Moser?s stock has risen considerably in the world of high end independent watchmaking over the last few years largely on the strength of their excellent fumé dials. It?s tough to really set yourself apart in the dial game in this competitive watch market, but seeing is believing, and there?s a drama and ?wow? factor in the way Moser does fumé that is tough to ignore, and it has served them extremely well. Their latest watch, the Endeavour Centre Seconds Lime Green, is a new take on the fumé dials enthusiasts have become familiar with, adding another layer of craft into the process. 

What we have here is a new watch in a stainless steel Endeavour case measuring 40mm. The star of the show here is the dial, a bright lime green with a hammered texture and no hour or minute markers, or branding, of any kind (in Moser terms, this is what is referred to as a ?Concept? dial). The dial is ?Grand Feu? enamel, made in the traditional way with some modern updates to achieve Moser?s desired aesthetic. 
To create the dial, Moser starts with a gold base with a distinctive hammered texture. Before the dial is fired, a series of green pigments (3 in total) are applied by hand to achieve the fumé effect, characterized here by a green that?s bright and vibrant at the dial?s center, and transitions to darker and darker tones, until finally it?s void of black at the dial?s perimeter. This work, according to Moser, is particularly painstaking, and requires real skill to s...