Mr. Torquise, known as Speedie74, shares his acquisition of the H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Flyback Chronograph, marking a significant milestone in his decade-long collecting journey. His post delves into the watch's unique design, integrated bracelet, and innovative movement, offering a collector's perspective on what makes this timepiece a standout in haute horlogerie. This article explores why the Streamliner represents a 'new era' for collectors seeking truly exceptional pieces beyond traditional icons.
beginning of a new Era!
After collecting timepieces more than 10 years, it is not too easy to find something really new and outsanding in our hobby.
There are milestones and stages in the collecting of wristwatches: I remember well when I acquired my very first Panerai, my first Rolex, my first Glashuette Original. I can’t forget my very first Lange, AP, Patek Philippe etc.
After getting so many beautiful timepieces and icons from the Haute Horlogerie, it is even more harder and harder to find something special.
As I yesterday referred, something new has arrived to my collection, new both as the terms of the form and the function, new as the optical and mechanical approach of a wristwatch.
May I proudly present you, Dear Community, the Streamliner, the new super-express from Moser&Cie, a fresh wind and air in the Haute Horlogerie:
Streamliners were the first high-speed locomotives from the 30-ies, and the name was bound with the function: create a form which can reduce the air resistance.
Moser’s new watch made a new era in the world of wristwatches:
a futuristic, dynamic flyback column wheel chronograph with an integrated bracelet.
The watch looks like an enterprise, it has constant strength even in a standing position:
It is a beautiful beast, waiting to jump on a victim, and there is no question, who wins..
The integrated bracelet is a piece of art, according Moser, they designed first the bracelet of the watch, and only after it the watch itself. Therefore it looks like if the watch were born together with her bracelet:
Every little part of the bracelet is polished and brushed by hand, and the size of the parts are lowering till the butterfly clasp:
The dial of the watch has Moser’s grey-fumé colour plus a new secret weapon called griffé: not only the colour of the dial alters due to the angles and lightin conditions, but it follows also the line of the bracelet:
Moser uses a new material as for the lume of the watch called Globolight, which is a mixture of ceramic and Superluminova.
But what matters a good form without function and mechanical content?
We have both here:
Moser produced the first flyback chronograph ever with a center display in the Haute Horlogerie!
For that reason the watch doesn’t look like as a chronograph at first glance!
There are no subdials at all which helps to preserve the dial clean without being overloaded, which is often a problem as an aesthetical point of view of the usual chronographs.
The movement is a die for, with so much life, bridges, island and wheels:
It is one of the best modern column wheel chronograph movements from Agenhorn, which was decorated intern by Moser.
We could have seen the base movement already at the Singer and Fabergé chronographs, but not in this form: the Fabergé has an inner dial and the conception is also a bit different by the Singer chronograph.
The movement is an automatic one, the rotor placed under the dial, therefore we can enjoy the whole beauty of the movement.
The minute hand is a jumping (retrograde) minute, which allows to show the changing of the minute punctually.
I am sure that not only my collection get a new icon, but also the world of Haute Horlogerie...
Truly yours,
Adam
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