H. Moser & Cie.’s Award-Winning Streamliner Flyback Chronograph Automatic Takes the Stage in Funky Blue
Last week, H. Moser & Cie. copped this year’s award in the Chronograph category at the 2020 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève with its wildly inventive Streamliner model. This week, the Schaffhausen-based maison unveils the latest iteration of the watch, this one presenting its face to the world via the Funky Blue fumé dial that has become a Moser hallmark.
Takes its name from the high-speed trains of the 1920s and ?30s remembered for their rounded, aerodynamic curves, the Streamliner has an ergonomically shaped steel case with a fluidly integrated bracelet. The Moser brand has built much of its renown on the design codes for which it has become known, i.e., harmonious simplicity outside belying complexity inside. Moser has ensured that the Streamliner, its first chronograph model, adheres to that philosophy, with stopwatch readouts displayed on the main dial rather than on subdials.
The watch’s steel cushion-shaped case measures 42.3 mm in diameter and 14.2 mm thick, and offers water resistance of 120 meters ? enough, says Moser, to ensure that a wearer can use the chronograph underwater. The off-center crown at 4 o?clock, is engraved with a Moser ?M,? while the chronograph pushers are placed at 10 and 2 o?clock, evoking the ?bull?s head? designs of vintage stopwatches. A subtly domed sapphire crystal, framed by a sunray-brushed bezel, tops this sculptural case, which flows into an organically curved bracelet with alternating brushed a...
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