

The point on color is well-taken. OP's pic was the white-dial Orion, but perhaps he's open to other colors. I'll add as well that the 37 Metro I have wears larger than I expected.

 

I vote for the Metro as well. Looks more versatile for a daily wearer, IMHO.

 

The too-similar hour and minute hand length on the Metro makes reading the time more difficult than it needs to be. It's most pronounced in the pic posted by shadash above. (Is it 9:58 or 11:50?) With that said, the Metro would likely be my choice for daily wear between the two based on overall design.

 

Orion is gorgeous but for a daily wearer the Metro is the one

I think what you're seeing flyingpicasso is a function of my weirdly angled picture. In actual use the Metro is very easy to tell time on. The one big exception to this is in the dark/at night, since the hands aren't lumed.

The great thing about the Metro is it can be casual or formal. I don't own a tux and have no upcoming wedding plans, but other than that I have no problem wearing it with a coat.

 

Orion is gorgeous but for a daily wearer the Metro is the one

 

I went with the Orion.

 

I had a Metro and it is my preference. I just think it is a much more visually interesting watch. Only slight drawback is that it can be hard to find 19mm quick change straps to replace the OEM one.

 

Orion would be my choice - much more versatile, and so many options in terms of colors and sizes.

 

I have a lot of experience with both watches. I'd vote Metro... unless you frequently wear suits or semi-formal, then Orion is an amazing dress up/down watch.

I'd also STRONGLY recommend that you consider either (1) the OG manually-winding watch with power reserve indicator (it's quirky, for sure, but after the Tangente, it's the most iconic watch in the Nomos lineup (IMHO)) or (2) a Metro with a midnight blue (nachtblau) dial. I have around 20 Nomos watches, and those two Metros are among my favorites.

If you go blue, it's a must to change it out to a medium brown strap. The default black Horween, while beautiful, makes the blue disappear. There are posts on how to swap out a strap on the Metro if you search on this forum.

 

I agree with sfnomos. I have a Metro midnight blue, which I do enjoy wearing (unfortunately it doesn't get enough wrist time compared to the other sports watches in my watch box).

The 35mm wears larger than the size would suggest, because of a lack of any bezel. So it doesn't feel too small on my 6.75" wrist. In contrast, the 40mm Nomos watches seem too large to me, with their long lugs.

The Metro is a dress watch, but the hint of colour with the mint hour and minute markers on the dial and orange running seconds hand injects a bit of fun and personality to the watch and shows that it doesn't take itself too seriously. To me the Orion is a bit plain and boring (albeit it is a classic style).

The brand itself is a little quirky and eccentric and I think the Metro personifies the DNA of the brand.

I'm letting my Metro go so someone else can give it more wrist time (check out my for sale listing in the WUS classifieds and drop me a PM if you're interested). (Sorry for the shameless plug.)

I have a lot of experience with both watches. I'd vote Metro... unless you frequently wear suits or semi-formal, then Orion is an amazing dress up/down watch.

I'd also STRONGLY recommend that you consider either (1) the OG manually-winding watch with power reserve indicator (it's quirky, for sure, but after the Tangente, it's the most iconic watch in the Nomos lineup (IMHO)) or (2) a Metro with a midnight blue (nachtblau) dial. I have around 20 Nomos watches, and those two Metros are among my favorites.

If you go blue, it's a must to change it out to a medium brown strap. The default black Horween, while beautiful, makes the blue disappear. There are posts on how to swap out a strap on the Metro if you search on this forum.

 

If it helps, I longed for five years before buying a white dial Junghans Max Bill Chronoscope and enjoyed it thoroughly initially but then it started to feel way too sterile on the days when wanted to fly under the radar. I sold it and bought the white dial Chronoscope with Arabic markers. It made all the difference and I couldn't be more happier.

 

I've found the Orion can be a versatile piece if you play with strap options. The black cordovan strap is v high quality but does give it a very formal look. A grey or brown suede makes it more of an everyday watch that pairs with many dress styles.

 

I picked up a Metro Datum Gangreserve (37mm) a few weeks ago pre-owned from Topper. I was a little worried that 37mm would be small on my 6.9" wrist, but it's actually absolutely perfect. I swapped the black strap for an OEM brown Cordovan one, and I couldn't be happier. It fits under any cuff- even my tight dress shirts- and also works great with a short-sleeved shirt, much to my surprise. It's interesting enough that I enjoy looking at it, and it's impressive how it can be either dressy or casual. I really wasn't sure I'd like the wire lugs or the quirkiness, but on the wrist, it's totally different from seeing it in photos. Like everyone else has said, it wears MUCH larger than 37mm would suggest. It actually seems to wear bigger than my black-dial OP39, while also fitting my wrist better, which is odd but great.

I will also say that the "medium" strap length is quite long for my wrist, and I wear it on the last hole.

 

I've put my Orion 35mm on a brown strap but still don't wear it with anything but a dress shirt.

I love the Orion, but the Metro is probably more versatile.

 

Attached are pics on my Orion 35 with a non-OEM brown strap. Still feels dressy but better for business casual.

 

Can't go wrong with either, but definitely the Metro for daily use as it's versatile than the Orion. Also not a fan of the long lugs on the Orion

 

I find the Orion rather boring. It's fine for what it is, a nice plain watch with well finished movement at a good price.

But the Metro is unique. A no-brainer if you ask me.

 

For what it's worth, I have a 35mm Metro Neomatik and I'm seriously thinking of swapping for a 35mm Orion. So this thread has me immensely interested!

After owning the Metro for a while I've slowly become bored with the design, particularly the flatness of the dial. This is where I think the Orion's applied indices could interest me more.

As well, the wire lugs with shorter nested spring bars make strap changes challenging (I use 18mm straps to fit the 17mm lug width with 15mm spring bars!).

The Metro is surely unique and quirky but I'm not completely sold that the design is as timeless as the Orion. I have several other sport watches, so perhaps what I'm really after is a clean dress watch.

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Was about to make a new thread. After seeing this, decided to post here. My roughly 4 years old 38 Orion just got a new strap. Love it. Will get lot more wrist time with this new strap. Now I can dress down this watch without looking weird. Give it a thought for 38 Orion, neomatik or hand wound. The simplicity paired with suitable strap can turn it into a versatile watch. Old stock strap and new strap is attached

 

Both are fantastic watches but I wonder how the metro will be considered in a decade from now. I have just picked up an Orion and can vouch for its timeless loveliness!