jleno
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Reposting my thread from the Independents forum
Jan 24, 2019,19:31 PM
After looking at luxury watches for almost 3 years now, I had wanted to get a simple time-only dress watch with a highly finished movement. I previously considered a few of the usual candidates in this segment, but none of them resonated with me after putting them on the wrist.
Then last month, I found out about the MG Christie's auction on its last day with 11 hours remaining. Browsing the lots, I found this one and it immediately struck me as one of the most attractive dress watches I've seen. When I saw that it was 36mm, I knew I had to bid on it! Fortunately, I won and finally received the watch last week...
So this is my first luxury watch: a Moritz Grossmann Tefnut 36 piece unique with grand feu enamel dial!
There's something about the combination of the enamel dial and beautiful violet leaf hands that hits the perfect sweet spot for me in achieving a design that's simultaneously interesting and subtle without veering off into being too flashy or boring. I particularly like the font of the Roman numerals used here too, which seem a bit more relaxed than the usual.
The finishing on the movement is fantastic. Most notable are the engravings, black polished crown wheel, and double-snailed ratchet wheel. MG also did a nice job of exposing the movement despite being a German brand; there's no swan neck regulator obscuring the engravings, and the smaller 3/5 plate gives a nice view of the gear train, escapement, and mainspring barrel.
Overall, I'm incredibly pleased with the watch and glad I held off this long to wait for the perfect one