AURA blockchain e-warranty: Hublot is improving the prevention of watch counterfeiting and theft

  Luxury watch manufacture is launching a completely digital warranty stored in the AURA blockchain. A first in the fight against counterfeiting. After being one of the first companies in the world to equip its watches with an electronic warranty in 2009, Hublot is once again innovating with the Hublot e-warranty. With the Hublot e-warranty, … Read more

H. Moser & Cie Streamliner Centre Seconds re-interprets the first high-speed trains

 

 

H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Centre Seconds watch 2020; @H. Moser & Cie.

This Fall, Swiss luxury watch manufacturer H. Moser & Cie is bringing the minimalist and sleek integrated bracelet design of the Streamliner to a three-hand automatic that’s unmistakably Moser. The Streamliner Centre Seconds sets a new milestone for H. Moser & Cie.

It’s finally here. Meet the second member of H. Moser & Cie Streamliner watch collection, the Streamliner Centre Seconds. Crafted in a 40mm steel case with integrated mono-link bracelet and paired with a Matrix Green fumé dial – a new color for the luxury watch manufacture with a warm green hue.

H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Centre Seconds watch 2020; @H. Moser & Cie.

H. Moser & Cie. unveils the Streamliner Centre Seconds, which follows the self-winding Flyback chronograph launched in January 2020 as the second model in the Streamliner collection. “Streamliner” is a reference to the first high-speed trains from the Twenties and Thirties, whose rounded curves these models re-interpret. This new watch model focuses on the essential: hours, minutes, centre seconds. Equipped with a steel case  on an integrated steel bracelet, the aesthetic of the Streamliner Centre Seconds is perfectly harmonious, from its ideal proportions and fluid forms to its high-end finishes. It is paired with a brand-new and uniquely elegant fumé dial in Matrix Green.

A staple classic, the 3-hand watch requires expertise of the very highest level, as it is the details that elevate a piece. Balanced, precise
proportions are the key to harmony, and the Streamliner Centre Seconds perfectly illustrates this philosophy. Featuring a 40.0-mm steel cushion case, which is water-resistant to 12 ATM, it offers extraordinary ergonomics thanks to the design which includes a fully integrated  steel bracelet with no lugs on the case. The case middle has hollowed and satin-finished forms on the sides, and alternating brushed and polished surfaces, in a nod to the traditional unusual shapes typical of Moser cases. It is topped by a subtly domed sapphire crystal, echoed by the see-through case back. Extending these curves, the integrated steel bracelet is elegantly arced to follow the line of the wrist. Highly complex in construction, this bracelet has extremely fluid lines, based on organic forms. All the links are articulated and feature a gentle wave combining a vertical brushed finish with polished surfaces.

H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Centre Seconds; @H. Moser & Cie.

H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Centre Seconds watch 2020; @H. Moser & Cie.

Every part of the Streamliner Centre Seconds is in harmony; to further elevate the steel of the case and bracelet, H. Moser & Cie. has created a brand-new fumé dial: almost electric, the vibrant Matrix Green colourway offers a complex palette of shades from olive green to red gold. This brand-new colour dial adds the finishing touch to the timeless elegance of this model. Displaying the hours and minutes, the 3D hands are formed of two sections and feature inserts made from Globolight®, an innovative ceramic-based material which contains Super-LumiNova®. The minute hand is curved.

Beating at the heart of the Streamliner Centre Seconds model is a 100% Swiss mechanical movement: the HMC 200 self-winding calibre.
Entirely designed, developed and produced in-house, this movement is equipped with a regulating organ manufactured by H. Moser & Cie.’s sister company, Precision Engineering AG. Decorated with the famous Moser double stripes, the HMC 200 calibre houses a solid gold oscillating weight and offers a minimum power reserve of 3 days.

H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Centre Seconds watch 2020; @H. Moser & Cie.

Something new, blue and pretty wild: H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Flying Hours watch

 

H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Flying Hours watch unveiled at the 2018 SIHH is a hypnotic ballet that captivates the eye. The hours just wander by… actually the minutes do, which is what makes H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Flying Hours watch so unique.

H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Flying Hours watch 2018
H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Flying Hours watch; image source: facebook.com/MoserWatches/

For the first time in its history, the Schaffhausen-based luxury watch manufacture H. Moser & Cie has revisited its time display methods to create a new, disc-based system. The mechanism is inspired by the planetary systems that led to the birth of modern, independent watchmaking. Limited edition of 60 pieces, the Funky Blue dial is equipped with 3 discs for the hours and a central sapphire disc for the minutes, beige kudu leather strap.

The signature H. Moser & Cie. Funky Blue dial features several planetary gears mounted on star wheels: in the centre, the main disc in sapphire displays the minutes on a 240° sector; three smaller discs bearing the hour numerals are arranged around it. Each planetary gear rotates on its own axis, revealing the hour in a display inspired by the original planetary systems. The wide display angle of 240° gives the Endeavour Flying Hours highly accurate legibility. The hour discs, which are so well integrated as to be almost invisible, blend into the main dial, ensuring the aesthetic stays true to H. Moser & Cie.’s signature minimalist style. To enhance the mechanism’s legibility, the current hour numeral appears in white, following the minute disc as it completes a revolution before disappearing to be replaced by the next hour.

H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Flying Hours watch 2018-
H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Flying Hours watch; image source: facebook.com/MoserWatches/

This piece marks a significant technological milestone in the history of H. Moser & Cie. The automatic C806 calibre that powers the Endeavour Flying Hours was developed and produced jointly by HAUTLENCE and H. Moser & Cie., and is based on the HMC 200 calibre from H. Moser & Cie. With a
minimum power reserve of three days, the C806 movement is equipped with a bi-directional winding system powered by an oscillating weight in solid red gold. The escapement and hairspring are produced in-house by Precision EngineeringAG, a sister company of H. Moser & Cie. and HAUTLENCE. This fruitful collaboration has enabled multiple synergies to be created within the independent Swiss family group MELB Holding, which owns H. Moser & Cie., HAUTLENCE and Precision Engineering AG.

For the strap of the Endeavour Flying Hours, H. Moser & Cie. has opted for beige kudu leather with a raw finish to add an unconventional touch to this highly refined and timelessly elegant model, which is available in a limited edition of 60 pieces.

H. Moser & Cie. was created by Heinrich Moser in 1828. Based in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, it currently employs 55 people, has eight of its own calibres and produces 1,200 watches per annum.

H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Flying Hours watch 2018--
H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Flying Hours watch; image source: facebook.com/MoserWatches/

Chronometre Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1R.6-1 is a rare and unusual-looking timepiece

Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud – A unique regulator to stand the test of time. 20-piece stainless steel limited numbered edition. Like the previous editions of the Chronomètre FB 1, the movement of the new Chronometre Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1R.6-1 watch presented by ultra-exclusive watch manufacture Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud at SIHH 2018 is equipped with horological complications inspired … Read more

Unbeaten and unbeatable: Hautlence Invictus & Vortex Gamma

  Hautlence, a luxury watch manufacture based in Neuchâtel known for bringing a new dynamism to the art of fine watchmaking, is continuously reinventing itself. For SIHH 2018, Hautlence played with daring colourways for the most recent addition to the collection, which also features the HONEYCOMB pattern and is paired with a coloured bezel. The … Read more

F. P. Journe Chronometre Optimum

Chronometre Optimum, F. P. Journe’s latest horological high-end creation, is distinguished with a strong personality and various technological advances. The high-performance bi-axial escapement, the double barrel with two springs, and the constant-force remontoire (a small secondary source of power, a weight or spring, which runs the timekeeping mechanism and is itself periodically rewound by the timepiece’s main … Read more