Grone Manueel One - The Accessible Gronefeld

The Grönefeld brothers decided to launch a more accessible and affordable line - the Grøne.

The brothers Bart and Tim Grönefeld launched the Grone Oldenzaal and named their first creation Manueel One - nicknamed "Sjef's One". Designed cues from the Grönefeld range is also present here giving the owners of Grøne timepieces an identity tied to the brand. Due to the nature of the Grönefeld range of timepieces, the brand can only make between 70 and 80 pieces per year. The manufacturing time can take months and in order to reach to a wider audience, they created the Grøne Manueel One - a manual winding timepiece.

The steel case of the Manueel One takes inspiration from the Grönefeld 1941 case and at 38.5mm, is a perfect size for my petite wrist.

The dial is two parts - the outer ring in brushed steel and the centre features a salmon coloured tremblage style texture.

The overall aesthetics is harmonious and very pleasing.

Salmon centre with blued steel hands makes this a very handsome timepiece.

And when you look at the details of the timepiece, the highly polished indices extending beyond the outer ring into the centre dial adds another dimension.

For the movement, Grøne is fitted with the manual winding Sellita SW210 movement.

But alas, it comes with a closed caseback. But the caseback isn't a simple one at that. Well etched onto the caseback is a picture of the old city of Oldenzaal, paying tribute to the city they hail from.

The movement allows for a hacking seconds hand and the winding gives you a nice tactile feel.

The crown is conical and the lugs are slightly bent downwards to better fit the wrists.

The timepiece with its polished case comes with a soft and supple dark grey calf leather strap with orange stitchings.

The buckle is also signed.

This 388 limited edition release as expectedly sold out and I believe is a good first release for Grøne.

Priced at EUR2,150 I believe it is fair price for this first release. And I can't wait for the next release. Establishing a second brand like what Hajime Asaoka and MB&F had done before allows more enthusiasts to enjoy the creativity of the Grönefeld brothers. For more information about the Manueel One you may visit the link here.