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Grossmann v Grossmann
This year I have been impressed with two watches launched by the under rated Glashutte brand, Moritz Grossmann. Both are 41mm in diameter and share a similar case but that is as far as the similarities go. The Hamatic launched a couple of months ago in Moritz Grossmann's Hong Kong road show is the brand's first foray into automatic watches and unlike other brands that use the recognisable rotor or semi rotor to power the watch, the Hamatic utilises an unusual 'hammer winding mechanism that relies on a pendulum to wind the mainspring. This was used in the late 18th century and even adopted by the great Abraham Louis Breguet in his perpetualle watch.
The Power Reserve Vintage was launched at the London Road show this month and is a slightly different take on the Benu Power Reserrve. The brand's logo from 1875 has been used which if I may say looks more attractive than the company's current logo. The power indicator is now in blue instead of red while the hands are identical to the Hamatic measuring just 0.1mm wide at their narrowest and the second hand measures 0.05mm which is pretty remarkable. I love the hands as I am most fortunate to have a piece unique from the 10th anniversary collection and these two new offerings have used the same hands.
I think the logo on the Power Reserve Vintage would look great on the Hamatic and if Moritz Grossmann chose to make the dial in grand feu enamel, the watches would be hard to beat.
The Hamatic - elegance personified
The gorgeous Hamatic movement
The Power Reserve Vintage - Beautiful in rose gold with the vintage logo
I am not sure if I prefer the power reserve indicator in red or blue. What beautiful hands!!
The power reserve movement
My anniversary piece unique in 37mm
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Grossmann v Grossmann
This year I have been impressed with two watches launched by the under rated Glashutte brand, Moritz Grossmann. Both are 41mm in diameter and share a similar case but that is as far as the similarities go. The Hamatic launched a couple of months ago in Mo...
I am wondering
why no manufacturer has introduced this alternative of the automatic movement because it looks so much more attractive than one with a rotor, even a mini rotor and I am including Laurent Ferrier's galet micro rotor too
Really?
Correct me if I am wrong but are the the skeletonised ones with the 'B' incorporated in the rotor?
Wow! That looks quite nice
It would be something used by MB&F! Which models does this movement go into?
I think in the past
micro rotors although better looking than most semi rotors did not have the sufficient weight to power a movement. Yes, Patek, Chopard, Laurent Ferrier and even Mont Blanc have done it but many manufacturers still prefer the reliability and accuracy of th...
the profile of the hour hands....damn slender and beautiful !
of course the movement too....personally i like the white gold, old logo & the grained dial. thanks for sharing ! Best, mahesh.,
Thanks for your feedback Mahesh
It would be great if Moritz Grossmann incorporate the vintage logo to their entire collection. Perhaps they are using the Power Reserve Vintage as a test bed for this idea!
This is so nice
After some mishaps with heat blueing steel, I know how hard it is to get that maroon color of the hands on the manual wind. And the Grossman auto is a marvel in watchmaking (even if I mean that a proper wristwatch is manually wound).
To hear it from an expert like yourself is reassuring!
Thank you for your feedback. Yes, I too am partial to manual winding watches but that automatic movement is so incredible to look at!
I must say I like them a lot but...
...the one I prefer before all others is your piece unique, absolutely awesome ! You very lucky guy my friend
Thank you very much Mike for saying so!
My piece unique remains the highlight of my small collection even in the company of my Patek perpetual calendar.
I actually prefer the look of the current logo to that on the Vintage. The Vintage font looks a little too crude IMO, even if it is more historically accurate.
I'm a little surprised at how much flak MG gets over it's logo, I find it relatively benign. The logo on yours is of course the best however, very nicely tucked away at 6! The Hamatic is awesome, I'm curious if there are any particular pros/cons of the ha...
I too have no qualms about the current logo
although I do think that the vintage logo is very nice. I believe this hammer/pendulum movement must be more difficult to construct and perfect or else we would have seen it as a standard issue on most automatic watches by now. Regrettably, I am not so te...
