EXCLUSIVE | SIHH 2018: H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Flying Hours, Heritage Moon, Endeavour vs. Venturer

Please Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@the1916company/?sub_confirmation=1 H. Moser & Cie. raised hell before SIHH 2018 with a watch alternately known as the Moser “Frankenstein” and the Moser “Swiss Icons” Watch. The deliberate sendup of “iconic” Swiss watch models hit too close to home for the horological powers that be, and the piece unique was withdrawn from SIHH exhibition prior to the show’s open on January 15. Nevertheless, H. Moser & Cie. brought new luxury watches that even a mad scientist could love. The headliner was the Moser Endeavour Flying Hours. It is a modern take on the “wandering hours” clock and starwheel / star wheel wristwatches. Rather than array the hour discs in an orbital fashion like watches from Arnold & Son, Audemars Piguet, and Urwerk, Moser mounted the hours in three turrets that rotate in synchronized pirouettes as the central minutes disc circulates the dial. 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after the hour, both the preceding and succeeding hours are highlighted in white. The dial is composed in “funky blue” with the signature fume gradient fade that reportedly finds a home on 80% of Moser’s watches sold. Inside, a Moser caliber C806 represents the fusion of know-how from Moser sister firm Hautlence (the flying hours module) and Moser’s Schaffhausen manufacture (the base 3-day automatic HMC200). Moser also arrived with a highlight from SIHH 2017’s collection, the Heritage Moon. This 42mm white gold watch features a pocket watch-inspir