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Moritz Grossmann, the independent Saxon manufacture celebrated for its uncompromising craftsmanship and technical ingenuity, introduces the latest evolution of its iconic BENU Power Reserve. This new interpretation embodies the brand’s guiding principle: progress in harmony with tradition.
A Dial That Captures Light and Time
The dial is the face of a watch — a canvas where heritage meets artistry. For the first time, the BENU Power Reserve combines its signature linear power reserve indicator with Azurage decoration. This intricate guilloché pattern of ultra-fine concentric grooves animates the outer chapter ring, creating a captivating interplay of light. The softly textured matte center in shimmering argenté silver contrasts with applied blue numerals and indices, while the brand logo and minute track appear in understated grey.
Completing this refined composition are newly designed hands, handcrafted from steel in the Glashütte atelier. Each hand is meticulously beveled, polished, and then heat-blued using traditional thermal treatment. Their elegant curvature and needle-fine tips exemplify the precision and artistry that define Moritz Grossmann.
The Poetry of Mechanics: Power Reserve Indicator
Mechanical timepieces invite interaction, and the power reserve display is a charming expression of this dialogue. Positioned beneath 12 o’clock, the linear indicator reveals a two-tone bar driven by a differential gear train. When fully wound, the bar appears white; as energy diminishes, a blue segment gradually advances — a subtle yet constant reminder of the living mechanism on the wrist.
Inside the Case: Calibre 100.2
At the heart of the BENU Power Reserve beats the Calibre 100.2, an evolution of the manufacture’s foundational movement. This hand-wound calibre incorporates a differential mechanism for the power reserve display and features the brand’s signature innovations: manual winding with a pusher, a cantilevered balance cock with micrometer screw adjustment, and a separately removable winding module. Through the sapphire crystal back, the movement reveals its artistry — broad Glashütte ribbing, hand-engraved cocks, and raised gold chatons secured by blued screws.
Classic Elegance in Every Detail
The BENU Power Reserve is offered in rose gold and white gold, each with a 41 mm case that reflects the brand’s commitment to timeless proportions. The case surfaces are finely brushed to a soft matte sheen, complemented by a cross-grooved crown and slender lugs. A grey hand-stitched leather strap with blue stitching echoes the dial’s accents, completing a harmonious design that speaks to connoisseurs of understated luxury.
A Legacy Reimagined
Founded in 1854 by visionary watchmaker Moritz Grossmann, the Glashütte tradition was revived in 2008 by master watchmaker Christine Hutter. Today, the manufactory continues to honor its heritage through innovation, artisanal excellence, and a dedication to the finest German craftsmanship.
| - Hours and minutes; subsidiary seconds with stop seconds; Grossmann manual winder with pusher; power-reserve indicator |
| Calibre: | 100.2, in-house manual winding |
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| Regulation: | In five positions |
| Components: | 227 parts |
| Jewels: | 26 (3 in screwed gold chatons) |
| Escapement: | Lever escapement |
| Oscillator: | Grossmann balance with 4 inertia screws, 2 poising screws, Nivarox 1 balance spring with Breguet terminal curve |
| Frequency: | 18,000 semi-oscillations/hour |
| Power Reserve: | 42 hours |
| Case: | rose gold or white gold, three-part construction |
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| Dimensions: | 41.0 mm diameter × 11.65 mm height |
| Dial: | Argenté (outer ring decorated with Azurage); numerals and indices in the form of blue appliqués |
| Hands: | Manually crafted, steel, annealed to a blue hue |
| Crystal: | Sapphire with anti-reflective coating |
| Strap: | Hand-stitched leather strap with solid prong buckle in precious metal |
| - Grossmann balance - Hand setting override and start of movement with lateral pusher - Bar-shaped power-reserve indicator with two-coloured display segment driven by a differential wheel train - Space-saving modified Glashütte stopwork with backlash - Adjustment with Grossmann micrometer screw on cantilevered balance cock - Pillar movement with 2/3 plate and pillars made of untreated German silver - 2/3 plate, balance cock and escape-wheel cock hand-engraved - Broad horizontal Glashütte ribbing - 3-band snailing on the ratchet wheel - Raised gold chatons with pan-head screws - Separately removable clutch winder - Stop seconds for hand setting |
