The Endeavour Dual Time Special Edition features a case made from grade five titanium with a diamond-like carbon (DLC) treatment, and H. Moser’s first ever matte anthracite dial, sandblasted and plated with ruthenium entirely by hand. This limited edition design comprises just 20 timepieces, available exclusively at Elegant in Hong Kong.
The idea for the Endeavour Dual Time Special Edition was born during Baselworld 2014, when a representative from Elegant told H. Moser’s senior management how popular the timepieces are among Elegant clientele, with some watch owners boasting a number of H. Moser timepieces. Many of Elegant’s customers, coincidentally, mentioned a desire to own an H. Moser timepiece that combines understated aesthetics with more complex functions (such as a dual time zone display). The feedback from these customers is what drives H. Moser watchmakers to continue to innovate and, as such, H. Moser took this feedback very seriously.
H. Moser immediately set about designing the Endeavour Dual Time Special Edition, exclusively for Elegant in Hong Kong.
Unlike the precious metals used in H. Moser’s regular timepiece collection, the Endeavour Dual Time Special Edition has a case of polished grade five titanium (used in very few H. Moser special editions) with a diamond-like carbon (DLC) treatment. Grade five is the only grade of titanium that may be polished like a precious metal or stainless steel. As such, the Endeavour Dual Time Special Edition, like other H. Moser timepieces, enjoys specific finishes and decorations on its various surfaces and edges, including mirror and hairline finishes. The diamond-like carbon treatment gives the Endeavour Dual Time Special Edition an understated and mysterious deep black surface, and it helps protect the case further from scratches.
Set against a modest matte anthracite dial, the hour, minute and seconds hands appear to simply be carrying out their basic function, when in fact they are hiding exceptional H. Moser technology. The timepiece has a dual time zone function, displayed by a red second time zone hand, concealed underneath the “home time” hour hand. The patented H. Moser Double Pull Crown can be pulled precisely to the central position without stopping the movement, so the home time is not disturbed. This technology is a classic display of H. Moser’s unassuming master craftsmanship.
Another key feature of the Endeavour Dual Time Special Edition is the pawl winding system within the in-house automatic calibre HMC 346. The timepiece also includes Moser teeth for all wheels and pinions, a patented Moser interchangeable escapement, an original Straumann hairspring® with a stabilised Breguet overcoil and a pallet fork and escapement wheel made from solid gold. An 18-carat solid red-gold oscillating weight winds the spring barrel, giving excellent performance and a minimum 3-day power reserve.
The watch is worn on a with a hand-stitched, carbon-coated black alligator strap, equipped with a solid grade five titanium DLC-treated pin buckle, with engraved Moser logo.
