Moritz Grossmann BACKPAGE Green Platinum
Moritz Grossmann BACKPAGE Green Platinum
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To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Moritz Grossmann, the Glashütte manufacturer is releasing a limited edition timepiece – the BACKPAGE Green in platinum.
The BACKPAGE model accentuates the aesthetics of the mechanical movement. Thanks to the large dial cutouts, the most beautiful details of the manufacturer's skill in watchmaking are rendered visible. Reading the time also gives a view of partial sections of the highly finished caliber 107.0. From the dial side, its defining stylistic elements are revealed, such as the Grossmann balance, the balance cock that has been hand-engraved with floral motifs and the three-band snailing on the ratchet wheel. Normally these components would be found on the back of a watch. However, the mirrored construction of the movement gives it a whole new look.
The limited edition BACKPAGE can be identified by the green color on the remaining elements of the dial, which is key to the effect of the watch thanks to its rich, warm nuances. The green gives rise to an exciting contrast to the gold-plated gear wheels, the gold chatons and the carefully beveled and polished screw heads, all of which are further aesthetic characteristics of the high-quality finish found on Grossmann movements. The sophisticated interplay of light and color serves to highlight the masterfully finished mechanism directly on the wrist. The handcrafted hands circle above it, annealed in a brown-violet hue.
Limited to 25 pieces, the Moritz Grossmann BACKPAGE Green in platinum is 41mm in diameter, 11.35mm in thickness, and features appliqués on the dial also match the case.
The Details
Moritz Grossmann BACKPAGE Green Platinum
Case: Platinum
Dial: Solid silver, hour markers in precious metal
Hands: Manually crafted, steel, annealed to a brown-violet hue
Movement: Manufactory calibre 107.0, manual winding, regulated in five positions
Jewels: 24 jewels, 11 gold chatons, of which 7 in screwed chatons
Oscillator: Shock-absorbed Grossmann balance with 4 inertia screws and 2 poising screws, Nivarox 1 balance spring with No. 80 Breguet terminal curve, Gustav Gerstenberger geometry
Balance Diameter: 14.2 mm, frequency: 18,000 semioscillations/hour
Power reserve: 42 hours when fully wound
Functions: Hours, minutes and subsidiary seconds with stop second, Grossmann manual winder with pusher
Operating elements: Crowns in precious metal to wind the watch and set the time, pusher in precious metal to start 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 metal
Dial: Solid silver, hour markers in precious metal
Hands: Manually crafted from steel, annealed to a brown-violet hue
Crystal/display back: Sapphire crystal, antireflective coating on one side
Strap: Hand-stitched alligator leather with prong buckle in precious metal
Special features: Balance staff with integrated safety roller, location of the impulse pin in the balance (Glashütte style); index adjuster with Grossmann micrometer screw; plate movement with 3/4 plate on dial side, frame pillars and separately removable clutch winding mechanism; visible hand setting train on the back side of the movement; frame parts in untreated German silver; raised gold chatons with pan-head screws; ratchet wheel with stopwork on the modified spring barrel bearing with a gold chaton in the ratchet wheel; dial train wheels spoked and bevelled, beneath polished bridge.