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H. Moser & Cie X MB&F
Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon Prototype
An audacious and technically impressive prototype stainless steel left-handed tourbillon wristwatch with cylindrical balance spring, burgundy fumé dial, and presentation box
Estimate
$30,000 - 60,000
Sold For
$60,960
Lot Details
Manufacturer
H. Moser & Cie X MB&F
Year
Circa 2020
Movement No
200’023’934
Case No
No. 200; 121’992
Model Name
Endeavour Cylindrical Tourbillon Prototype
Material
Stainless steel
Calibre
Automatic, cal. HMC 810, 29 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
Leather
Clasp/Buckle
Stainless steel H. Moser & Cie deployant clasp
Dimensions
41mm Diameter
Signed
Movement, buckle, and floating sapphire dial signed H. Moser & Cie. Case signed H. Moser & Cie X MB&F.
Accessories
Accompanied by H. Moser & Cie fitted presentation box, polishing cloth, outer box, and outer packaging.
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
MB&F’s motto is “the creative adult is the child who survived.” Having grown up alongside the relaunched H. Moser & Cie, it’s fitting that the two irreverent, young watchmaking brands would seek opportunities to collaborate, with Moser already supplying MB&F with custom hair springs. In 2020, they launched an “unprecedented” collaboration combining their horological savoir faire, design aesthetic, and tongue-in-cheek execution.
One of the results of this amalgamation of funky watchmaking was the Endeavor Cylindrical Tourbillon. Only 75 pieces were made in stainless steel, in 5 fumé dial colors with 15 examples each – funky blue, cosmic green, off-white, ice blue, and like the present example, burgundy. The dial treatment , exposed cylindrical tourbillon, and movement are decisively Moser, while the MB&F identity comes through in the design of the dial elements and the domed crystal. Time is told via a tilted sapphire crystal affixed to the lower portion of the movement.
The highly specialized domed dials are machined under oil in a painstakingly slow process to reduce the possibility of cracking. The cylindrical hairspring tourbillon is manufactured in-house by Moser, with the function over the traditional flat hairspring being that stress is spread out throughout the spring rather than concentrated on the ends – an edge not many other brands have considered developing.
It seems as though each dial color had a prototype example; the present watch is the prototype for the burgundy fumé. Though reddish in some lights, it is almost a deep pink in others, and highly wearable even with the intensely domed crystal. Preserved in nearly brand new condition, it is a unique opportunity to pick up a singular, unique timepiece from two highly regarded independent watchmaking brands.
One of the results of this amalgamation of funky watchmaking was the Endeavor Cylindrical Tourbillon. Only 75 pieces were made in stainless steel, in 5 fumé dial colors with 15 examples each – funky blue, cosmic green, off-white, ice blue, and like the present example, burgundy. The dial treatment , exposed cylindrical tourbillon, and movement are decisively Moser, while the MB&F identity comes through in the design of the dial elements and the domed crystal. Time is told via a tilted sapphire crystal affixed to the lower portion of the movement.
The highly specialized domed dials are machined under oil in a painstakingly slow process to reduce the possibility of cracking. The cylindrical hairspring tourbillon is manufactured in-house by Moser, with the function over the traditional flat hairspring being that stress is spread out throughout the spring rather than concentrated on the ends – an edge not many other brands have considered developing.
It seems as though each dial color had a prototype example; the present watch is the prototype for the burgundy fumé. Though reddish in some lights, it is almost a deep pink in others, and highly wearable even with the intensely domed crystal. Preserved in nearly brand new condition, it is a unique opportunity to pick up a singular, unique timepiece from two highly regarded independent watchmaking brands.