The 2025 Moritz Grossmann Tourbillon Titanium and Tourbillon Tremblage are expressions of Glashütte’s classical precision, refashioned under an undeniably modern light. They are interpretations of the brand’s celebrated hand-wound calibre 103.0 tourbillon, each model carrying a distinct sensory and aesthetic identity crafted through its dial and case, while sharing the same spirit of uncompromising horological artistry.
The Tourbillon Titanium presents an elegant contrast between tradition and contemporaneity through a multi-part dial made from solid silver. Its inner segment bears a grain d’orge guilloché pattern etched on historic rose engines, each incision guided by hand and finished with exceptional evenness. The surfaces alongside the subsidiary indicators are similarly patterned, creating an interplay of reflections that heighten the precision of the black printed scales. The layout departs from convention to spotlight the tourbillon at 6 o’clock. To accommodate it, the hours and seconds are relegated to two off-centre sunken registers at 3 and 9 o’clock. This symmetry around the tourbillon results in a visually engaging equilibrium, reinforced by the clarity of the minute track on the outer perimeter. The brown-violet annealed steel hands, crafted and tempered in-house, add a subtle chromatic depth that pairs beautifully with titanium’s own cool hue.
By contrast, the Tourbillon Tremblage approaches time display as sculpture. The dial, also of solid silver, is defined by its finely hand-engraved tremblage surface. It is a technique that demands artisans to move a graver in trembling micro-movements, creating a uniform matte grain. This tactile surface diffuses light with quiet elegance, its rose coloration lending warmth and a slightly nostalgic tonality. The raised Arabic numerals and the small seconds subdial emerge crisply from the textured field, together with the historical M. Grossmann logo of 1875. Each element sits with deliberate spatial harmony. Polished steel hands glide across this intricate landscape, recalling the aesthetic of 19th-century Glashütte precision instruments yet imbued with contemporary finesse.
Both watches share the in-house calibre 103.0, hand-wound and thoroughly hand-finished. It houses a large, flying three-minute tourbillon positioned at 6 o’clock, its 16-millimetre cage supported by a V-shaped balance bridge inspired by Alfred Helwig’s school of construction. Unlike the conventional one-minute rotation, this tourbillon completes a rotation every three minutes, offering slower, more contemplative motion and finer observation of each component’s choreography. Within rests the Grossmann balance, fitted with four inertia and two poising screws, paired to a Nivarox 1 balance spring with a No. 80 terminal curve. The movement oscillates at 18,000 vph and provides a 72-hour power reserve.
Decoration reveals Grossmann’s distinct Glashütte philosophy. The broad three-fifth plate and tourbillon cock are rendered in untreated German silver, decorated with horizontal ribbing and finely bevelled edges. The ratchet wheel carries three-band snailing, while gold chatons are secured with polished pan-head screws holding white sapphire jewels. The wheels, made of ARCAP, ensure long-term stability, while traditional hand-engraving enriches the visual identity of the bridges and cocks. Among its numerous innovations are the stop-second function directly acting on the balance rim with a fine brush, and the manual winder with pusher, which decouples time-setting operations with reassuring precision.
The Tourbillon Titanium is housed in a three-part titanium case measuring 44.5 millimetres in diameter and 13.9 millimetres in height. Its darker metallic sheen complements the guilloché dial, lending modern restraint to the composition. The sapphire crystals are treated with anti-reflective coatings, ensuring clear admiration of both the open dial and the movement beneath. The Tourbillon Tremblage carries the same dimensions but in white gold, its warmer lustre framing the rose-toned dial in refined contrast. Both models come paired with hand-stitched black alligator straps, fastened by matching folding clasps in their respective metals.
Each is constrained by exclusivity: twelve pieces in titanium and eight in white gold tremblage. In both, the architecture of the case favours slender bezels and balanced proportions, giving presence without ostentation. The tactile experience is equally deliberate, lightness in the titanium and gravitas in the gold, both shaped and finished to Grossmann’s demanding tolerances.
Moritz Grossmann’s Tourbillon Titanium – EUR197’200 and Tourbillon Tremblage – EUR247’400 reflect an unbroken dialogue between past and present, a heritage expressed through invention. Their shared mechanical nucleus, the calibre 103.0, upholds the company’s pursuit of refined chronometry through artisanal construction and manual finishing. Yet each model steps into a distinct emotional register: the Titanium, with its sharp guilloché and avant-garde tonality; the Tremblage, with its tactile engraving and warm, handcrafted aura. Together, they reaffirm that technical excellence and tangible artistry can coexist not as opposites but as parallel expressions of modern Glashütte watchmaking.
