The extremely in style H. Moser & Cie Perpetual Calendar returns in a completely new iteration that’s restricted to twenty items, the Pioneer Perpetual Calendar Idea MD Purple Enamel Honest Platinum Jubilee Version. Clearly, our curiosity has been piqued by the slew of particular editions coming our manner in Singapore to have fun the 70th birthday of Honest Nice Watches; it is a momentous event that holds nice significance for a lot of watch fanatics and collectors. The Pioneer Perpetual Calendar Idea MD Purple Enamel Honest Platinum Jubilee Version can also be of nice curiosity, and never solely as a result of H. Moser & Cie occur to make a completely unique kind of perpetual calendar. On this extremely unique mannequin, the model has opted for a really good-looking and technically difficult Grand Feu enamel dial.
Whereas this story focuses on the dial (and case), it must be famous that the mechanical motion powering the Pioneer Perpetual Calendar Idea MD Purple Enamel Honest Platinum Jubilee Version is the tried-and-tested in-house HMC 808 manual-winding. Meaning the watch runs for no less than seven days on a full wind; options the enduring low-key calendar shows (as you may see right here); and could be adjusted with out fear at any time. In actual fact, these options are so recognizable that – alongside the fumé dial – the watch can solely be a H. Moser & Cie. No model title is critical, and there’s none on the dial, which can also be a H. Moser & Cie hallmark and one thing the model typical indicators with the phrase Idea. In fact, the purple dial is deliciously text-free, bar a +/- indicator for the ability reserve.
About that dial, we anticipate that it will likely be fascinating and we expect you’ll agree, when you uncover precisely how it’s made. That texture that your eyes could have made out comes from the gold base, which has been meticulously engraved to resemble hammered steel. Nice mineral particles are utilized to this base, together with the suitable pigments and water. It’s very like making use of glaze to pastry. On that word, this base is then fired in a kiln at a exact temperature to ship the ultimate dial. That engraved base poses a problem as a result of the uncooked supplies have to be utilized as evenly as potential; the dial could crack within the firing course of if the artisans aren’t cautious. Every dial have to be fired within the kiln between 10 and 12 instances to realize the signature fumé impact. H. Moser & Cie have left it to our creativeness to marvel what number of dials have been sacrificed within the making of the 20 Pioneer Perpetual Calendar Idea MD Purple Enamel Honest Platinum Jubilee Version watches.
Lastly, there’s the case to contemplate, which is within the Pioneer type. Which means an unusually delicate handmade dial has been mixed with a sturdy sports activities case. The 42.8mm 18-carat pink gold and black DLC-treated titanium case is, as a consequence, water resistant to 120 metres. The titanium areas on the case center characteristic the Pioneer signature vertical grooves, which stand out right here because of the DLC remedy. In fact, the exhibition caseback is current, with the 70th anniversary emblem of Honest laser-engraved on it. The varied options of the motion, together with the bissextile year indicator of the perpetual calendar (a valuable indication to the calendar complication fanatic) are seen right here. Different options of the Pioneer assortment are accounted for right here, together with the open-worked leaf-style arms with SuperLuminova.
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The watch retails for SGD 130,000, together with GST.
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