Moritz Grossmann's "Universal Zeit" displays the time in six cities around the world using jumping hours.

Moritz Grossmann has announced the new worldtimer "Universal Zeit," a groundbreaking model with a unique mechanism that displays the time in six cities around the world through small apertures.

A simple and innovative world timer

　Moritz Grossmann has announced a new world time watch, the Universal Zeit. The most distinctive feature of this model is its innovative way of displaying the world time function. A typical world timer has a 24-hour display and a disc with city names on the outer edge of the dial, which rotates to read the time in major cities.

　The dial features a world map centered on the African continent. Six cities on the map (Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Rio de Janeiro; Cape Town; Dubai; Singapore; and Tokyo) are indicated by small windows, each displaying the local time from 1 to 24.

　The relative locations of each city are clear at a glance, allowing users to intuitively grasp the time around the world. This display method is often seen on wall clocks and table clocks with world time functions, but it is surprising that this has been realized in a wristwatch-sized device.

　By pressing the pusher at 10 o'clock, the hour hand can be operated independently, and operation is simple and easy to understand. Since none of the six cities observe daylight saving time, there is no need for complicated operations or displays.

　The dial is made of solid silver with a galvanic finish and a sunray finish. The lines representing latitude and longitude are made using a technique called filigree, which uses linear gold and silver. The minute scale is placed around the outer edge of the dial, but the outer edge is one step lower so as not to blend in with the lines of latitude and longitude.

　This model is equipped with the new Cal. 100.7 movement, based on the brand's flagship movement. From the bridge side, you can admire the intricate finishes, such as the two-thirds plate with Glashütte stripes and the engraved balance cock. On the back of the date display, you can see a disc with a large number of numbers printed on it, which enables the unique world time function.