Michael SatterfieldThe H. Moser & Cie. Perpetual Calendar has been a horological wonder since it was first introduced in 2005, thanks to its simple sophistication. It would be a decade before the Endeavour Perpetual Calendar Funky Blue would relaunch the brand, setting a new tone for the nearly 200-year-old watchmaker.
For 2022, the storied Swiss brand is launching an updated version of the Endeavour Perpetual Calendar Funky Blue. This limited edition measures 42 mm and features a unique blueprint-style technical drawing on the dial showcasing the functions of the Perpetual Calendar.
Known for its complex movement, that is easy to use, the H. Moser & Cie. Perpetual Calendar offers month and day complications without the need for a chronograph style dial. The months are pointed to by a small hand at the center, a large date window makes the date clear to read, allowing for seconds, minuets, hours, date, and month all in a single dial. The time and date are easy to set using the screw-down crown and can be changed at any time of the day.
Most other perpetual calendars on the market require careful handling and strict adherence to their very precise instructions. Many customers are reluctant to take them out of their boxes and tackle this time-consuming process. H. Moser & Cie. revolutionized the perpetual calendar by offering a watch even a child could operate.
As for the very special series, this true “perpetual calendar for dummies” takes the piece in the opposite direction to the minimalist philosophy habitually cultivated by H. Moser & Cie., in which the pared-down dial and intuitive functions of the perpetual calendar illustrate perfectly. In a creative undertaking demonstrating the offbeat humor of H. Moser & Cie., the dial of the Endeavour Perpetual Calendar has been scrawled with notes and drawings that encapsulate the features of this movement.
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Technical Specifications:
Endeavour Perpetual Calendar Tutorial, reference 1800-0205, 18-carat white gold model, Funky Blue fumé dial, beige kudu leather strap, limited edition of 20 pieces
- Case: 18K white gold
- Diameter: 42.0 mm
- Height: 11.9 mm
- Curved sapphire crystal
- Curved see-through sapphire crystal case back
- Screw-in crown adorned with an “M”
- Leaf-shaped hands
- Months indicated by a small arrow-shaped center hand
- Seconds hand
- Big date display
- Movement
- Hand-wound HMC 800 Manufacture caliber
- Diameter: 34.0 mm or 15 lignes
- Height: 6.3 mm
- Frequency: 18,000 Vib/h
- 32 jewels
- Power reserve: minimum 7 days
- Hacking seconds
- Double barrel
- Interchangeable Moser escapement
- Original Straumann® hairspring
- Pallet fork and escapement wheel made from gold
- Movement and components hand-finished and decorated
- Functions
- Hours and minutes
- Perpetual calendar
- Big date display
- Month indicator via central hand
- Seconds dial at 6 o’clock
- Power reserve indicator at 9 o’clock
- Leap year cycle indicator on movement side
- Strap Hand-stitched beige kudu leather with solid 18-carat white gold folding clasp engraved with the Moser logo
