Moritz Grossmann Corner Stone MG-002145 The watch strikes four times at the top of the hour. Four seasons form a complete cycle. The new CORNER STONE model from independent watchmaker Moritz Grossmann, which will be presented to the press in Tokyo on 7 March, has four corners. If you pronounce the English term “corner stone” in Japanese, the words curiously sound very similar in both languages: “Kōnāsutōn”. In Japanese script it looks like this: コーナーストーン Grossmann Uhren GmbH wants to draw on this wonderful similarity between the two cultures and languages by naming the new model with the innovative rectangular design CORNER STONE. It is Grossmann’s first watch in this design variant that is particularly popular on the Japanese market. The new calibre 102.3 was specially designed for the rectangular movement shape with a small second scale at 6.00 o’clock and a central hour and minute display. Functions Hour and minute, small second with stop seconds No. of parts 189 No. of jewels 24 jewels, of which 2 in screwed gold chatons Escapement Lever escapement Oscillator Shock-resistant Grossmann balance with 4 inertia screws and 2 poising screws, Nivarox 1 balance spring Balance Diameter: 10.0 mm, frequency: 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour Power reserve 60 hours when fully wound Operating elements Crown in 750/000 gold for winding the watch and setting the time Case dimensions 46.6 mm (length) x 29.5 mm (width) x 9.76 mm (height) Movement dimensions 30.0 mm (length) x 20.0 mm (width) x 3.6 mm (height) Case 750/000 rose gold Dial Solid silver, opaline Hands Manually crafted, steel, annealed to a brown-violet hue Crystal and display back Sapphire crystal, antireflective coating on one side Strap Hand-stitched leather strap with prong buckle in precious metal
