Limited Edition of 10 Pieces
A titanium case with polished DLC finishing is the armour protecting this exceptional solid gold movement and dial. In a very rare combination, exemplary of traditional watchmaking craftsmanship with a fresh new approach, H. Moser & Cie. introduces the Endeavour Perpetual Calendar Black Golden Edition in a series limited to only 10 pieces. The HMC 341 manufacture calibre housed within this watch is a sophisticated execution of the ingenious perpetual calendar movement (winner of the Grand Prix de Genève for a complicated watch), with solid gold plates and bridges, hand-engraving and a Moser escapement with the Straumann Double Hairspring.
Building on the exceptional qualities of the Perpetual Calendar, this unconventional watch combines a strong, scratch resistant material for the case to house a special H. Moser movement. Set with solid gold plates and bridges, this movement houses a Moser escapement with the Straumann Double Hairspring® and two functional diamond end-stones, chosen for the clear colour they lend to the final design. Double barrels set below two screwed golden chatons enable a minimum 7-day power reserve, indicated by the display on the dial at 9 o'clock.
The colors of the gold fumé dial with a sunburst pattern flow from a warm gold to shaded fumé tones that blend into the dark polished titanium case. Punctuated by the Perpetual Flash Calendar at 3 o'clock, the dial has a noticeably large date window with golden numerals. This calendar may be adjusted forward and backward, at any time an exceptional ability for a perpetual calendar making it very easy to use.
The three-part case, in DLC-treated solid titanium, measures 40.8mm x 11.1mm. It has an AR-coated sapphire crystal and a curved sapphire display back. It features the Double Pull Crown System.
Movement is the Swiss hand-wind, H. Moser & Cie. in-house caliber HMC 341 with 28 jewels, 18,000 vph and a power reserve of 7 days. It features screwed gold mounts, an 18kt gold plate and bridges with matte finish, hand chamfering and hand-engraved hallmark. True bevel wheels and Moser tooth system for all wheels and pinions, an interchangeable Moser escapement, an Original Straumann Double Hairspring and two functional diamond end-stones in the Incabloc shock-absorber. It has a traditional screw balance wheel with white gold weight screws, and a Pallet fork and escapement wheel made of gold.
Functions are: perpetual flash calendar, center-hand month indicator (12 hour indexes = 12 months), hour and minute, off-center seconds dial with hacking seconds function at 6 o'clock, a power reserve indicator at 9 o'clock, and a leap-year indicator and adjustment pusher.
The dial is 18kt gold, hand-crafted fumé with a sunburst pattern. The applied indices and hands are 18kt gold. It shows the month with a small arrow-shaped center hand, a sub-dial for the constant seconds, and a big date display at 3 o'clock with centered numerals.
The strap is hand-sewn carbon-coated matte black alligator with an 18kt rose gold folding clasp with the Moser logo.
It comes inside a limited-edition Macassar wooden box, and it will be available as of July 2014.