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A darker, more contemporary and monochromatic look for the Benu Power Reserve.
Bearing the name of one of the founding fathers of 19th-century German watchmaking, Moritz Grossmann is today an independent high-end Glashütte watch manufacture producing low-volume, hand-finished pieces. Marking the bicentennial of the founder’s birth, Moritz Grossmann presents two more contemporary, dark-themed versions of the elegant Benu Power Reserve.
The Benu was the first watch to mark the brand’s revival in 2010 and was powered by the brand’s in-house manual-winding movement, calibre 100.0, which evolved into the Power Reserve in 2013 with calibre 100.2. Rather than the traditional curved fan-shaped arc, the Benu features a discreet, two-tone linear power reserve indicator at noon.
While the specifications remain unchanged, the latest duo fuses the more contemporary steel and black-coated steel cases of the 12th-anniversary editions with the more dynamic, textured finishes, layout and hands of the 2025 sector-style models. Sharing the same 41mm three-part Benu case, with a height of 11.65mm and elegant tapering lugs, the new references are available in steel and dark grey DLC-coated steel. Finished with brushed surfaces throughout, the matte steel case exudes a contemporary, sporty vibe. Framed by a slim bezel, both references share the dark grey sector dial accentuated with different textures and heights.
The smooth peripheral minutes track with white printed numerals borders the wider chapter ring, decorated with concentric circular grooves, applied Arabic numerals at 12, 2, 4, 8 and 10 o’clock and indices. The snailed chapter ring frames the matte, grained centre with the model’s signature linear power reserve display located between noon and the central axis of the hands.
Displayed in an elongated trapezoid window, the 42-hour power reserve indicator reflects the darker colour scheme with its dark grey and white bars. When the movement is fully wound, a white bar is visible; as the power reserve decreases, the bar gradually progresses to dark grey. Intersecting the grained centre is a recessed and smooth sub-dial for the small seconds.
Another key design feature of the sector dial models is the gorgeous, manually crafted hands. Slightly wider, more domed and rounder than on other Benu Power Reserve models, the polished and bevelled steel hands have wafer-thin tips, and the minute counterweight is a closed rhomboid.
The crown, used to wind the watch and set the time, is paired with a pusher, part of the brand’s patented winder-and-pusher system, an ingenious device that stops dust from entering the case when the crown is pulled. Visible on the reverse, the manual-winding, in-house calibre 100.2 is a classic pillar movement based on the 100.1 with an additional differential gear to drive the power reserve display. Decorated with traditional hand finishes, the 2/3 plate features Glashütte ribbing, and the balance cock, which secures the slow-beating 18,000vph frequency of the Grossmann balance wheel, is hand-engraved.
Both references are paired with soft black kudu leather straps and are limited to 18 pieces. They each retail for EUR 40,800 (excl. taxes). More information at grossmann.uhren.com.
