Description

While Grönefeld produced a number of different watches endowed with a variety of complications, it had never made a chronograph… until now.

The 1941 Grönograaf is the latest creation to be conceived in Oldenzaal. It is a classical chronograph, but consistent with the Grönefeld ethos, it incorporates several ingenious details.

Grönefeld will release 188 pieces in stainless steel and 25 pieces in tantalum.

The Grönograff is 40mm in diameter and 11.30mm thick and water-resistant to 30 meters.

This 1941 Grönograaf is the distillation of three generations of watchmaking know-how, of the professional journeys of both Horological Brothers and the manifestation of their extraordinary passion for horology.

"Chronograaf" is Dutch for chronograph) is in many respects a very traditional chronograph, using a classic lateral clutch and column wheel system. Your first clue that all is not as it seems, however, comes when you look at the dial. There is a subdial for reading the time, at about 1:00, with a sector for the power reserve at 10:00-11:00, as well as a center chronograph seconds hand and a subdial for the 30-minute chronograph counter at 6:00. However, there is also, at 3:00, something you might not recognize at first unless you spend time looking at minute repeaters – it's a centrifugal silent regulator with two gold weights.