| The specialized watch workshop GRIEB & BENZINGER has recently released its PLATINUM edition, a unique timepiece embodies the concept of pure luxury, exclusivity and uniqueness combined with historical watch making. The workshop crafts unique wristwatches based on exceptional historic movements. Original movements with complications such as minute repeaters originally made by the greatest old masters of horology such as Patek Philippe built from around 1880 to 1920 are restored and modified here, using traditional handcraft from the old days when the historic movements have been built to create unique GRIEB & BENZINGER PLATNUM style timepieces on customer’s request.
The new exclusive platinum masterpieces are all originated from classic old watches. Amongst other things, the conception is based on traditional – and nowadays very rare – techniques of craftsmanship for the finishing of the movements: skeletonising, engraving and guilloché by hand. No more than a handful of specialists world-wide to master this art of traditional handcraft today. Thus only a maximum of ten restored timepieces per year are created in this classic and explicitly time-consuming way, each single one of them a true unicum.
The latest GRIEB & BENZINGER offering is built on an original movement by Patek Philippe Minute Repeater movement, exclusively designed for the famous New York based jeweller TIFFANY’s around 1887. This special watch movement has been modified into a GRIEB & BENZINGER style regulator – restored, guilloché, hand-engraved and coated with blue platinum to be ready to turn into a new exclusive timepiece. The hand-skeletonized Sterling Silver dial reveals the movement. The massive 48 mm diameter case is made of 130 g platinum. The exclusive unicum presents itself unexpectedly discreet, in the eye of the connoisseur beholder, however, it unmistakably shows its breathtaking quality. But there will only be one lucky timepiece enthusiast world-wide to enjoy wearing this exclusive watch at his wrist.
As is known to collectors and connoisseurs worldwide, GRIEB & BENZINGER is a big name in the field of extraordinary timepieces and restoration. With its mostly historic special machinery, the workshop reminds of an industrial museum and the spirit of Abraham-Louis Breguet. The three partners Georg Bartkowiak, Jochen Benzinger and Hermann Grieb clients range from collectors, private connoisseurs, to head of state, and even renowned brands such as IWC or Chronoswiss.
