SpotlightThe Dark Knight Rises: H. Moser & Cie. Release Two New Endeavour Watches In Vantablack With Red Gold

H. Moser & Cie. are no strangers to black—or to minimalism. However, their latest Endeavour watches, with intensely deep Vantablack-black dials paired with red gold for the case and hands, take their idea of minimalism to another dimension—an extremely dark one. Presented at Geneva Watch Days 2023, the latest Endeavour Centre Seconds Vantablack Red Gold and the Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Vantablack Red Gold overshadow the brand’s previous plays with the blackest of black hues in their stately minimalism. The reddish-gold case and matching hands on both these watches give them a decidedly regal aesthetic, taking even their dressy black up a notch.

Vantablack As Dark As The (K)Night

Vantablack, a coating made from carbon nanotubes that absorbs over 99.96 per cent of visible light, is the darkest black ever created. H. Moser & Cie. love this material, having highlighted it in their Venturer, Streamliner, and Endeavour lines in the past. Moser’s latest timepieces are the first time that this deep black is offset with the brilliance of red gold on the 40mm Endeavour canvas, making these new watches classier and more intense than their predecessors.

Endeavour Centre Seconds Vantablack Red Gold

Made from 5N red gold, the 40mm case of the Endeavour Centre Seconds Vantablack Red Gold frames the dark Vantablack dial, with pops of the same gilt for the slim indexes and elegant, leaf-shaped hands. The watch is mounted on a grey, hand-stitched kudu leather strap, which, interestingly, highlights the depth of the dial’s black and lets the red gold of the case and hands shine through. The Vantablack itself is so deep that it has no shadows, and the hands almost seem suspended over the intense nothingness of the black.

Made from 5N red-gold, the 40mm case of the Endeavour Centre Seconds Vantablack frames the dark Vantablack dial

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H. Moser & Cie's Endeavour Centre Seconds Vantablack features slim red-gold indexes and elegant, leaf-shaped hands

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The watch is mounted on a grey, hand-stitched kudu leather strap, which highlights the depth of the dial’s black and lets the red gold of the case and hands shine through

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Powering the watch is the automatic calibre HMC 200, which is visible through the watch’s exhibition caseback. The movement features an automatic bi-directional pawl winding system, and an engraved gold oscillating weight, with a minimum power reserve of three days. Moser are known to exclude any visible branding on some of their dials in order to keep their watches stunning in their minimalism, and are, ironically, recognised for their lack of branding. The only branding on the Endeavour Centre Seconds Vantablack Red Gold is the ‘M’ on the red gold crown, and on the caseback.

This is the first time that Vantablack is offset with the brilliance of red-gold on the 40mm Endeavour canvas

The automatic calibre HMC 200 features an automatic bi-directional pawl winding system, and an engraved gold oscillating weight, with a power reserve of three days

Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Vantablack Red Gold 

Moser’s second display of simplicity and elegance comes in the form of the Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Vantablack Red Gold timepiece, with a deep black dial against an 18 karat 5N red gold case. Moser’s ‘Concept’ line of watches foregoes not just the branding, but all other markers on the dial, taking minimalism very seriously. The Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Vantablack Red Gold timepiece features leaf-shaped redish-gold timekeeping hands, and a modular, one-minute flying tourbillon at six o’clock. This tourbillon seemingly pops out of the black hole of the dial, with no markers, shadows or branding to distract from the glory of the complication. Inside the watch is the HMC 804 automatic calibre, with a bi-directional pawl-winding system, and a double hairspring that significantly reduces friction and enhances the watch’s precision. The hand-stitched black alligator leather strap has a matt finish, minimising shadows and enhancing the depth of the dial.

Despite their dark black dials—or, perhaps, because of the Vantablack—these stately new Endeavour timepieces shine through in their muted red gold brilliance. This is the feat H. Moser & Cie. are best known for, even without any apparent imprint on their watches.