Glashutte Original – VINTAGE Sixties Annual Edition 2020

Glashutte Original – VINTAGE Sixties Annual Edition 2020

Cool classic in glacier blue

Glashütte Original presents Sixties and Sixties Chronograph as annual edition 2020

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Since 2018 the exceptional Sixties annual editions have been the source of great excitement in the world of watches.

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Following the extravagance of previous years, the 2020 annual edition turns to sublime elegance: cool glacier blue lends the new Sixties a profound but no less impressive appearance. Simultaneously with this model the German watchmaker introduces a new Sixties Chronograph in the same colour, presented for the first time in an annual edition.

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Setting eyes on alpine scenery and majestic glaciers, it is difficult to resist their charms. They have an incomparable aura of clarity, peace and strength and take on some of the most beautiful colours that nature has to offer.

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Glashütte Original’s watchmakers pay tribute to these moods with the elegant glacier blue of the new annual edition – and present two models that interpret the characteristic Sixties design in a discreet, yet powerful new way.

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The cool look of the Sixties line, a classic from the Saxon watchmaker, underscores its versatile nature.

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The signature features of its 1960s design – the domed sapphire crystals, curved hands and characteristic Arabic numerals – reveal a charm of their own. Following silver, black, dark blue, green and orange, they are set off now by an glacier blue ground.

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This goes for the Sixties Chronograph as well, which appears with a new colour now, too.

Elegant appearance with unique dial

The cool shimmer of the dials is the work of experts in Glashütte Original’s in-house dial manufactory in Pforzheim, Germany. There the dial blanks are first given a delicate sunray finish before being pressed into their characteristic domed shape and given a galvanic nickel coating. To achieve the striking dégradé effect they are then sprayed with dark blue lacquer, which first gives them a dark edge. Then the entire surface of the dial is given a coat of glacier blue lacquer. This elaborate hand-crafting results in the individual colour gradient that renders each dial unique.

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In a final step the dials are heated in an oven to burn in the colours. The incised indexes, printed numerals and Super-LumiNova highlights on each hour marker complete work of art.

Manufactory movement

The new Sixties is powered by the Calibre 39-52 automatic movement, developed in-house, while the new Sixties Chronograph features the manufactory’s Calibre 39-34. Both models have a 40-hour power reserve. The three-hand model is presented in a 39 mm diameter polished stainless steel case, while the chronograph appears in a 42 mm stainless steel case. The Sixties Chronograph is equipped with a central stop-second along with two inset auxiliary dials for the small second and 30-minute counter. The domed sapphire crystal case back on both models offers a clear view of each watch‘s finely finished movement with three-quarter plate, swan-neck fine adjustment, Glashütte stripe finish and skeletonised rotor with 21-carat oscillating mass.

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Rounding off the elegant appearance of the new Sixties and Sixties Chronograph are brown-grey nubuck calfskin straps with lightly contrasting stitching and pin buckle. Both models in this annual edition are available for a limited time only from Glashütte Original Boutiques and selected authorised dealers worldwide.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection : VINTAGE
Model name: Sixties
Launch year: 2020 (annual edition)

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Reference: 1-39-52-14-02-04

Movement
Calibre 39-52, exquisitely finished automatic movement
Functions: hour/minute/second (central), second stop
Power reserve: 40 hours (± 5 %)
Oscillating frequency: 28,800 vph, equivalent to 4 Hz
Case
Polished stainless steel, front and back glass in sapphire crystal
Water-resistant up to 3 bar
Measurements: diameter: 39.0 mm, height: 9.4 mm
Dial
Domed, glacier blue lacquer with dégradé effect
Special features: design inspired by Glashütte watches from the 1960s
Strap
Brown-grey nubuck calfskin, pin buckle

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Model name: Sixties Chronograph 
Launch year: 2020 (annual edition)

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Reference: 1-39-34-04-22-02

Movement
Calibre 39-47, exquisitely finished automatic movement
Functions: hour/minute/ small second (off-central), stop second
Power reserve: 40 hours (± 5 %)
Oscillating frequency: 28,800 vph, equivalent to 4 Hz
Case
 polished stainless steel, front and back glass in sapphire crystal
Water-resistant up to 3 bar
Measurements: diameter: 42.0 mm, height: 12.4 mm
Dial
Domed, glacier blue lacquer with dégradé effect
Special features: design inspired by Glashütte watches from the 1960s
Strap
Brown-grey nubuck calfskin, pin buckle


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H. MOSER & CIE. – Vantablack® Collection 2020

H. MOSER & CIE. – VENTURER and ENDEAVOUR Vantablack® Collection 2020

THREE VANTABLACK® EDITIONS 

AVAILABLE ONLINE ANY TIME, ANYWHERE

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H. Moser & Cie. has taken a key step in its development, deciding to get closer to its customers by offering them the opportunity to purchase its creations through a brand new online sales platform. With a selection of models available right now, this service has been designed as an opportunity to allow watch enthusiasts anywhere in the world to acquire a Moser timepiece, at any time of the day or night.

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To celebrate the launch of this platform, H. Moser & Cie. has created three remarkable editions, with an aesthetic guaranteed to make an impact: these three models feature a dial made from Vantablack®, the blackest black ever produced by artificial means. Equipped – for the first time – with black hands, they reveal the time like a quietly whispered secret. With neither logo nor indices, H. Moser & Cie. proves once more that the heart of the Haute Horlogerie sector lies not simply in displaying the time, but rather in eliciting emotion.

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H. Moser & Cie. showcases Vantablack® on the dial of its Venturer Vantablack® Black Hands, available in a choice of two diameters (39 mm and 43 mm for the XL version), and its Endeavour Tourbillon Vantablack® Black Hands model. With neither logo nor indices, this dial is the manufacture's ode to minimalism and understatement. Ultra-contemporary, pared down, and timeless.

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Vantablack® is the blackest black ever produced by artificial means. It is composed of carbon nanotubes that are 10,000 times finer than a human hair, aligned vertically alongside each other. 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.

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Although it’s 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. Once behind the sapphire crystal, Vantablack® is protected as if in a safe. There, it can express itself completely and seems to radiate the full power of its perfect blackness.

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An innovative material developed for astrophysics, Vantablack® is used in telescopes, and also by the military for thermal camouflage, to increase the stealth level of certain equipment. And that is exactly the role it is playing here: H. Moser & Cie. is taking advantage of its expertise in Vantablack® to propose a new use for this material, creating exceptional timepieces. These extremely rare models offer high added value in terms of both their innovation and their emotional scope. These models represent a switch to stealth mode, only revealing the time to those wearing them on their wrist, with the blackened hands keeping their secret well-hidden. This effect is further reinforced on the Endeavour Tourbillon Vantablack® Black Hands model, with its DLC-coated steel case.

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Amazingly, the story of these three models started as a joke. On April Fools' Day 2019, H. Moser & Cie. posted a touched-up photo of a watch with a black dial and blackened hands on social media, with these being, of course, invisible. Faced with an avalanche of requests from interested customers and the buzz which followed, H. Moser & Cie. had to take it seriously.

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United around the values of cutting-edge technology, timeless design and emotion, the Venturer Vantablack® Black Hands, Venturer Vantablack® Black Hands XL and Endeavour Tourbillon Vantablack® Black Hands models are perfect for our modern times. And what is more, they are available to purchase via an online sales platform set up by H. Moser & Cie. Find them online and from approved retailers now.

 H. Moser & Cie.’s own and unique take on Haute Horlogerie.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 

– VENTURER VANTABLACK® BLACK HANDS
Reference 2327-0222, white gold model, Vantablack® dial, blackened hands, black alligator leather strap

Case
18K white gold
Diameter: 39.0 mm, Height: 11.9 mm
Curved sapphire crystal
See-through case back with sapphire crystal
Crown adorned with an “M”
Dial
Vantablack®
Blackened leaf-shaped hands
Movement
Hand-wound HMC 327 Manufacture calibre
Diameter: 32.0 mm or 14 ¼ lignes/height: 4.5 mm
Frequency: 18,000 Vib/h
29 jewels
Power reserve: minimum of 3 days
Hacking seconds
Moser teeth for all wheels and pinions
Movement and components hand-finished and decorated
Moser balance and original Straumann® Hairspring
Functions
Hours and minutes
Power reserve indicator on movement side
Strap
Hand-stitched black alligator leather
18K white gold pin buckle engraved with the Moser logo

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– VENTURER VANTABLACK® BLACK HANDS XL

Reference 2327-1213, steel model, Vantablack® dial, blackened hands, black alligator leather strap

Case
Steel
Diameter: 43.0 mm, Height: 11.9 mm
Curved sapphire crystal
See-through case back with sapphire crystal
Crown adorned with an “M”
Dial
Vantablack®
Blackened leaf-shaped hands
Movement
Hand-wound HMC 327 Manufacture calibre
Diameter: 32.0 mm or 14 ¼ lignes/height: 4.5 mm
Frequency: 18,000 Vib/h
29 jewels
Power reserve: minimum of 3 days
Hacking seconds
Moser teeth for all wheels and pinions
Movement and components hand-finished and decorated
Moser balance and original Straumann®  Hairspring
Functions
Hours and minutes
Power reserve indicator on movement side
Strap
Hand-stitched black alligator leather
Steel pin buckle, engraved with the Moser logo

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 

– ENDEAVOUR TOURBILLON VANTABLACK® BLACK HANDS

Reference 1804-1206, steel model with black DLC coating, Vantablack® dial, black hands, black alligator leather strap, limited edition of 50 pieces

Case
Black DLC-finished steel,
Diameter: 42 mm
Height: 11.6 mm
See-through case back with sapphire crystal
Dial
Vantablack®
Blackened leaf-shaped hour and minute hands
Movement
Calibre HMC 804 self-winding Manufacture calibre
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 of 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 made from aluminium, a material taken from the aeronautical industry
Functions
Hours and minutes
Strap
Hand-stitched black alligator leather
Steel folding buckle with black DLC coating, engraved with the Moser logo

Limited to Only 50  Pieces

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MOSER SCHAFFHAUSEN AG
Rundbuckstrasse 10
CH-8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall
Switzerland
TEL.          +41 52 674 0050
FAX          +41 52 674 0055
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