Description
Moritz Grossmann Tremblage Green – White Gold
Reference: MG-003865
Green is a colour of almost unsurpassed significance. It symbolises nature and renewal, making it the perfect shade for spring. Beyond that, green also evokes harmony, hope, depth, character, and concentration. While green dials have gained popularity in recent years, Moritz Grossmann has taken a different path — crafting an entirely new interpretation of this classic hue. The green featured on the new TREMBLAGE watch is a uniquely subtle and meditative shade, reflecting the manufactory’s core philosophy: substance over show, and material over outward appearance.
The art of engineering, assembling movements, and decorating timepieces has a tradition spanning centuries. This heritage forms the foundation of a true watch manufactory like Moritz Grossmann. Yet, in today’s fast-paced world, the challenge remains to craft pieces that are both timely and timeless — relevant today, but rooted in tradition.
With the TREMBLAGE Green, Moritz Grossmann once again rises to that challenge. This watch showcases the legacy of one of horology’s oldest decorative arts: engraving. The dial is produced using the historical “tremblage” technique — a fine and complex form of hand-engraving that is rarely seen in modern watchmaking. Housed in white gold cases, each variation is limited to just eight pieces.
Perfect aesthetics in a new colour
The dial of the TREMBLAGE Green is crafted from German silver and worked by hand using traditional burins. This meticulous process results in a fine, consistent grain that softens light and creates a distinctive matte effect. The chosen shade of green enhances this effect, providing depth and a timeless appeal that suits both contemporary and vintage tastes.
The dial’s three-dimensional structure adds to the visual experience, with raised hour numerals, a small seconds subdial, and the historical ‘M. Grossmann’ logo dating back to 1875 — a tribute to the Glashütte pioneer himself. All indices and inscriptions are finely brushed, adding refinement and character to the dial’s surface.
Encircling the dial are the iconic Benu hands, individually crafted and hand-polished in the Moritz Grossmann manufactory.
The finest mechanics the manufactory has to offer
The TREMBLAGE Green is not only visually striking, but also mechanically exceptional. It is powered by the manually wound calibre 100.1 — a movement that showcases the highest standards of German watchmaking. Visible through the sapphire case back, the movement reveals Glashütte ribbing with four broad stripes, hand-bevelled edges, and mirror-polished surfaces that glisten under light.
Every component is finished by hand, and the movement bears the elegant cursive signature “Moritz Grossmann Glashütte i/SA”, affirming the legacy of craftsmanship that defines the brand.
A remarkable blend of traditional artistry and contemporary elegance, the Moritz Grossmann Tremblage Green – White Gold stands as a testament to the manufactory’s dedication to craftsmanship. This limited-edition timepiece pays homage to the ancient art of tremblage engraving, a technique that is nearly lost to time. With only eight pieces available in this white gold configuration, it is a refined example of rarity and mechanical mastery.
At the heart of this timepiece is a dial made from untreated German silver, painstakingly hand-engraved with a fine tremblage texture that diffuses light for a soft, matte finish. The dial’s subtle green hue, chosen for its deep symbolism of harmony, nature, and renewal, adds a contemporary yet understated flair. The hour numerals, small seconds subdial, and historical Moritz Grossmann signature rise from the dial, creating a multi-dimensional display of classic elegance.
Encased in a 750/000 white gold case measuring 41 mm, the Tremblage Green White Gold maintains classic proportions and exceptional balance on the wrist. The polished white gold contrasts beautifully with the rich green dial, while the handmade polished steel hands provide clarity and precision. The timepiece is powered by the hand-wound Calibre 100.1, visible through the sapphire crystal case back. Finished to the highest standards, it showcases traditional Glashütte techniques including hand-bevelled edges, Glashütte ribbing, and gold chatons secured with screws. A hand-stitched dark brown alligator leather strap completes the ensemble.
The history of Tremblage
As a skill practised by ancient civilisations, decorating surfaces by means of engraving is an ancient art that has been cultivated for several thousand years. Traditional techniques have been continuously refined over the centuries and gave rise to the special form of decoration known as tremblage.
In their century-old book “Anleitung zur Erlernung der Gravierkunst” (Instructions for learning the art of engraving), authors Paul Hanff and Robert Neubert refer to the technique as “Tambulieren”.
According to Hanff and Neubert (1921), the engraver must set one corner of the special burin engraving tool into the metal and constantly move it “back and forth, from right to left, from one corner to the other”. It was this movement that gave the technique its name – the French word “tremblant” which simply means “to tremble”. Depending on the movement, the tremblage stroke can be executed finely or coarsely but either finish takes a great deal of practice to execute uniformly. Only through uniformity can the desired look – an impressive, shimmering, rough and matt surface, is created.
In this manner Moritz Grossmann has fashioned its Tremblage dials from German silver, finished by hand using a range of burins – entirely in keeping with a tradition that has been handed down from generation to generation.
Technical Specifications
Movement: Moritz Grossmann Calibre 100.1, hand-wound, regulated in five positions
No. of parts: 198
Jewels: 20 (3 in screwed gold chatons)
Escapement: Lever escapement
Oscillator: Shock-resistant 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
Functions:
– Hours and minutes
– Small seconds with stop-second function
– Grossmann manual winder with pusher
Operating Elements:
– Crown and pusher in 750/000 white gold
Case:
– Material: 750/000 white gold, three-part
– Dimensions: 41.0 mm diameter, 11.35 mm height
– Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating
– Display back with sapphire crystal
Dial:
– German silver, hand-engraved tremblage pattern
– Galvanised in green
Hands:
– Handmade and polished in steel
Strap:
– Dark brown hand-stitched alligator leather
– Prong buckle in white gold
Special Features:
– Tremblage dial
– Grossmann micrometer regulation
– Hand setting override via lateral pusher
– Modified Glashütte stopwork with backlash
– Hand-engraved balance cock and escape-wheel cock
– Raised gold chatons
– Separately removable clutch winding mechanism
– Stop seconds function
