After having dinner with Christine Hutter a month ago, I had fallen in love with the Benu Power Reserve and had more or less decided that this was going to be my next watch. I am now rather reluctant to spend my hard earned pension on the Benu after the release of the skull watch, an obvious monstrousity which I feel has diluted the brand image. Christine and her team have courageously developed the brand over the years with some lovely designs and beautifully finished movements. Some may even remark that the movements are the best of what Germany has to offer (and I am including Lange here!). Christine did mention that her target was to produce 1000 watches a year (the annual production is currently around the 400 mark) but surely, this ill thought move will have adverse repercussions in the pursuit of this production target. A few months ago, the brand decided to sell via the internet, a move I thought diluted the brand's image, but I tried to keep an open mind. A watch from Moritz Grossmann in my opinion needed to be bought from an AD where a relationship is created and where the buying experience can be cherished.