"Silver bullet" makes the top ten.
In 1869, Moritz Grossmann penned an essay in French on "The Construction of a Simple and Mechanically Perfect Watch". He later translated the work into German himself. In his well-structured essay, he describes the process of creating various components in the movement with German meticulousness.
His aim was to answer the question of how to standardize processes to enable the cheap production of simple yet technically advanced watches. Today's Moritz Grossmann brand still adheres to the same strategy of creating models with a simple appearance that are technically interesting.
The only difference is that today's brand isn't going for cheapness, their pieces are quite the opposite. Nevertheless, novelties from this Saxon manufacture quickly find new owners. The Grail Watch 9: Moritz Grossmann × Kari Voutilainen Benu 37 "Silver Bullet" is a prime example, which literally sold out within the space of a few days.
This watch was created based on the first model by the Moritz Grossmann brand unveiled in 2010. Benu watches were developed under the guidance of Christine Hutter. Hutter is a qualified watchmaker with an appreciation of Grossmann's legacy.
The work experience she has under her belt includes stints at Saxony's top watch manufacturers, Glashütte Original and A. Lange & Söhne. She acquired the rights to use Grossmann's name, and set herself the ambitious goal of making it great again. It all came together rather nicely.
The brand has come all the way from napkin blueprints around a kitchen table to having its own manufacture with models sold years in advance. For the Grail Watch project, the manually wound manufacture Moritz Grossmann 102.1 movement has been paired with a silver dial engraved with a guilloché pattern at Kari Voutilainen's dial factory.
It's housed in a white-gold case measuring 37 mm × 9.2 mm. The balance and escape-wheel cock are adorned with ornate engraving rendered by hand.