For Moritz Grossmann’s 200th Birthday
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The year 2026 is a special one for the Moritz Grossmann manufactory in Glashütte, as its founder and namesake was born on 27 March 1826 – exactly 200 years ago. Not only does he continue to shape the present-day watch brand, he also influenced the craft of watchmaking and the fate of his hometown, Glashütte.
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This is because Moritz Grossmann was a genius watchmaker and ambitious scientist, profound author, initiator of the German Watchmaking School in Glashütte and personality who set much in motion.
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For the manufactory, Moritz Grossmann’s 200th birthday is a fitting occasion for a series of special models.
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These anniversary watches unite the founder’s cutting-edge ideas with the modern watchmaking craft. They reinterpret his legacy, and not by imitating historical concepts. Rather, they represent the creative, ongoing development of Moritz Grossmann’s innovations.
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In keeping with his spirit, the watches feature modern manufacturing methods to achieve technological perfection and exceptional aesthetics, both of which were ambitions of the founder.
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The manufactory today realises his visions with soul and passion, making it one of a small number of watchmakers globally which master every detail of the time-honoured craft and breathe new life into it.
Special anniversary edition: BACKPAGE Tremblage
For the fourth special edition marking Moritz Grossmann’s 200th birthday, the manufactory will in May unveil two variants of the BACKPAGE Tremblage, in platinum with a dial finished in colourful violet or ‘blue meteor’ and with a tremblage engraving.
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The watch highlights the aesthetic qualities of the manufactory’s movements, allowing almost all of the movement to be admired through an unusually large cut-out on the dial.
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On the reverse, there is a subtle reference to the anniversary on the balance cock in the form of an engraving reading ‘1826’, the year of Moritz Grossmann’s birth.
A movement at its most beautiful
The BACKPAGE Tremblage anniversary edition puts the focus on the fascinating sight of its movement.
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Telling the time comes with a view of the sophisticated finish of the calibre 107.0 and the elements forming the characteristic style of a Moritz Grossmann movement: the Grossmann balance, hand-engraved balance cock with floral motifs and three-band snailing on the ratchet wheel.
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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.
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Calibre 107.0 is essentially a mirror image of the calibre 100.1, but with crucial new design elements.
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An additional wheel between the crown wheel and the ratchet wheel reverses the entire drive train with respect to the rotation of the mainspring barrel.
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The wheel train runs in the right direction thanks to the mirrored escapement and the mirrored oscillation system – also including the balance spring coiling direction.
Old craftsmanship in a new light
Both models of the limited edition BACKPAGE Tremblage make a statement with colour. The remaining dial elements define the character of the watch in a vibrant violet or ‘blue meteor’.
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Both shades ensure a beguiling contrast to the gold-plated gear wheels, gold chatons and meticulously bevelled and polished screw heads. These are just some of the examples of the high-quality finishing of a Grossmann movement.
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The dial’s face is worked by hand using the historical tremblage engraving technique, which is done by guiding a cutter by hand in tiny movements back and forth.
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These movements are what gave the technique its name as the French word ‘tremblant’ simply means ‘trembling’.
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Applying it correctly requires great care and experience to achieve the desired appearance – a vibrant, textured and matt surface. The dial accommodates a fully circulating minute scale and an hour display from 11 to 5 o’clock.
Carrying on the founder’s tradition
The anniversary edition is a direct reference to Moritz Grossmann’s ingenuity, with a movement featuring numerous details attributable to the manufactory’s founder.
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His historical movements had quintessential characteristics such as a regulator index with a poising screw, a large balance wheel and applied screws.
The special edition BACKPAGE Tremblage for Moritz Grossmann’s 200th birthday will be presented on 19 May 2026 and comprises two versions with an exclusive platinum case. One of the models has a dial in ‘blue meteor’ while the other has a dial in violet.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Model: BENU BACKPAGE Tremblage 41mm Platinum 200th Anniversary Edition
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Reference: MG-003979 - Blue 41mm Platinum
Case Platinum
Dial Openworked / German silver, with tremblage, Blue
Hands Manually crafted, steel annealed to a blue hue
Limited edition 12 watches worldwide
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Reference: MG-003980 - Violet 41mm Platinum
Case Platinum
Dial Openworked / German silver, with tremblage, Violet
Hands Manually crafted, steel annealed to a blue hue
Limited edition 12 watches worldwide
Movement
Manufacture calibre 107.0, manually wound, adjusted in five positions
Dimensions Diameter: 36.4 mm, height 5.0 mm
No. of parts 230
No. of jewels 24, of which 7 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/hour
Power reserve 42 hours when fully wound
Functions
Hours, minutes and subsidiary seconds with stop second, Grossmann manual winder with pusher
Case
Three-part, Platinum
Operating elements Crown in platinum to wind the watch and set the time, pusher in platinum to start the movement
Case dimensions Diameter: 41.0 mm, height 11.35 mm
Dial
Openworked. German silver, with tremblage, galvanised in blue or violet
Hands Manually crafted from steel, annealed to a blue or brown-violet hue
Crystal and display back Sapphire crystal, antireflective coating on one side
Strap
Hand-stitched alligator leather or kudu leather with prong buckle in platinum
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; special ‘1826’ engraving on balance cock
🔰 Edition of ✅only ❱❱❱ 12 pieces
🔴 Price: EUR 71,000
/ 65’000 CHF excluding VAT 💰
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Press release- 2026
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Moritz Grossmann Uhren:
Moritz Grossmann, born in Dresden in 1826, was deemed a visionary among Germany’s great horologists. In 1854, his friend Ferdinand Adolph Lange
persuaded the young, highly talented watchmaker to establish his own
mechanical workshop in Glashütte. Apart from building a respected
watchmaking business, Grossmann was committed to political and social causes. He established the German School of Watchmaking in 1878. Moritz Grossmann passed away unexpectedly in 1885, after which his manufacture was liquidated.
The spirit of Moritz Grossmann’s horological traditions sprang back to life in 2008 when
trained watchmaker Christine Hutter discovered the venerable Glashütte
brand and had it re-registered. She developed concepts and was inspired
by the vision of reviving Grossmann’s legacy more than 120
years later with a particularly exquisite wristwatch. And she convinced
private watch enthusiasts to support her in making this dream come
true. On 11 November 2008, she incorporated Grossmann Uhren GmbH in Glashütte.
At Grossmann,
gifted watchmakers are preserving traditions without copying historic
timepieces. With innovation, superb craftsmanship, a combination of
traditional and contemporary manufacturing methods as well as precious
materials, they have created an “Origin of a new time” with their
watches.
PRESSE KONTAKT
GROSSMANN UHREN GmbH
Sandra Behrens – Head of Communications & Marketing
Uferstr. 1
Telefon: +49 35 053 32 00 20
Fax: +49 35 053 32 00 99
sandra.behrens@grossmann-uhren.com
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