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Pioneering German watchmaker Karl Moritz Grossmann was born on March 27, 1826. To celebrate, the brand has unveiled the Hamatic Silver-Plated by Friction, limited to 18 pieces:
We’re looking at a white gold case with a 41mm case diameter and a thickness of 11.35mm.
Per their Instagram posts, the dial is created using a historical technique where the dial is given a fine-grained, velvet-like texture by hand-brushing it with various pastes and powders. The blue lacquer is filled in by hand:
For the first time with their Hamatic line, they are utilizing Arabic numerals in classic Breguet-style. The handcrafted and heat-blued gorgeous hands match the numerals and markers perfectly. The vintage-inspired logo adorns the dial.
The name, Hamatic Silver-Plated by Friction, refers to its unconventional winding mechanism. She’s brought to life by their in-house Calibre 106.0 beating at 21,600 vph with a power reserve of 72 hours:
Their pendulum-style hammer winding mechanism is bidirectional and equipped with a highly efficient and reliable mechanism that has two click wheels operating a reduction gear:
Each piece features a special hand engraving of Grossmann’s birth year “1826” on the balance cock:
*Note: all of photos above are courtesy of their Instagram posts.
*Note: finally photo is courtesy of Monochrome.
Moritz Grossmann celebrates the 200th birthday of its founder with the unveiling of the Hamatic Silver-Plated by Friction . . .
Pioneering German watchmaker Karl Moritz Grossmann was born on March 27, 1826. To celebrate, the brand has unveiled the Hamatic Silver-Plated by Friction, limited to 18 pieces:
We’re looking at a white gold case with a 41mm case diameter and a thickness of 11.35mm.
Per their Instagram posts, the dial is created using a historical technique where the dial is given a fine-grained, velvet-like texture by hand-brushing it with various pastes and powders. The blue lacquer is filled in by hand:
For the first time with their Hamatic line, they are utilizing Arabic numerals in classic Breguet-style. The handcrafted and heat-blued gorgeous hands match the numerals and markers perfectly. The vintage-inspired logo adorns the dial.
The name, Hamatic Silver-Plated by Friction, refers to its unconventional winding mechanism. She’s brought to life by their in-house Calibre 106.0 beating at 21,600 vph with a power reserve of 72 hours:
Their pendulum-style hammer winding mechanism is bidirectional and equipped with a highly efficient and reliable mechanism that has two click wheels operating a reduction gear:
Each piece features a special hand engraving of Grossmann’s birth year “1826” on the balance cock:
*Note: all of photos above are courtesy of their Instagram posts.
She’s paired with a blue kudu leather strap:
*Note: finally photo is courtesy of Monochrome.
On a finally note, I wish this was in the 37mm case size. Additionally, I was trying to figure out how a 200th birthday equated to 18 pieces. Thanks to Christine Hutter, the brand was brought back to life in 2008, which is 18 years ago.
Not bad looking at all. Now I want to see it in person... 41 mm is big, but let's first see in real!
Thanks for the pictures Mark.
I love it apart from the price of €73,500!
All the best,
Jon
Yes, agree. It is stunning, but as you see they keep going backwards to time only…
I’m no financial expert, but I think they made enough money by now to invest in the development of a chronograph or a repeater or a casual sport(y), watch which is in line with the brands philosophy…
I agree the more variety and complications the better. I have no real idea of the size of MG or how well they are doing, and therefore whether lots of complications are a viable option.
No problem, more for me 😀
I love the blued spear hands and the two tone dial, which gives it a modern vibe. The peripheral date helps to keep the rest of the dial legible, relatively uncluttered and symmetrical. But to each their own!
I love this watch
I wish they would despense of the mirrored finishing on the case though. A total scratch magnet.
Gorgeous dial!
What a beautiful dial! MG seriously makes some of the best dial designs.
MG is nice but the pricing always delusional.
Most people buy them with huge discounts at ADs...they need to use more realistic MSRPs.