When it comes to dial materials, we?re the most familiar with brass, as those are the blanks that make up many dials. They?re often painted or coated (enamels being a lovely option) but that?s not all there is. When you get into the semi-precious stones, then some amazing looks can be achieved. While I?m fond of mother-of-pearl, the starry-night effect you can get from aventurine is another top favorite. Recently, the Moser Endeavour Perpetual Moon Concept Aventurine, and I was simultaneously smitten and irritated.
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I?ll admit, it?s an irrational irritation, and one due to simply not having the finances available to have one of these lovely pieces on the wrist. That said, they?re a thing of beauty and I?d much rather that they exist in the world (and being unattainable) rather than something like them to not exist.
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For the Moser Endeavour Perpetual Moon Concept Aventurine, they chose the perfect complication – the moon phase. Setting the moon into a dial that looks like a deep starry night just makes sense. Though, moon phases can sometimes be finicky to keep accurate, particularly on a manually-wound watch such as this one. Well, the movement itself is perpetual, so it will be accurate (on the moon phase) up to 1027 years (with only a single day deviation). That?s all great, but what if you run the movement down?
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Well, you see, the Moser Endeavour Perpetual Moon Concept Aventurine has an impressive 7-day power reserve. And frankly, if you?re not wearing this at least once a week, I don?t know why you would even have purchased it, frankly. Those two stats – the perpetual accuracy and power reserve – show that for as ?simple? as the dial side is, there?s a lot of technical knowhow hiding in that movement.
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Not surprisingly – especially once you consider the limited quantities of the watch being made – the prices are also somewhere, well, a bit more atmospheric than we normally cover. The steel version comes in at $35,000, while the 5N red gold variant goes for $39,900. While this is not a watch I?ll ever afford, I truly enjoy the fact that it exists in the world, bringing beauty to someones wrist somewhere. That, and it reinforces my ardent belief that I truly need to find something (perhaps cufflinks, if not a watch) that has aventurine used in it. h-moser.com
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Watch Overview
- Brand & Model: Moser Endeavour Perpetual Moon Concept Aventurine
- Price: $35,000 (steel) / $39,900 (5N Red Gold)
- Who we think it might be for: You are truly enamored with the night sky, and want to carry it with you, even in the daylight
- Would I buy one for myself based on what I?ve seen? If wishes were fishes?
- If I could make one design suggestion, it would be:Not sure how this particular design could be improved?
Tech Specs from H. Moser & Cie
- References
- Reference 1801-0402, 5N red gold model, aventurine dial, black alligator leather strap, limited edition of 50 pieces
- Reference 1801-1201, steel model, aventurine dial, midnight blue alligator leather strap, limited edition of 50 pieces
- Case
- 18-carat 5N red gold or steel
- Diameter: 42.0 mm, height: 13.1 mm
- Sapphire crystal
- Screw-in crown adorned with an ?M?
- Dial
- Aventurine
- Leaf-shaped hour and minute hands
- Centre seconds hand and 24-hour hand
- Moon phase window
- Movement
- Hand-wound HMC 801 Manufacture calibre
- Diameter: 34.0 mm or 15 lignes, height: 6.5 mm
- Frequency: 18,000 Vib/h
- 28 jewels and screwed gold mounts
- Power reserve: minimum 7-day with a double barrel
- Bevelled ring and Moser teeth for all wheels and pinions
- Interchangeable Moser escapement
- Original Straumann Hairspring?
- Traditional screw balance wheel with gold adjusting screws
- Gold escapement wheel and pallet fork
- Functions
- Hours and minutes
- Central seconds hand with hacking seconds
- 24-hour display
- Very large moon phase display window
- Power reserve indicator on movement side
- Moon phase adjuster push-button on the case flank
- Strap
- Hand-stitched black or midnight blue alligator leather
- 18-carat 5N red gold or steel pin buckle engraved with the Moser logo