Discover the LM101 MB&F x H. Moser and the Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon H. Moser x MB&FH. Moser & Cie. and MB&F are both independent, human-scale

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Discover the LM101 MB&F x H. Moser and the Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon H. Moser x MB&FH. Moser & Cie. and MB&F are both independent, human-scale Swiss companies.

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LM101 MB&F x H. Moser - a Performance Art piece


Jun 3, 2020

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MB&F

The LM101 MB&F x H. Moser, a Performance Art Piece with H.Moser & Cie.

Available in 4 limited editions of 15 pieces each in stainless steel 316, with fumé dials in Funky Blue, Red, Cosmic Green and an Aqua Blue edition exclusively for Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons.

Discover the LM101 MB&F x H. Moser and the Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon H. Moser x MB&F In this crowning expression of the ties binding H. Moser & Cie. and MB&F for more than ten years, Edouard Meylan and Maximilian Büsser have composed a duet fine watchmaking recital. For the first time in MB&F history, a ‘Performance Art’ project that works both ways, in an entirely reciprocal manner: the two brands co-sign a pair of creations blending the DNA of each.



UNITED WE STAND AMONG independents through UNPRECEDENTED COLLABORATION

Edouard Meylan and Maximilian Büsser are delighted with this rewarding collaborative project. In addition to the beauty of the models created in tandem, two bodies of expertise and two sets of DNA have been blended and mutually enriched. The two different communities of the two Maisons have also pooled their skills in a wonderful spirit of openness and transparency. This experience leaves Edouard and Maximilian with a keen sense of coming back to a sense of pleasure: the pleasure of working together and of creating.

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PROJECT ORIGINS

H. Moser & Cie. and MB&F are both independent, human-scale Swiss companies. They are run by two passionate personalities, longstanding acquaintances who both appreciate and respect each other on both a personal and professional level. The brands have in fact been working together for more than ten years, with Precision Engineering AG – a sister company of H. Moser & Cie. – notably supplying MB&F’s balance springs. It is therefore not surprising that MB&F asked Edouard Meylan to take part as a “friend” to help create a Performance Arts piece. The latest aspect of this collaboration lies in its being a two-way street. Maximilian Büsser says:
“When I called Edouard to tell him that I wanted to collaborate on a creation, I mentioned that I really liked the double balance-spring, the Moser fumé dials and the Concept watch series. Edouard immediately told me that he would let me borrow these features, but on condition that he could also reinterpret one of my machines. After an initial moment of surprise, I gave it some thought. Being 50% Indian and 50% Swiss, I am firmly convinced that mixing DNA creates interesting results, so why not try the experiment in watchmaking? I therefore agreed and suggested the FlyingT model, which is particularly dear to my heart.”
In a spirit of sharing and openness, while cultivating the notion of strength in unity, H. Moser & Cie. and MB&F have thus jointly created two models, available in several versions and issued in 15-piece limited series. This number is a nod to the 15th anniversary of MB&F as well as honouring the 15th anniversary of the relaunch of H. Moser & Cie. By pooling their strengths, these two competing yet friendly brands are working to harness the combined strengths of talented artisans, entirely in keeping with the philosophy adopted by MB&F.

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Left: ENDEAVOUR CYLINDRICAL TOURBILLON H. MOSER X MB&F
Right: LM101 MB&F X H. MOSER

ENDEAVOUR CYLINDRICAL TOURBILLON
H. MOSER X MB&F


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H. Moser & Cie. has borrowed from MB&F the concept of three-dimensional movements, a strong element of the Geneva Maison’s identity, protected by a sapphire dome and featuring a one-minute flying tourbillon that rises above the main dial through a ventricular opening appearing at 12 o’clock. Benefiting from the expertise of its sister company Precision Engineering AG, H. Moser & Cie. has equipped its tourbillon with a cylindrical balance spring, the same as that developed by Precision Engineering AG for MB&F’s LM Thunderdome. Invented in the 18th century, the cylindrical balance spring is reminiscent of a worm- or corkscrew, rising perpendicularly around the upper rod of the balance staff. Commonly used in historical marine chronometers at the time, it offers the advantage of developing concentrically, and therefore geometrically, since it works perfectly along the axis of its pivots. This gives it a significant advantage over the flat balance spring, whose opposite ends tend to exert forces on the pivots, despite the Philips or Breguet terminal curves which were specifically developed to partially correct the non-concentric opening of the balance spring. Fitted with a Breguet overcoil at both attachment points, the cylindrical balance spring reduces pivot friction and greatly improves isochronism. Due to its specific shape, the cylindrical balance spring is far more difficult to produce and takes ten times longer to make than a traditional balance spring.

Another reference to MB&F’s identity lies in the tilted dials, which H. Moser & Cie. has adopted for its hour and minute subdial. This is inclined at 40° so that the owner of the watch is the only one to whom it reveals the secret of time, and mounted on a conical gear train ensuring optimal torque transmission from one plane to the other. As Edouard Meylan explains: “We have Moserized the MB&F universe by developing a sapphire subdial, which melts into the background so as to highlight the beauty of our fumé dials. And to preserve the purity and elegance of this true work of horological art, we have inscribed our logo like a watermark on the sapphire subdial, thereby underlining the personal character and intimate relationship binding it to its owner”. Available in five different versions, the Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon H. Moser x MB&F model comes in a steel case topped by Funky Blue, Cosmic Green, Burgundy, Off-White or Ice Blue dials, all of the fumé variety.

CASE
  • Steel topped by a high domed sapphire crystal
  • Diameter: 42.0 mm
  • Height: 19.5 mm
  • Height without crystal sapphire: 9.4 mm
  • Crown at 9 o’clock, engraved with a “M“
  • See-through sapphire crystal case back
DIAL
  • Main dial: Funky Blue fumé, Burgundy fumé, Cosmic Green fumé, Off-White fumé or Ice Blue fumé with sunburst pattern
  • Hours and the minutes displayed on a 40° vertically tilted sapphire dial at 6 o’clock
  • Leaf-shaped hour and minute hands, blued on the Off-White fumé model
MOVEMENT
  • HMC 810 three- dimensional automatic Manufacture calibre
  • Diameter: 32.0 mm or 14 1/4 lignes
  • Height: 5.5 mm
  • Frequency: 21,600 vibrations/hour
  • 29 jewels
  • 184 components
  • Automatic bi-directional pawl winding system
  • Oscillating weight in 18-carat gold with engraved H. Moser & Cie. logo
  • Power reserve: minimum 72 hours
  • Cylindrical hairspring
  • One-minute flying tourbillon at 12 o’clock with skeletonised bridges
FUNCTIONS
  • Hours and minutes
STRAP
  • Hand-stitched black alligator leather
  • Steel folding clasp engraved with the Moser logo
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THE MACHINE

LM101 MB&F X H. MOSER

CASE
  • Material: Available in 4 limited editions of 15 pieces each in stainless steel 316, with fumé dials in Funky Blue, Red, Cosmic Green and an Aqua Blue edition exclusively for Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons.
  • Dimensions: 40mm x 16mm
  • Number of components: 35
  • Water resistance: water resistant to 3 ATM / 30m / 100 feet
ENGINE
  • Three-dimensional horological movement developed in-house by MB&F
  • Movement aesthetics and finishing specifications: Kari Voutilainen
  • Manual winding with single mainspring barrel
  • Bespoke 14mm flying balance wheel with double hairspring
  • Balance frequency: 2.5Hz / 18,000 bph
  • 221 components / 23 jewels / 45 hours power reserve
FUNCTIONS / INDICATIONS
  • Hours, minutes and power reserve indicator
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FUMÉ DIALS

Four striking colours taken from H. Moser & Cie.’s famous fumé dials with sunburst pattern, expressed in complete freedom, enhanced by a refined bezel.

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DOUBLE HAIRSPRING

Icon of the Legacy Machines, the monumental 14mm flying balance wheel welcomes for this collaboration a double hairspring – a specialty of H. Moser & Cie.

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‘CONCEPT’ WATCHES

Inspired by H. Moser & Cie.’s “back to basics” approach embodied in its Concept watch series, MB&F has chosen to remove its logo and return to its roots and indeed to the very origins of horology, when only the movements were signed.

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THE CREATOR

MB&F X H. MOSER

AN UNPRECEDENTED COLLABORATION

MB&F and H. Moser & Cie. are both independent, human-scale Swiss companies. They are run by two passionate personalities, Maximilian Büsser and Edouard Meylan, longstanding acquaintances who appreciate and respect each other on both personal and professional levels.

Precision Engineering, a sister company of H. Moser & Cie., has been supplying MB&F with hairsprings for almost 10 years. That essential component sits at the heart of the two new collections: H. Moser’s beautiful double hairspring beats for the first time in an MB&F; and for the first time in an H. Moser, the remarkable cylindrical hairspring featured in the MB&F Legacy Machine Thunderdome.

That cylindrical hairspring finds its place in the Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon H. Moser x MB&F: under an impressive sapphire crystal dome, a towering tourbillon and tilted dial borrowed from the LM FlyingT and LM Thunderdome – a very 3-dimensional structure typical of MB&F.

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SPECIFICATIONS


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DISPLAY


Hours, minutes and power reserve indicator
Large balance wheel suspended above the dial
Fumé dials with sunburst pattern: Funky Blue, Red, Cosmic Green and (exclusive to retailer Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons) Aqua Blue

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DIMENSIONS


40 mm x 16 mm




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ENGINE


Manual-winding with single mainspring barrel
Frequency: 2.5Hz (18,000bph)
Bespoke 14mm flying balance wheel with four traditional regulating screws floating above the domed dials
Balance spring: Straumann[SUP]®[/SUP] double hairspring
221 components, 23 jewels

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BODY


Stainless steel 316
35 components
High domed crystal sapphire on top and box sapphire crystal on back, both with anti-reflective coating on both sides

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POWER RESERVE


45 hours

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STRAP & BUCKLE


Hand-stitched calfskin strap
Steel 316L and titanium folding buckle

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EDITION


Limited editions of 15 pieces for each colour
Numbered pieces
 
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