Barely entering the New Year, H. Moser & Cie. is already gearing the watch enthusiasts up for the series of upcoming watch events and setting remarkable benchmark for the industry by presenting a new creation certain to make an impact. Unveiling the Streamliner Flyback Chronograph Automatic – the world’s first integrated automatic chronograph with a central display to offer a flyback function. Adopting the guiding principles of their designs, the new H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner speaks of sleek minimalism and striking beauty distinctive to this collection, yet 100% Moser.
The idea of an entirely new and unique product line was conceived by H. Moser & Cie. more than five years ago, with the initial idea to design a seamless steel case model with an integrated bracelet. The collection was named the Streamliner, after the first high-speed trains from the Twenties and Thirties whose rounded and aerodynamic curves evoke the notion of fluidity and curved continuous lines of the new watch. As key characteristic of the H. Moser & Cie. identity, minimalism is at the heart of the entire creation process, influencing everything from the aesthetic of the Streamliner to its movement and functions. This model is designed around the chronograph function which is the main highlight, yet the Streamliner opts for a central display with no sub dial, essentially being a chronograph which displays the time rather a watch which features a chronograph.
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A Cushion-shape Case Watch With Integrated Steel Bracelet
The Streamliner Flyback Chronograph Automatic model is a form watch, with 42.3mm steel cushion case that is water-resistant to 12 ATM. Its off-centre crown, adorned with an “M”, balances the two chronograph push-buttons set at 10 and 2 o’clock. Designed as a truly sculptural piece, this case boasts harmonious proportions and beautiful aerodynamics. It is topped by a subtly domed Glassbox type sapphire crystal, echoed by the see-through case back. These lines extend to the integrated steel bracelet, which is elegantly curved to follow the shape of the wrist; the unique design of the links ensures that it sits perfectly on even the most slender of wrists. Highly complex in construction, this bracelet has extremely fluid lines, based on organic forms. All the links are articulated and feature a gentle wave combining a vertical brushed finish with polished surfaces. The bezel has a sunray brushed finish; the case has alternating brushed and polished surfaces, with hollowed and satin-finished forms on the sides, in a nod to the typical shapes of Moser cases.
A World First
As far as the movement is concerned, the Streamliner is the first automatic chronograph with a central display to feature a flyback function for the minutes and seconds. Its chronograph calibre is considered by a number of watchmaking experts to be one of the best ever made. This new calibre was developed by AGENHOR with support from the teams at H. Moser & Cie. based on a philosophy very similar to the famous H. Moser & Cie. perpetual calendar, the cornerstone of the manufacture’s success. The design watch is extremely complex but the end result is simple, legible, and minimalist, with an emphasis on functionality and ergonomics thanks to the central display. In fact, by highlighting the chronograph function, AGENHOR has rewritten all of the rules at the heart of chronograph technology which have followed for over 200 years. With the aim of enabling the watch mechanism and the operation of the chronograph and its column wheel to be admired, the oscillating weight has been placed between the movement and the dial. Using the retrograde principle which allows the elapsed minute hand to jump instantly using the energy accumulated and then released by a snail cam, the calibre HMC 902 allows the values to be read with greater accuracy. Featuring two chronograph hands, one for the minutes and one for the seconds, and two time display hands, one for the hours and one for the minutes, the Streamliner Flyback Chronograph Automatic is nothing if not understated.
A New Signature Dial
For the dial of the Streamliner Flyback Chronograph Automatic, H. Moser & Cie. has revisited the brand’s signature element, the fumé dial. Featuring a new anthracite shade of grey, the dial is not only fumé, it is also griffé. Around the circumference are two white and red minute tracks, the outer one measuring the seconds and the inner one counting the minutes. At midday, the 60 numeral dominates the dial, harking back to the stopwatches of the Sixties and Seventies, when legibility and functionality were key. Of course, for a chronograph, accuracy is everything: this is ensured by the choice of hands to measure the elapsed time, which have a thicker base and a fine tip, like those found on counters in cars or measuring instruments. Always with a focus on legibility, H. Moser & Cie. has opted for a red seconds hand, while the minute hand is rhodiumplated. To display the hours and minutes, H. Moser & Cie. has selected three-dimensional curved hands, with two sections. These have inserts containing Globolight®, an innovative ceramic-based material which contains Super-LumiNova® and has never before been used on hands.
Streamliner Combines Past With Present And Future
With the Streamliner Flyback Chronograph Automatic model, H. Moser & Cie. has created a new line, with a design and a movement which are sure to become iconic. 192 years after H. Moser & Cie. was founded, this chronograph represents everything that the manufacture stands for today. The result of dedication and hard work, the Streamliner Flyback Chronograph Automatic draws a line between the past and the future, with this model marking the start of a new era for H. Moser & Cie.
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Technical Specifications – Streamliner Flyback Chronograph Automatic
Reference 6902-1200, steel model, fumé and griffé dial, integrated steel bracelet, limited edition of 100 pieces
Case
Steel topped by a gently domed sapphire crystal
Diameter: 42.3 mm
Height: 14.2 mm
Chronograph push-buttons at 10 and 2 o’clock
Crown at 4 o’clock, engraved with an “M”
See-through case back, engraved “Limited 100PCS”
Dynamic water resistance to 12 ATM (allowing the chronograph and flyback function to be used underwater)
Bracelet
Integrated steel bracelet
Folding clasp with three steel blades, engraved with the Moser logo
Dial
Blackor fumé and griffé
Hour and minute hands with Globolight® inserts
Minute track for the elapsed seconds and minutes
Tachymeter on the flange
Movement
Calibre HMC 902 developed with AGENHOR for H. Moser & Cie., self-winding movement
Diameter: 34.4 mm or 15 1/4 lignes
Height: 7.3 mm
Frequency: 21,600 vibrations/hour
Bi-directional winding
Tungsten oscillating weight fitted on a ball bearing, placed between the movement and the dial
Double barrel
Column wheel chronograph
Two-stage chronograph mechanism
Horizontal clutch with friction wheel; smooth wheel equipped with micro-teeth to avoid intermeshing of gears and a resulting accidental jump when the chronograph is activated
Tulip yoke allowing the chronograph to be triggered or released
434 components
55 jewels
Power reserve: minimum 54 hours
Functions
Hours and minutes
Chronograph with central display and indication of the elapsed minutes and seconds
Flyback on the minutes and seconds
Automatic
