H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Concept Minute Repeater Tourbillon Blue Enamel

H. Moser & Cie. not too long ago launched the Streamliner Concept Minute Repeater Tourbillon Blue Enamel mannequin—a fascinating timepiece flaunting a minute repeater housed in a water resistant case (5 ATM), a rarity amongst its variety. The minute repeater mechanism, which strikes hours, quarters, and minutes, is displayed prominently on the dial. The hammers and gongs are showcased in a ballet-like movement, complemented by the one-minute flying tourbillon on the 6 o’clock place. The Aqua Blue dial, crafted from “Grand Feu” enamel on a hammered texture base, offers a shocking backdrop for this intricate show, remodeling time right into a sensory and musical expertise.

This mannequin combines the standard minute repeater complication with a flying tourbillon, positioning the 2 formed gongs and the hammers on the dial facet in a brand-new design. This required overcoming a number of technical challenges, notably curving the gongs to keep away from encroaching on the flying tourbillon whereas sustaining the balanced proportions and fluid shapes attribute of the Streamliner line. The built-in metal bracelet continues these curves, elegantly following the road of the wrist.

Extensive work has gone into the cushion-shaped metal case to optimize sound, attaining an ideal stability between quantity, resonance, and concord. The case center has been widened to accommodate the motion whereas creating sufficient area for a soundbox. This amplifies the chiming of hours, quarter-hours, and minutes by two gongs, that are struck by two hammers raised by completely different feeler-spindles. The case’s water resistance ensures that the minute repeater’s melody may even be shared underwater.

At six o’clock, the one-minute flying tourbillon, seen behind a skeletonized bridge, seems to drift weightlessly on the dial. The dial itself is crafted in “Grand Feu” enamel, starting with a hammered gold base. Four completely different color pigments are utilized to create an ombré impact. The pigments are painstakingly added by a grasp enameller, and the dial is fired twelve occasions to realize the H. Moser & Cie. fumé impact. Each dial is exclusive, with an intense Aqua Blue hue and a outstanding texture, offered with no brand or indices.

The three-dimensional fingers show hours and minutes, shaped of two sections with inserts made out of Globolight, an modern ceramic-based materials containing Super-LumiNova. The minute hand is curved for an enhanced impact. Powering this distinctive watch is the hand-wound HMC 905 calibre, a brand new motion that ensures an influence reserve of 90 hours. The motion contains a modern anthracite gray end, with sure components skeletonized to disclose the intricate mechanism. This mannequin reinterprets conventional aesthetics into an understated but outstanding piece.