Versions
White gold
ReferenceMG-001445
HandsManually crafted, steel
CaseWhite gold
Limited to 10 watches
Platinum
ReferenceMG-001444
HandsManually crafted, steel
CasePlatinum
Limited to 10 watches
Moritz Grossmann Glashütte I/SA from 2008 to 2018. The manufacture’s first ten years justify a special edition of the BENU, the initial model of the new era. In the year 2018, its first decade, Moritz Grossmann celebrates the beauty of pure watchmaking artistry as a keynote topic.
The BENU Anniversary kicks off the theme with two watches of exceptional beauty in exclusive limited editions: BENU Anniversary Platinum and BENU Anniversary White Gold.
Highlights
With its classic personality, the BENU is predestined tohave a luxurious sibling with an enameled dial. In par- ticular, the full grand-feu enamel face in dark colours is rare and calls for the ultimate in artisanship. The specific surface gloss will make every watch enthusiast’s heartskip a beat.
The platinum version is paired with a very rare blue enamel face. On the 750/000 white-gold version, the dial stands out with grand-feu enamel in black. The display back reveals the calibre 100.1 with the High-Artistic finish as well as a special highlight: for this edition, the hand-engraved balance cock is crafted in gold instead of in German silver as usual. The exclusive limitation of the BENU Anniversary to ten in platinum and ten in white gold makes this timepiece a coveted collector’s item.
Tech Specs
Movement
Manufacture calibre 100.1, manually wound, adjusted in ve positions, gold balance cock
Special features
Grossmann balance / handsetting override and start of movement with lateral pusher / space-saving modied Glashütte stopwork with backlash / adjustment with Grossmann micrometer screw on a cantilevered balance cock / pillar movement with 2/3 plate and frame pillars in untreated German silver / Balance cock in Gold / 2/3 plate, balance and escape-wheel cock hand-engraved / broad horizontal Glashütte ribbing / 3-band snailing on the ratchet wheel / raised gold chatons with pan-head screws / separately remo- vable clutch winding mechanism / stop seconds for handsetting
Functions
Hours and minutes, subsidiary seconds with stop seconds, Grossmann winder with pusher
No. of parts
198
No. of jewels
20, of which 3 in screwed gold chatons
Escapement
Lever escapement
Oscillator
Shock-resistant Grossmann balance with 4 inertia and 2 poising screws, Nivarox 1 balance spring with No. 80 Breguet terminal curve, Gerstenberger geometry
Balance
Diameter: 14.2 mm, frequency: 18,000 semi-oscillations per hour
Power reserve
42 hours when fully wound
Operating elements
Crown in precious metal for winding the watch and setting the time, pusher for starting the movement
Case dimensions
Diameter: 41.0 mm, height 11.35 mm
Movement dimensions
Diameter: 36.4 mm, height 5.0 mm
Case
Three-part, precious meta
Dial
Grand-feu enamel, Arabic numerals
Hands
Manually crafted, steel, polished
Crystal / display back
Sapphire crystal, antireflective coating on one side
Strap
Hand-stitched alligator strap with prong buckle or fold-over clasp in precious metal