Boutique
MORITZ GROSSMAN
Recently, watchmaking has seen a trend for
creations where faster is not fast enough. The
frenetic pace of a 36,000 beat oscillator is old,
slow news. And while some brands enlist new
materials and engineering possibilities in an
effort to mechanically slice each second into
even finer units, Moritz Grossman watches have
taken a different approach. Over-used terms like
classical and traditional only begin to extol the
virtues of the absolutely exquisite rarities that
carry the Moritz Grossman brand. Re-born at
the hand of the founder Christine Hutter, Moritz
Grossman watches have reached an amazing
pinnacle with an impeccable regulateur with
flying tourbillon. An over-size balance slowly
beats away at 18,000 bph while ensconced in a
tourbillon cage rotating on its axis at an almost
leisurely pace of once every three minutes.
These watches are exclusively available at
Cellini Jewelers (New York) and Oster Jewelers
(Denver) in North America. Retail price hovers
around the $200,000 range.
IW RATING
Design: 8 (out of 10)
Overall a very well-balanced look that features
subtle touches on the complimenting the
mechanics on parade.
Innovation: 7
A pull of the crown stops the over-size balance
via a miniature brush crafted with human hair
and places the crown in time-setting mode. A
push of the button below the crown kick starts
balance and re-sets the crown to its default
winding mode.
Finissage: 10
Hand engraving, bevels and frost finishes that
exemplify the highest order of metal finishing
applied to German Silver and steel on par with
the best we have ever seen.
Legibility: 9
Disparate shapes for the hour and seconds hand
as well as an added mini arc to show the minutes
where displaced by the oversize balance make
this classic easy to read.
Rarity: 9
Only 50 will be made.
Value: 9
At the moment production is small enough to
avoid downward pressure from oversaturation.
Overall iW rating: 52 (out of 60)
30 | INTERNATIONAL WATCH | WINTER 2018