Moritz Grossmann Announces Limited Edition Purple Dial Model of "Central Seconds"

Moritz Grossmann has announced a new variation of its "Central Seconds" model, a purple dial model with a delicate sunray finish. This model will be limited to 25 pieces worldwide. Unusually for the brand, which often uses subdued colors such as white, ivory, and black, this model features a vibrant purple dial, creating a beautiful gradation of color created by the reflection of light.

Only 25 pieces with a purple dial

　The Central Seconds is Moritz Grossmann's first center-seconds model, released in 2021. One of Moritz Grossmann's distinctive features is the shape of its hands, which are slender yet sharp and highly visible. These hands, which feature intricate details that differ from collection to collection, are all carefully hand-finished in-house.

　The central seconds hand features slender hour and minute hands filled with diamond-shaped luminous material, and the seconds hand, with its characteristically thin and sharp design, extends to the edge of the dial for enhanced legibility.

　The purple dial that forms the background for these hour, minute, and second hands has a delicate sunray finish, creating a gradation that changes from a near-black color to a vibrant purple as light reflects off it. The indexes are painted with luminous paint, improving visibility in dark places.

It is equipped with the caliber 100.11

　The Caliber 100.11, with its plates and mainplates made of German silver with a champagne hue, is a movement with many highlights, such as the engraving on the bridges, the polished gear teeth, and the screws tempered to a brown-violet. Furthermore, the thickness of the plate and each pinion has been adjusted to ensure that each part is at the same height, creating a balanced appearance for the entire movement.

　Another feature is its unique manual winding mechanism with a pusher. Pulling out the crown stops the movement of the Caliber 100.11, switching it to time-setting mode. Releasing the crown returns it to its original position, and then turning the crown adjusts the time. To restart the movement, press the pusher at 4 o'clock, which returns the crown to winding mode.

　This mechanism is intended to solve the problem of foreign objects getting into the movement when the crown is pulled out, or the problem of the hands moving unintentionally when the crown is pushed in.