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On Moser Specialties
I love H.Moser & Cie. As a brand they are synonymous with amazing fume dial as well as beautifully designed cases. They are another brand where everything is just right, down to the size and shape of the crown. Over the years we’ve come to expect something zany and utterly original from Moser. Back in 2017 we received the cheese watch. A 1/1 Moser with a case made of Swiss cheese. Video here. In 2018, we got the watch who shall not be named. An homage, if you will, representing many of the major players in the game. We wrote. about it previously here. In 2019 we got the Nature…
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Moser x Vantablack
H. Moser & Cie have announced a watch with the darkest dial humanly possible. It’s coated with this “paint” called Vantablack. Manufactured here. It’s chemical substance made of vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays and is the darkest artificial substance known, absorbing up to 99.965% of radiation in the visible spectrum. (Wiki entry) It’s accurate to 1000 years. And costs $35,000. You can find myriad pictures and some video reviews on Instagram. It’s a pretty cool piece that I’d personally love to wear. Some Details: Reference 1801-1200, steel model, Vantablack® dial, black leather strap, limited edition of 50 pieces Reference 1801-0400, 5N red gold model, midnight-blue fumé dial, brown alligator leather strap,…
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H. Moser & Cie.’s Swiss Icons Watch Controversy
Some people just can’t take a joke. Yesterday H. Moser posted this year’s installment of their novelty watch they create for SIHH now yearly. It references (no pun intended) a few other major watch companies’ trademark features: Rolex Pepsi bezel colors Patek Philippe garage door dial + logo Girard Perregaux tourbillion bridge Voutilainen hands Audemars Piguet bezel shape Hublot Case Panerai type and crown guard Today Moser posts this on their Instagram: In case you were wondering what happened to the Swiss Icons Watch… A post shared by H. Moser & Cie. (@moserwatches) on Jan 12, 2018 at 4:18am PS This is truly sad. These huge companies clearly have…
