2 Moritz Grossmann watches I discovered yesterday: Benu in white gold / Tefnut in rose gold.

Feb 23, 2019,07:55 AM
 

I had the opportunity to see more than 2 Grossmann watches, but let's start with two of them, the Benu and the Tefnut. Botth being reasonably sized, the Benu with its 37 mm white gold case and the Tefnut, with its 39 mm case. 


The Benu is very much my taste, I must say. The size is perfect, the height is not too important ( 9, 2 mm ), and the dial is timeless. A pure classic.




I would have preferred slimmer lugs, but that case doesn't lack character and elegance. 



Cherry on the cake, a ver nice looking movement, with pleasant decorations and a good level of finishings. The Cal 102.1 is 26 mm big, and quite thin, 3.5 mm high. Made of german silver, this manual winding movement beats at the pace of 21, 00 alternances per hour, and offers a power reserve of 48 hours. Screwed gold chatons, hand engraved balance cock and escape wheel cock are both nicely hand engraved... the level of finishing and decoration is very... German. 



The Tefnut is 2 mm bigger, but 0, 7 mm thinner ( 8, 5 mm ). 

Maybe a tad more refined. But I still prefer the Benu. 

The hands are sublime on both of these watches.






The Cal 102.0 is very close to the 102.1. With the same level of finishings, the same technical datas and the same dimensions. 



A good alternative to Glashutte Original and Lange, which I would rate above Glashutte and below Lange. 

More to come, soon. 

Best,

Nicolas


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Pleasure, JK. [nt]

 
 By: amanico : February 23rd, 2019-09:39

Looks like a boxed saphire on the Bentu?

 
 By: COUNT DE MONET : February 23rd, 2019-08:55
Or is it flat? Very nice manual watch in perfect 37 mm. Well done MG!

How is your rating order if you would have to consider also Lang & Heyne?

 
 By: COUNT DE MONET : February 23rd, 2019-13:30
L & H is not from Glashütte but Dresden.

Beautiful watches indeed, thanks for the report Nico

 
 By: Mike H : February 23rd, 2019-09:04
It was nice to see you last night my friend

Love my 36mm Tefnut

 
 By: jleno : February 23rd, 2019-10:29
The dark violet leaf hands are gorgeous, the case is a perfect size/ shape for my wrist, and the movement is always a pleasure to look at.

Very nice timepieces

 
 By: Euroasianstar : February 23rd, 2019-13:39
On a stand-alone basis fine watches, well made and indeed a notch above GO on multiple dimensions. Having said that, not quite sure it has the potential to grow beyond what it is today - which they might be perfectly ok with. I just don’t see them much in... 

Thanks for sharing!

 
 By: Spangles - Dr. Tabby : February 23rd, 2019-13:56
A purist who owns both told me the MG was similar in finishing to Lange. I'm interested in what differentiates the two from the view of an expert. Thanks again!

Appreciate your thoughts! [nt]

 
 By: Spangles - Dr. Tabby : February 23rd, 2019-19:06

I'm not an expert and biased of course for owning a Tefnut

 
 By: jleno : February 24th, 2019-09:15
But I think there are a number of areas where MG surpasses Lange on finishing. The first is their hands, which are some of the best out there. They have significantly more hand engraving, which includes the text on the 3/5 plate and the 4th wheel + escape... 

Absolutely agree, my friend!

 
 By: Watcholic_id : February 24th, 2019-00:13
i prefer the Benu over the Tefnut Gorgeous!