THREE VANTABLACK® EDITIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE ANY TIME, ANYWHERE
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.
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.
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.
Ultracontemporary, pared down, and timeless. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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.
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
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS – 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
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 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
PRESS RELEASE 5 REFERENCES & PHOTOS Venturer Vantablack® Black Hands, ref. 2327-0222, white gold model, and Venturer Vantablack® Black Hands XL, ref. 2327-1213, steel model, Vantablack® dial, blackened hands, black alligator leather strap Endeavour Tourbillon Vantablack® Black Hands, ref. 1804-1206, steel model with black DLC coating, Vantablack® dial, blackened hands, black alligator leather strap, limited edition of 50 pieces
H. MOSER & CIE. H. Moser & Cie. was created by Heinrich Moser in 1828. Based in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, it currently employs around 60 people, has developed 14 in-house calibres to date and produces more than 1,500 watches per annum.
H. Moser & Cie. manufactures parts such as regulating organs and balance-springs, which are used for its own production as well as to supply its partner companies. H. Moser & Cie. is honoured to have a Moser family member with the company as Honorary Chairman and President of the Heinrich and Henri Moser Foundation.
The aim of the Moser Foundation, created by one of Heinrich Moser’s descendants, is to keep the family history alive and seek out antique pieces for the Moser Museum, located in Charlottenfels Manor, Heinrich Moser’s family home.
With its substantial watchmaking expertise and highly acclaimed experience in the sector, MELB Holding holds shares in H. Moser & Cie. and Hautlence. MELB Holding is an independent family group, based in the heart of the legendary Vallée de Joux.
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