Moritz Grossmann BACKPAGE Tremblage Blue (200th Anniversary Edition)
Moritz Grossmann continues the celebration of its founder’s 200th birthday with the release of a limited-edition BACKPAGE Tremblage model in platinum, featuring a vibrant “blue meteor” dial.
The BACKPAGE Tremblage accentuates the aesthetics of the mechanical movement. Thanks to the large dial cutouts, the most beautiful details of the manufacturer’s watchmaking artistry are rendered visible. Reading the time also reveals partial sections of the highly finished calibre 107.0, including defining stylistic elements such as the Grossmann balance, the hand-engraved balance cock with floral motifs, and the three-band snailing on the ratchet wheel. Normally, these components would be found on the back of a watch. However, the mirrored construction of the movement gives it a completely new appearance.
This limited-edition model makes a statement through colour and texture. The remaining dial elements define the character of the watch in deep “blue meteor” tone, creating a striking contrast against the gold-plated gear wheels, gold chatons, and meticulously bevelled and polished screw heads, all hallmarks of Grossmann finishing. The dial itself is crafted from German silver and finished by hand using the historical tremblage engraving technique, which creates a vibrant, textured matte surface through tiny hand-guided movements of the cutter.
The handcrafted steel hands complement each model individually, annealed to a blue hue. Matching straps continue the colour concept with blue alligator leather.
The BACKPAGE Tremblage is housed in a 41mm platinum case measuring 11.35mm thick and is powered by the manually wound calibre 107.0. A subtle engraving reading “1826” on the balance cock references the birth year of Moritz Grossmann and commemorates the manufacture’s bicentennial celebrations. This blue BACKPAGE Tremblage is limited to just 12 pieces.
Movement
- Caliber: Manufactory calibre 107.0, manual winding, regulated in five positions
- Parts: 230
- Jewels: 24 jewels, 11 gold chatons (7 in screwed chatons)
- Escapement: Lever escapement
- Oscillator: Shock-absorbed Grossmann balance with 4 inertia screws and 2 poising screws, Nivarox 1 balance spring with No. 80 Breguet terminal curve, Gustav Gerstenberger geometry
- Balance: 14.2mm diameter, 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
Operating elements
- Crown to wind and set the time
- Platinum pusher to start the watch
Case
- Material: Three-part platinum
- Diameter: 41.0 mm
- Height: 11.35 mm
- Crystal: Sapphire crystal with antireflective coating on one side
- Display caseback: Sapphire
Movement Dimensions
- Diameter: 36.4 mm
- Height: 5.0 mm
Color-Specific (BLUE / Ref. MG-003979):
- Dial: German silver, with tremblage, galvanised in blue (“blue meteor”)
- Hands: Manually crafted from steel, annealed to a blue hue
- Strap: Hand-stitched blue alligator leather with platinum prong buckle
Color-Specific (VIOLET / Ref. MG-003980):
- Dial: German silver, with tremblage, galvanised in violet
- Hands: Manually crafted from steel, annealed to a brown-violet hue
- Strap: Hand-stitched violet kudu leather with platinum prong buckle
Special Features
- 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
Limited Edition: 12 pieces per color
