H. MOSER & CIE. – ENDEAVOUR Tourbillon Vantablack Edition

H. MOSER & CIE. – ENDEAVOUR Tourbillon Concept Vantablack® White Gold Limited Edition

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TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE 

AND INNOVATIVE MATERIALS FOR 

A NEW TAKE ON TRADITION

Playing heavily on contrasts, H. Moser & Cie. has chosen innovative materials borrowed from the worlds of astrophysics and aerospace to return to the essence of one of the most complex and most traditional mechanisms in Haute Horlogerie. A Vantablack® dial without indices or logo and featuring aluminium components showcases the tourbillon, highlighting its beauty in a refined, ultra-modern, yet timeless way. H. Moser & Cie. presents the Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Vantablack®.

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Positioned at 6 o'clock, the one-minute flying tourbillon seems literally to float in the centre of a black hole, with no reflection, and without indices or logo by way of distraction. And for good reason: H. Moser & Cie. has given its Endeavour Tourbillon Concept a dial made from Vantablack®, employing all the expertise it has gained by working with this innovative material created in 2012. A super-black coating renowned as the darkest substance in existence, Vantablack® is used in astrophysics in telescopes, by the military for thermal camouflage, to increase the stealth level of certain equipment, or in civil engineering for applications such as solar panels and, more recently, a concept car. It is composed of carbon nanotubes that are 10,000 times finer than a human hair, aligned vertically alongside each other.

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When a photon hits Vantablack®, this material absorbs 99.965% of the light. As our eyes need reflected light to perceive what we are looking at, Vantablack® is perceived as the absence of matter, a black hole. Resistant to shocks and vibrations, Vantablack® remains a material which is extremely delicate to handle. H. Moser & Cie. had to put a structure in place and develop special processes to successfully work with this material. Special cases were designed to transport the dials from the supplier, and tools were specially created to handle them and to fit the hands, until casing-up. Once behind the sapphire crystal, Vantablack® is protected as if in a safe. There, it can express itself fully and seems to radiate the full power of its perfect blackness.

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With the Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Vantablack®, H. Moser & Cie. is writing an ode to minimalism. A simple look which complements the complexity of the materials chosen and the HMC 804 Manufacture movement equipping this model. In addition to Vantablack®, the Schaffhausen-based Manufacture used aluminium borrowed from the aerospace industry for the cage of its tourbillon, including the cage wheel, the balance bridge and the escapement bridge.

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More rigid than traditional aluminium, this innovative material offers the advantage of being more lightweight than brass. The result is reduced inertia, which offers an improved energy balance, and also enhanced performance with optimal operation and more stable isochronism over the long term. There is also an increase in the amplitude of approximately 10%. With its characteristic attention to detail, H. Moser & Cie. has added a black PVD coating to the tourbillon bridge and to the balance bridge, which echoes the abyss-like black of the Vantablack® dial.

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A marvel of ingenuity, this self-winding HMC 804 calibre is equipped with a double hairspring designed and produced in-house. Thanks to this pair of matched hairsprings, the movement of the point of gravity on each spring when it expands is corrected and the effect of friction reduced, significantly improving accuracy and isochronism in continual pursuit of perfection.

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The Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Vantablack® is a timepiece that has to be earned. Its secrets are not readily revealed, but must be discovered over time. Maturity and self-confidence are vital in order to design, as well as wear, such a pure model with a look as bold as this.

The unmistakeable H. Moser & Cie. style of irreverent Haute Horlogerie.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: ENDEAVOUR TOURBILLON Concept  Vantablack Edition

Reference 1804-0212, Vantablack® White Gold
Case
18-carat white gold, three-part
Diameter: 42 mm
Height: 11.6 mm
See-through sapphire crystal case-back
Dial
Vantablack®
Leaf-shaped hour and minute hands
Movement
Atomatic Manufacture calibre HMC 804
Diameter: 32.0 mm or 14 1/4 lignes
Height: 5.5 mm
Frequency: 21,600 vibrations/hour
Automatic bi-directional pawl winding system
Oscillating weight in 18-carat red gold with engraved H. Moser & Cie. logo
Power reserve: minimum 3 days
Original double hairspring
One-minute flying tourbillon at 6 o’clock with skeletonised bridges coated in black PVD
Tourbillon cage, cage wheel, balance bridge and escapement bridge in aluminium
Functions
Hours and minutes
Strap
Hand-stitched black alligator leather strap
8-carat solid white gold folding clasp engraved with the Moser logo

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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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Blancpain - VILLERET Ultraplate Platinum 40 Exclusive Boutique Edition

Blancpain - VILLERET Ultraplate Platinum 40 Blue Exclusive Boutique Edition - 2019

Blancpain Enters The Blue Hour With 

The Villeret Ultraplate, A Boutique Exclusive

At Blancpain, excellence lies at the heart of all its watch creations, combining expertise, innovation and aestheticism. The new Villeret Ultraplate is the most recent example. This platinum timepiece with a blue dial marks a return to essentials in which hours and minutes reign supreme. Issued in an 88-piece limited edition, it is exclusively available in brand boutiques worldwide.

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Elegance and discretion have characterized Villeret models since their early days in the 1980s. The new Villeret Ultraplate watch is no exception. It has a resolutely contemporary face while preserving the collection’s emblematic aestheticism and authenticity. The Villeret style is distinguished by a delicately rounded double-stepped bezel, stylish hands meticulously crafted in the shape of cut-out sage leaves, applied Roman numeral hour-markers crafted in gold and a delightfully slim case.

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Like all Blancpain models, the new Villeret Ultraplate limited edition guarantees enhanced reliability and running efficiency. Based on the renowned 1150 caliber, the hand-wound 11A4B Manufacture movement offers four days of autonomy driven by two series-coupled barrels and equipped with high-performance hairsprings. This construction enables a constant energy pulse, guaranteeing precision from the first hours of operation through to the final minutes. Particularly concerned with ensuring the user friendliness of its watches, Blancpain has equipped the new Villeret Ultraplate with a power-reserve indicator. The latter is displayed on the back to preserve the elegance of the dial. Protected by a sapphire case-back, the mechanism has been subtly decorated to reflect the purity of the watch face. The entirely redesigned bridges are adorned with the traditional côtes de Genève motif, as well as beveled edges.

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The new Villeret Ultraplate in platinum comes with a case measuring 40 mm in diameter and 7.40 mm thick. Graced with a blue dial, it is paired with a blue alligator strap secured by a pin buckle. This exclusive model issued in an 88-piece edition is dedicated to Blancpain boutiques worldwide.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: VILLERET

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Model: VILLERET Ultraplate Blue Edition

References:  6605-3440-55A - Platinum 40 - Edition

Case
Diameter:     40.30 mm 
Thickness:     70.39 mm
Water resistance:     3.00 bar
Between horns:     22.00 mm
Sapphire back
Engraved on the - "№ Х/88 Piece"
Dial
Deep blue dial with sun-pattern finish
Index    Roman numerals.
Movement
Calibre 11A4B
Reference:   11A4B
Ultra-slim hand-wound
Power-reserve indication on the bridge side
Balance frequency: 28,800 a/h or 4 hertz
Calibre thickness:  2.80 mm
Calibre diameter:  24.40 mm
Power reserve in hours:  100
Jewels:  21
Secured movement
Titanium free sprung balance with gold regulation screws
Components:     131
Strap/Bracelet
Alligator lined with alzavel
Blue color strap
Platinum folding clasp

EDITION
Boutique exclusive model
Limited Edition - Only of 88 pieces

*Each bar corresponds to a 10-metre water column.
Alligator leather straps - origin : Mississippiensis Villeret
Blancpain reserves the right to modify this model and its technical characteristics

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Blancpain S.A.
Le Rocher 12
1348 Le Brassus
Suisse
International PR: Aude Rosati
Tel.  (+41) 21 796 3636
Fax (+41) 21 796 3637
E-mail: pr@blancpain.com
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