H. Moser & Cie: Endeavour Concept Tourbillon Minute Repeater

For the new Endeavour Concept Minute Repeater Tourbillon, H. Moser & Cie. highlights one of the most traditional watch complications and combines it with a magnificent flying tourbillon in a twirling waltz. The two shaped chimes and the minute repeater hammers shine through against the lacquered black dial, intertwining the one-minute flying tourbillon at 6 o’clock. To develop this marvel of ingenuity, H. Moser & Cie. drew on the expertise of MHC Manufactures Hautes Complications SA, a specialist in minute repeaters. Together, the two manufactures created a brand-new design, showcasing the beauty of the complication by positioning the chimes and the hammers on the dial side.

In creating the movement and the 18K white gold case, significant effort has gone into preserving its finesse in terms of the timepiece’s diameter “43mm” and thickness “14mm”. The sliding bolt, fitted on a Teflon runner to ensure it slides perfectly smoothly, is built into the main plate to save space. The case middle has been widened to the maximum in order to accommodate the movement while allowing enough space to create a soundbox. This amplifies the chiming of hours, quarter-hours and minutes by two gongs, onto which fall two hammers that are raised based on information provided by different feeler-spindles. Added to the fact that this was already a technical feat with regard to the minute repeater mechanism, it also required perfect understanding of the subject to achieve a beautiful sound that combines amplitude, a certain length and a pure note.

The one-minute flying tourbillon at 6 o’clock is certainly eye-catching. Visible behind a skeleton bridge, it is fitted to a ball bearing that improves the accuracy and chronometry. Resolutely contemporary and in line with modern times, the tourbillon appears to float weightlessly on the black lacquered dial stripped of both logo and indices. The strap, made from black alligator leather, adds the final touch of elegance to this unconventional piece, which reinterprets this most romantic of complications in an understated, minimalist style.

The new H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Concept Tourbillon Minute Repeater is equipped with the Hand-Wound HMC 903 Calibre “the 14° calibre produced by the brand since 2005” with 90 hours of power reserve and is available in a limited edition of only 10 pieces at the price of €.305.000.