H. MOSER & CIE. – VENTURER Big Date

H. MOSER & CIE. – VENTURER Big Date

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THE BIG DATE IS ONE TO WATCH

Neuhausen am Rheinfall, November 3rd, 2015

H. Moser & Cie. is adding to the Venturer family with a big date model, featuring the Flash Calendar which has brought the company's date movements such recognition. Its design is perfectly in tune with the characteristics which have ensured the success of the Venturer collection: uncluttered lines, a curved profile with a convex sapphire crystal, an extremely refined bezel that opens up the dial completely and the off-centre small seconds at 6 o'clock, in reference to the aesthetic of antique pocket watches.

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The Neuhausen-based manufacture has dedicated the very best to every element of its Venturer Big Date. It is one of the largest and easiest to read date displays available; and its movement, as with all the company's date models, is equipped with the Flash Calendar mechanism.

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This system has two major advantages: the instantaneous date jump at midnight, and the option to adjust the date forward or backward at any time without restriction. Another remarkable technical feature is that it is possible to make manual adjustments to the date using the crown at any time, even if the date is in the process of changing, without any risk of damaging the movement.

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This is achieved with the complex clutch mechanism which isolates, and thereby protects, the date adjustment system. The desire for rigour and accuracy led the watchmakers at H. Moser & Cie. to design the Double Pull Crown mechanism, also found on the Venturer Big Date: there is therefore no risk of making changes to the date when the time is being set as it is necessary to pull out the crown, briefly release it, and then pull it out a second time to adjust the time on the watch.

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Thanks to its uncluttered lines, the Venturer Big Date retains all the elegance of the Venturer family in this 41.5mm case. The dial, available in an argenté version or in sumptuous red-gold fumé, is revealed under the convex crystal and emphasised by the bezel, which has been stripped down to only the essentials. At 3 o'clock, a window opens onto a very big date, the secret behind which is two overlaid discs: the upper disc bears the numerals 1 to 15, whilst the second disc has the numbers 16 to 31. This ingenious system also guarantees that each numeral is perfectly centred when displayed in the date window.

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Developed especially for the Venturer collection, the hand-wound calibre HMC 100 correlates with the watch family's design, with a streamlined construction, understated decoration and engraving which all perfectly complement the purity of the Venturer dial. Visible through the sapphire case-back, the double barrel of this movement means the Venturer Big Date has a power reserve of at least 7 days. Isochronism and accuracy are also guaranteed by the Moser interchangeable modular escapement, produced in-house with an original Straumann Hairspring® that has a Breguet overcoil.

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Classic, timeless elegance meets modern design and technical ingenuity: the Venturer Big Date from
H. Moser & Cie. is a watch that must be seen.

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TECHNICAL FEATURES

Model: VENTURER Big Date

Reference 2100-0400, red gold model, Argenté dial, brown strap
Reference 2100-0401, red gold model, Red-Gold fumé dial, brown strap

Case
18-carat red gold, three-part
Diameter: 41.5 mm, height: 14.5 mm
Curved sapphire crystal
See-through sapphire crystal case-back
Crown adorned with an “M”
Dials
Argenté or red-gold fumé with sunburst pattern
Red-gold applique indices
Leaf-shaped hands
Movement
In-house hand-wound calibre HMC 100
Diameter: 34.0 mm or 15 lignes
Height: 6.3 mm
Frequency: 18,000 Vib/h
31 jewels
Double Pull Crown mechanism
Power reserve: minimum 7 days
Hacking seconds
Double barrel
Moser teeth for all wheels and pinions
Interchangeable Moser escapement
Original Straumann Hairspring® with stabilised Breguet overcoil
Gold escapement wheel and pallet fork
Movement and components hand-finished and decorated
Functions
Hours and minutes
Small seconds at 6 o'clock
Big date with Flash Calendar system
Power reserve indicator on movement side
Strap
Hand-stitched brown alligator leather
18-carat solid red gold pin buckle engraved with the Moser logo

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CONTACT
Nathalie Cobos, T +41 76 319 03 09, press@h-moser.com
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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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MONTBLANC – Classique Date Automatic

MONTBLANC – Star Classique Date Automatic NEW

Classique Timekeeping with a guilloché Face

Restarting its passion for timeless watchmaking, Montblanc presents two new models in its Star Classique Date Automatic line with exquisite flinqué guilloché dials.

First unveiled in 2012, Montblanc’s Star Classique Date Automatic collection combines the very best of Montblanc’s pure and refined watchmaking aesthetic with the essential in horological functions—hours, minutes, seconds and a date. This year, the Maison welcomes two new models — in steel or two-tone steel and rose gold — endowed with traditional flinqué guilloché dials, bringing one of the most appreciated and respected decorative arts to the collection.

Dating back to the 15th century, guilloché is a decorative engraving technique that produces intersecting wavy or straight lines onto the surface of a material with the utmost precision. The process was first used on wood and ivory before being adapted to watchmaking in the 18th century, using engine-turning machines to engrave the surfaces of silver and gold watch dials. The possibilities for guilloché patterns are endless, although designs such as the wavy flinqué motif, the Clous de Paris with its tiny pyramidal shapes, and the soleil pattern with its lines that resemble rays of sunshine, have been favourites of Swiss watchmakers for over two centuries.

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Montblanc has adorned a number of its collections with guilloché designs, such as the Villeret Metamorphosis II with its Clous de Paris decoration, and the Star 4810 collection with its exclusive undulating star motif. For the latest additions to the Star Classique Date Automatic collection, the Swiss watchmaker has created silver-coloured flinqué guilloché dials with wavy patterns that radiate out from the centre of the dial. This mesmerising rippled effect is accentuated by the slimmest case in Montblanc’s collection and a narrow bezel that opens the dial up for maximum effect.

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True to the style of traditional Swiss timekeeping, the dial features elegant red gold plated hands and a date at three o’clock, providing excellent readability at a simple glance.

An expert eye will spot that the indexes and Arabic numerals are slightly thinner and smaller in these two new models for a more elegant look that better complements the flinqué guilloche dial. With its slightly curved lugs that follow the contour of the wrist, the Star Classique Date Automatic collection is not only graceful on the wrist, but is also extremely comfortable too.

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Like with all of Montblanc’s timepieces, it is not only about the aesthetics, equal attention has been paid to providing exemplary performance. Powered by Montblanc’s calibre MB 4810/408, the Montblanc Star Classique Date Automatic ensures the utmost in timekeeping precision and reliability. Finished to the finest standards of Swiss watchmaking tradition, the movement is on full view through a sapphire crystal case back on the back of the watch.

Expertly crafted with the unmistakable style of traditional Swiss watchmaking, the new Montblanc Star Classique Date Automatic presents yet another timeless classic, now with the addition of magnificent guilloché dials. Both versions are 39mm in size and will be available in boutiques from October 2015.
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TECHINCAL SPECIFICATIONS

Montblanc Classique Date Automatic
 
Ident. 113824

Movement:
Calibre MB 24.09
Type of movement: Mechanical movement with automatic winding
Number of rubies: 25
Power reserve: Approx. 42 hours
Balance: Flat hoop
Frequency: 28,800 A/h (4 Hz)
Hairspring: Flat
Displays:
Hours, minutes and small second from the centre
Date window at “3 o’clock”
Habillage
Case: Stainless steel case with red gold bezel
Crystal: Scratch-resistant, domed and antireflective sapphire crystal
Back: Stainless steel with inset pane of sapphire crystal
Dimensions:
Diameter = 39 mm
Height = 8.9 mm
Watertightness: 3 bar
Crown: Stainless steel with inlaid Montblanc emblem
Dial:
Silvery-white guilloche dial, red gold-plated Arabic numerals and indexes,
red gold-plated feuille hour-hand and minute-hand, red gold-plated baton second hand
Wristband:
Black alligator-skin with stainless steel pin buckle


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