H. Moser & Cie Brings April Fools Joke To Life With Three New Vantablack Watches With Blackened Hands

[roadwarrior]

April Fools day joke a reality and release three pieces

Blackened Hands
APR 01, 2020 — BY BILAL KHAN

https://www.ablogtowatch.com/h-moser...ackened-hands/

Last year, on April 1, 2019, H. Moser & Cie posted an image of a vantablack watch that also had its hands blacked out, leaving just a black space. Apparently, the brand got so much interest they decided to actually make the April Fools day joke a reality and release three pieces. Fortunately, the hands are just blackened and not done in vantablack, so the time can actually be read, at least theoretically.

The in-person buying experience is non-existent at the moment, so Moser is also using these releases to tout its new e-commerce system, as well. Seeing such a low-production/high-cost brand like Moser embrace e-commerce is an encouraging sign.

As for the watches, first is an Endeavour Tourbillon Concept that is limited to 50 pieces. Done in a black DLC-finished steel case measuring 42mm-wide and 11.6mm-thick. This model is a take on an existing version that was done in white gold and (obviously) without blackened hands. Both the original and this new limited edition have a black DLC-coated bridges on the one-minute tourbillon at 6 o’clock and there are no visual changes to the HMC 804 movement.

But who the hell is buying a watch with a dial made from the blackest black in creation and blackened hands? These are wearable art. I spent some time with Moser’s first Vantablack watch a couple of years ago. and photos don’t do justice to how stark and deep the black really is. It’s like a black hole.

The H. Moser & Cie Venturer Concept (Ref. 2327-0222) in white gold is priced at $27,600, the Venturer XL Concept (Ref. 2327-1213) in steel is $26,600, and the Endeavour Tourbillon Concept (Ref. 1804-1206) and limited to pieces is priced at $69,000. Again, these are all coinciding with the launch of Moser’s social-distance-friendly e-commerce page.

Have your heart set on an H. Moser & Cie.? Here’s your chance to add it to your collection from the comfort of the internet.

H. Moser & Cie. has a selection of new and certified pre-owned timepieces which can be purchased directly from the manufacturer online and delivered straight to your door.
Discover the ever-growing selection and get them before they’re gone!

While timepieces from other sites may look tempting, they are not covered by a 24-month manufacture warranty.
H. Moser & Cie. does not guarantee the source, authenticity nor the working order of timepieces ordered elsewhere.

VENTURER CONCEPT

Reference: 2327-0222

H. Moser & Cie. puts the accent on Vantablack® for the dial of the Venturer Vantablack® Black Hands. With neither logo nor indices, this dial is the manufacture's ode to minimalism and understatement. Ultra-contemporary, pared down, and timeless. Limited availability.

CHF 25 000

Technical SpecificationsCASE

• 18K white gold
• Diameter: 39.0 mm
• Height: 11.9 mm
• Curved sapphire crystal
• See-through case back with sapphire crystal
• Crown adorned with an “M”

FUNCTIONS

• Hours and minutes
• Power reserve indicator on movement side

MOVEMENT

• Hand-wound HMC 327 Manufacture calibre
• Diameter: 32.0 mm or 14 ¼ lignes/height: 4.5 mm
• Frequency: 18,000 Vib/h
• 29 jewels
• Power reserve: minimum of 3 days
• Hacking seconds
• Moser teeth for all wheels and pinions
• Movement and components hand-finished and decorated
• Moser balance and original Straumann® Hairspring

DIAL

• Vantablack®
• Blackened leaf-shaped hands

VENTURER XL CONCEPT

Reference: 2327-1213

H. Moser & Cie. puts the accent on Vantablack® for the dial of the Venturer Vantablack® Black Hands XL. With neither logo nor indices, this dial is the manufacture's ode to minimalism and understatement. Ultra-contemporary, pared down, and timeless. Limited availability.
CHF 24 000

Technical SpecificationsCASE

• Steel
• Diameter: 43.0 mm
• Height: 11.9 mm
• Curved sapphire crystal
• See-through case back with sapphire crystal
• Crown adorned with an “M”

FUNCTIONS

• Hours and minutes
• Power reserve indicator on movement side

MOVEMENT

• Hand-wound HMC 327 Manufacture calibre
• Diameter: 32.0 mm or 14 ¼ lignes/height: 4.5 mm
• Frequency: 18,000 Vib/h
• 29 jewels
• Power reserve: minimum of 3 days
• Hacking seconds
• Moser teeth for all wheels and pinions
• Movement and components hand-finished and decorated
• Moser balance and original Straumann® Hairspring

DIAL

• Vantablack®
• Blackened leaf-shaped hands

STRAP

• Hand-stitched black alligator leather
• Steel pin buckle, engraved with the Moser logo

ENDEAVOUR TOURBILLON CONCEPT

Limited edition : 50

Reference: 1804-1206

H. Moser & Cie. puts the accent on Vantablack® for the dial of the Endeavour Tourbillon Vantablack® Black Hands. With neither logo nor indices, this dial is the manufacture's ode to minimalism and understatement. Ultra-contemporary, pared down, and timeless. Limited availability.
CHF 69 000

Technical Specifications
Limited edition : 50

CASE

• Black DLC-finished steel
• Diameter: 42 mm
• Height: 11.6 mm
• See-through case back with sapphire crystal

FUNCTIONS

• Hours and minutes

MOVEMENT

• HMC 804 self-winding Manufacture calibre
• Diameter: 32.0 mm or 14 1/4 lignes
• Height: 5.5 mm
• Frequency: 21,600 vibrations/hour
• Automatic bi-directional pawl winding system
• Oscillating weight in 18-carat red gold with engraved H. Moser & Cie. logo
• Power reserve: minimum of 3 days
• Original double hairspring
• One-minute flying tourbillon at 6 o'clock with skeletonised bridges coated in black PVD
• Tourbillon cage, cage wheel, balance bridge and escapement bridge made from aluminium, a material taken from the aeronautical industry

DIAL

• Vantablack®
• Blackened leaf-shaped hour and minute hands

STRAP

• Hand-stitched black alligator leather
• Steel folding buckle with black DLC coating, engraved with the Moser logo

CHF 69 000

 

[darkoverlord]

I think this is cool. And I don't think it will be that hard to read. I've had the opportunity to see one vanta black watch in person. It is so black everything set against it looks like its jumping off the watch. The blackened hands here will surely blend more than yellow gold but I still think a normal black dlc type product will jump off the dial with the amount of light it will comparatively reflect.

 

[daycoo2]

You can be sure there will be buyers for these! Thanks Mike.