Saturday, September 8, 2018

H. MOSER & CIE. – ENDEAVOUR Perpetual Moon Concept Vantablack





















H. MOSER & CIE.ENDEAVOUR Perpetual Moon Concept Vantablack® Steel Limited Edition


THE SOMBRE BEAUTY OF THE MOON
Perpetual Moon Concept 
Vantablack®

H. Moser & Cie. reinterprets the moon phase in an understated way and highlights the beauty of the lunar body in an ode to its purity. Nestled at the heart of the Concept dial, which features neither logo nor indices, the moon shines through in a large window at 6 o'clock.

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Surrounding it there is only space, seemingly interplanetary space. This effect is enhanced by the dial which is made from Vantablack® for the steel model. Its ultra-black coating, regarded as the darkest substance of all, Vantablack® is used in astrophysics in telescopes and by the army as thermal camouflage.

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It is composed of carbon nanotubes that are vertically aligned next to each other and is capable of absorbing 99.965% of light. It is the darkest black dial to be produced yet. The black colour is such that it appears astral, abyss-like: An undeniable black hole at the centre of which shines the moon. The Endeavour Perpetual Moon Concept Vantablack® is an elegant, serene and refined moon phase model. A watch with a contemporary and bold design fitted in a steel case.

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This model is powered by the HMC 801 hand-wound Manufacture calibre, equipped with an interchangeable Moser escapement featuring gold screws. The PE4000 hairspring, with a Breguet end curve, was entirely produced in-house by the sister company of H. Moser & Cie., Precision Engineering AG.

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The HMC 801 calibre ensures the watch has a minimum 7-day power reserve, with an indicator on the movement side. The moon phase system is an extremely precise display that can be set, read and predicted to within a minute. The system can be easily adjusted using a push-button on the side of the case.

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On average, the moon's orbital period lasts 29.53059 days. To be more precise: 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes and 2.9 seconds. The Endeavour Perpetual Moon Concept's intricate wheel train portrays this interval so precisely that the gap is a mere 0.23 seconds per 2 day, that is to say one day's deviation after 1027.30 years.

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With the Endeavour Perpetual Moon Concept Vantablack®, H. Moser & Cie. signs a piece which embodies technical complexity, is unconditionally elegant and understated and worthy of the finest watchmaking traditions.

The H. Moser Endeavour Perpetual Moon Concept embodies technical complexity, is unconditionally elegant and understated and worthy of the finest watchmaking traditions. Available in steel or red gold, the Endeavour Perpetual Moon Concept is available in a limited edition of 50 pieces for each of the two references.

The unmistakeable H. Moser style of irreverent Haute Horlogerie.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: ENDEAVOUR Perpetual Moon Concept Vantablack®,
Limited Edition to 50 exemplaires

Reference  1801-1200
Reference 1801-0400, 5N red gold model

Movement
Manual-winding mechanical
New Manufacture Calibre HMC 801
Diameter: 34.0 mm, height: 6.5 mm
Frequency: 18,000 Vib/h
28 jewels and screwed gold mounts
Power reserve: 168 h. minimum 7 days with a double barrel
Perpetual Moon: large moon-phase display
Hours and minutes
Small seconds hand and hacking seconds
AM/PM indicator – indices 12 to 6 o’clock representing AM and 7 to 11 o’clock representing PM
Engraving and blue enamel on the case flanks
Bevelled ring and Moser teeth for all wheels and pinions
Interchangeable Moser escapement
Original Straumann Hairspring® with stabilised Breguet overcoil
Gold escapement wheel and pallet fork
Large moon-phase adjuster push-button on the case flank
Power reserve indicator on movement side
See-through sapphire crystal case-back
Functions
Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Moonphase, Power reserve
AM/PM Indication
Case
  • Stainless steel, three-part
  • 18-carat 5N red gold
Diameter: 42 mm
Height: 12.6 mm
Curved sapphire crystal
See-through curved sapphire crystal case-back
Crown adorned with an “M

Waterproofness  10 m
Dial
Ultra-black coating dial made from Vantablack®
Indicator – Moonphase display to 6 o’clock
Strap
Hand-stitched alligator strap
Steel or 18-carat 5N red gold pin buckle Moser logo

Limited Edition of 50 pieces

Price incl. VAT  35'000 CHF

Available in steel or red gold

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Press release - 2018
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H. MOSER & CIE.
MOSER SCHAFFHAUSEN AG
Rundbuckstrasse 10
CH-8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall
Switzerland
TEL.          +41 52 674 0050
FAX          +41 52 674 0055
E-MAIL      info@h-moser.com
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