Style And Substance: The 3 Horological Facets Of Moritz Grossmann

Since its relaunch in 2008, Moritz Grossmann has built a solid portfolio that showcases the robust watchmaking tradition of Glashütte, Germany that it was founded on. That said, it's also interesting to note that all of its key collections, Benu, Atum and Tefnut, are named after deities in Egyptian mythology. Moritz Grossmann retails exclusively at Khronos - Unique Horlogerie in Starhill Gallery.

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Out of this world

Moritz Grossmann is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and to mark this milestone, the manufacture has decided to give its first ever watch model, Benu, a new face.

Benu "Lost In Space", limited to 26 pieces, features an off-centre dial with a craggy surface achieved via hand-cut relief engraving that recalls the moon. On this dial are two sub-dials in enamel – one displaying the hour and the minute, and a smaller one at ‘7’ indicating the seconds.

Behind the main dial is the small Calibre 102.0 that measures 26mm in diameter. As the case is a generous 44.5mm, it makes the dial appears as if it is floating. Holding the dial and movement together are four architectural struts in special alloy that connect to a holder ring.

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Inside out

While it has always been possible to admire its calibres through the open caseback, Mortiz Grossmann has decided to reveal the internal mechanism on the dial side for a change with the Atum Backpage.

Calibre 107.0 is the mirror image of Calibre 100.1 that usually powers an Atum timepiece, and has been reversed so that its characteristic features like the Grossmann balance, hand-engraved balance cock and 3-band snailing wheel are displayed at the top.

Available in rose gold case with charcoal dial, there is also the limited-to-18-pieces platinum case with a blue dial that celebrates the manufacture’s 10th anniversary.

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Classic ladies with a twist

And we mean it literally, as the Tefnut Twist is wound by twisting the strap. The strap winder turns at ‘6’ to wind the watch. However, note that it only replenishes power to the mainspring of Calibre 102.2; setting the time still has to be done with a crown at ‘4’.

The novelty of this strap winder has earned it a place as one of the pre-selected watches in the Ladies category at Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) 2018, competing against such heavyweights as Chanel’s Boy-Friend Skeleton and Bulgari’s Lvcea Tubogas Skeleton.

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Style And Substance: The 3 Horological Facets Of Moritz Grossmann