It’s Finally Here! This Is What The H Moser & Cie x The Armoury Collaboration Looks Like

It’s Finally Here! This Is What The H Moser & Cie x The Armoury Collaboration Looks Like

Source Credit: This article originally appeared on Tatler Asia by Tatler Asia. Read the original article - https://www.tatlerasia.com/style/watches/h-moser-cie-the-armoury-collaboration-watch

What was challenging about designing the Endeavour Small Seconds Total Eclipse?

EM: Combining the Vantablack with the inner bezel and the subdial indexes. Vantablack is a very high-tech and complex material to work with. Made of carbon nanostructures, it cannot come into contact with anything or it will be damaged. Mark and The Armoury forced us to push the boundaries of this technology.

Mark, of all the watch brands, why did you choose to collaborate with H Moser & Cie?

MC: H Moser & Cie have been an important part of the Swiss watchmaking industry for almost 200 years. For me, it was an accumulation of factors that made me think H Moser would be a really great partner to work with.

What did The Armoury bring to the design process?

EM: Elegance and balance.

Mark, when did you first become familiar with H Moser & Cie?

The Armoury’s customers have been interested in H Moser since 2010 but the brand caught my attention after a string a great releases including the Streamliner and Vantablack models. I remember, in 2015, I saw a customer in our store wearing an H Moser fumé dial, which was very unusual and really intrigued me.

A few years later, when I was able to spend some time with Edouard in New York, I felt like he had a very unique perspective and I was impressed that he had established such a special track record over the last 10 years. A year later, during an event at The Armoury’s New York boutique, I pitched him some ideas for a limited-edition watch and he was very open to it.

Edouard, why is it important H Moser & Cie collaborates with other companies?

They are sources of inspiration, they help us get a new perspective on our creations and explore new horizons. The watch industry is very self-centered and tends to use the same codes. Other industries help us use new codes and discover unexpected territories.

How would you describe H Moser & Cie?

MC: I liken H Moser to punk music. It’s bravely willing to go against conventional wisdom.

Mark, which H Moser & Cie model is your favourite?

MC: The minute repeater with the gongs exposed on the dial side of the watch is very interesting. Edouard has been working on a smaller version, which I hope will be available soon.

Edouard, what do you admire most about Mark?

His eye for design and aesthetics––and his eloquence. Mark naturally sees how to combine shapes, colours, materials and proportions to define the perfect object. Furthermore, he knows how to express his vision of a design using very precise details, which makes the development process very smooth.

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Source Credit: This article originally appeared on Tatler Asia by Tatler Asia. Read the original article - https://www.tatlerasia.com/style/watches/h-moser-cie-the-armoury-collaboration-watch