H.Moser & Cie. – A gold and black Streamliner – Geneva Watch Days

For this version of its Streamliner model, H. Moser & Cie. has chosen to adorn all its perfectly rounded curves in red gold, from its cushion case to its integrated bracelet with articulated links. Extremely careful polishing and satin-finishing of adjacent surfaces is required to achieve the high-end finishes for which the Streamliner collection is renowned. The transitions between the different types of finishes must indeed be flawless. The deep black of the Vantablack® dial is enhanced by 5N red gold, whose vertical brushed finish alternates with polished lines.

The contrast between the two materials is further accentuated by the red gold hour markers that punctuate the dial, whose blacker than black surface is pierced by these rays of light. H.Moser & Cie. has achieved a real technical feat by fixing these indexes from behind so that, depending on the angle, they appear or disappear on Vantablack®, this innovative material created in 2012 that the Manufacture has learned to love and master over the years. year. Reputed to be the darkest substance in existence, this super black Vantablack® coating is used in astrophysics for telescopes and by the military as thermal camouflage, to increase the stealth level of certain equipment, or in civilian contexts for panels solar. It is composed of juxtaposed carbon nanostructures. When a photon strikes 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. H.Moser & Cie. had to set up a structure and develop special processes to successfully work with this material, which is perfectly protected once behind the sapphire crystal.

Streamliner Tourbillon Vantablack © H. Moser. & Cie.

Seeming to float in the middle of a black hole, the flying tourbillon (1 minute) positioned at six o’clock comes alive to become the engine of this exceptional timepiece. A marvel of ingenuity, this automatic caliber HMC 804 is equipped with a double hairspring designed and produced in-house by H. Moser & Cie’s sister company, Precision Engineering AG. Thanks to this pair of matched capillary springs, the displacement of the point of gravity on each spring when it relaxes is corrected and the effect of friction reduced, which considerably improves precision and isochronism in a permanent quest for perfection. .

Endowed with state-of-the-art technology, the Streamliner Tourbillon Vantablack® model is a concentrate of discreet power, a timepiece to be fully appreciated. The Streamliner Tourbillon Vantablack® model from H. Moser & Cie. is a one-of-a-kind haute horlogerie model.