Description
Moritz Grossmann BENU Power Reserve White Gold
Reference: MG-003599
The Moritz Grossmann BENU Power Reserve White Gold embodies Glashütte’s watchmaking heritage in a refined, contemporary form. This edition highlights the manufactory’s dedication to harmony between mechanics and design, with a renewed focus on dial detailing and artisanal craftsmanship. Subtle updates, such as newly shaped hands and distinctive surface decoration, showcase the brand’s pursuit of elegance through innovation anchored in tradition.
The argenté dial is a focal point of this timepiece, adorned with a circular Azurage pattern on the outer ring that plays beautifully with light. Its centre contrasts with a fine matte texture, while dark grey scales and lettering lend balance to the composition. Applied blue numerals and indices enhance its depth, complemented by the distinctive blued steel hands, newly designed with a graceful curve and fine taper. Each hand is hand-crafted in-house and heat-tempered in the traditional method, revealing Grossmann’s insistence on artisanal precision.
At the heart of the watch lies the calibre 100.2, a hand-wound movement derived from the manufactory’s calibre 100.1. This refined mechanism incorporates a differential gear to drive the linear power reserve display positioned beneath the 12 o’clock index. The result is both functional and poetic: a clean white-to-blue display that gradually shifts as the watch unwinds, turning energy into a visible expression of time’s passing.
Viewed through the sapphire case back, the finishing is exemplary. Grossmann’s hand-engraved balance cock, broad Glashütte ribbing, raised gold chatons, and elegant snailing on the ratchet wheel illustrate the manufactory’s mastery of traditional decoration. These details are not embellishments alone – they represent the uncompromising standards of German horology.
Encased in 18ct white gold, the 41mm case brings a cooler, contemporary character to the BENU Power Reserve. Its restrained shape, brushed surfaces, and finely crafted crown with cross grooves combine practicality with quiet sophistication. Paired with a grey kudu leather strap stitched in blue, the watch carries its colour harmony seamlessly from dial to wrist.
The BENU Power Reserve White Gold is designed for those who appreciate discreet luxury and mechanical artistry. It is not simply a watch, but an heirloom-worthy expression of Grossmann’s belief that true watchmaking resides in details seen, felt, and cherished.
Technical Specifications
- Movement: Manufacture calibre 100.2, manual winding, regulated in five positions
- No. of Parts: 227
- Jewels: 26 jewels, including 3 in screwed gold chatons
- Escapement: Lever escapement
- Oscillator: Shock-absorbed Grossmann balance with 4 inertia screws and 2 poising screws, Nivarox 1 balance spring with No. 80 Breguet terminal curve, Gustav Gerstenberger geometry
- Balance Diameter: 14.2 mm, frequency 18,000 semi-oscillations/hour
- Power Reserve: 42 hours fully wound
- Functions: Hours, minutes, subsidiary seconds with stop seconds, linear power reserve indicator, Grossmann manual winder with pusher
- Operating Elements: Crowns and pushers in precious metal
- Case Dimensions: Diameter 41.0 mm, height 11.65 mm
- Movement Dimensions: Diameter 36.4 mm, height 5.4 mm
- Case: 18ct white gold, three-part construction
- Dial: Argenté with Azurage outer ring, blue appliqué numerals and indices
- Hands: Hand-crafted steel, annealed and tempered to blue
- Crystal/Case Back: Sapphire crystal with antireflective coating on one side
- Strap: Grey hand-stitched kudu leather with solid prong buckle in precious metal
- Special Features: Grossmann balance, hand-engraved balance and escape-wheel cocks, 3-band snailing on ratchet wheel, raised gold chatons, removable clutch winder, stop seconds for precise setting
