ReviewMyriad Pops Of Mineral Hues: Presenting The H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Pop Collection

Very often, passion for one’s craft and the joy an endeavour gives the craftsman shines through in the art produced. The H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Pop collection displays the brand’s love for watchmaking through what appears to have been an extremely fun line to create. Through dials crafted from Burmese jade, turquoise, coral, pink opal, lapis lazuli and lemon chrysoprase, H. Moser display the ‘pop’ of minerals, all with their minimalistic approach. An Endeavour Minute Repeater Tourbillon Concept Pop timepiece, Endeavour Small Seconds Concept Pop watches, and the Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Pop models make up the Endeavour Pop Collection. With no branding, numerals, markers or other distractions on the dial, the Endeavour Pop Collection lets the gorgeous stones play hero.

A Study In Contrast: The H. Moser Endeavour Pop Collection

There are stone dials, and then there is the H. Moser Endeavour Pop Collection, where contrasting mineral hues are juxtaposed to create a unique blend of colour and pattern. Having mastered the cutting and shaping of minerals, the next logical step would be to put two or more stones together. So each dial in the Endeavour Pop Collection has been crafted from two of the six stones—Burmese jade, pink opal, lemon chrysoprase, turquoise, coral and lapis lazuli. Contrasting stones are used to accentuate the primary mineral hue—like a ring on the dial , or a different mineral to offset the sub-dial.

What’s interesting is that each of these stones is associated with symbolism and healing properties. Jade symbolises wisdom while lapis lazuli is associated with intuition and creativity, turquoise stands for vitality and orange coral is symbolic of passion. Pink opal evokes love, while lemon chrysoprase stands for self-confidence.

Endeavour Pop Collection: Endeavour Small Seconds Concept Pop

Perhaps the best display of minimalism, the Endeavour Small Seconds Concept Pop watches play up contrasts between the stones. So, a turquoise dial features a coral small seconds sub-dial at six, and vice versa. Burmese jade and pink opal dials feature contrasting pink opal and Burmese jade sub-dials, respectively. And lapis lazuli has been paired with lemon chrysoprase. Leaf shaped hour and minute hands stand out on the dial, enhancing the contrasts between the stones. Sporty-looking Endeavour cases are crafted in steel, and are comfortably sized at a contemporary 38mm. An exhibition caseback reveals the HMC 202 automatic calibre, with hours minutes and hacking seconds. With an engraved oscillating weight in gold, the movement offers a minimum power reserve of three days.

Perhaps the best display of minimalism, the Endeavour Small Seconds Concept Pop watches play up the contrasts between the stones

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Leaf shaped hour and minute hands stand out on the dials of the Endeavour Small Seconds Concept Pop watches, enhancing the contrasts between the stones

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An exhibition caseback reveals the HMC 202 automatic calibre, with hacking seconds, an engraved oscillating weight in gold

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Endeavour Pop Collection: Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Pop

Sized at 40mm, the case of the Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Pop watch is crafted from steel. An ‘M’ logo on the crown is the only visible branding. Housed within the case and visible through the exhibition caseback is the HMC 805 calibre, with an automatic bi-directional pawl winding system, and a minimum power reserve of three days. A skeletonised rotor in 18-carat red gold is engraved with the H. Moser & Cie. logo, making it the only branding on the timepiece.

Housed within the case and visible through the exhibition caseback of the Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Pop watch is the HMC 805 calibre with an automatic bi-directional pawl winding system and a skeletonised rotor in 18-carat red gold

Leaf shaped hour and minute hands on the dial match the case. A contrasting stone ring that cuts through the mineral dial of the Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Pop is interrupted by the open-worked one-minute tourbillon at six o’clock. Minerals have been selected based on the intensity of colour and clarity, almost as if the stones were paired together in dance.

Endeavour Pop Collection: Endeavour Minute Repeater Tourbillon Concept Pop

Arguably the coolest complication around, the Endeavour Minute Repeater Tourbillon Concept Pop timepieces display the hammer and gongs on the dial side between nine and 12 o’clock, and a tourbillon at six. On the Endeavour Minute Repeater Tourbillon Concept Pop watches, the brand have used a single stone for the dial, with contrasting lacquer, so as to accommodate the acoustics of the mechanism. Red gold cases are sized at 40mm, and feature a height of 13.5mm. Leaf shaped hands on the dial are in a matching red gold.

The H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Minute Repeater Tourbillon Concept Pop timepieces display the hammer and gongs on the dial side between two contrasting minerals, with a tourbillon displayed at six o'clock in the hollowed out stone

Sapphire crystal glass protects the dial and caseback, through which the manual-winding HMC 904 calibre can be admired. The partially skeletonised movement features a one-minute flying tourbillon at six o’clock with a skeletonised bridge, and offers a power reserve of 90 hours. With no branding or markers on the dial, visible components of the complications and the stone on the watch-face stand out prominently.

Sapphire crystal glass protects the dial and caseback, through which the manual-winding HMC 904 calibre can be admired. The partially skeletonised movement offers a power reserve of 90 hours

Dressy for their minimalist aesthetic, funky for the choice of mineral colour, and sporty for the shape and size of the case, the H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Pop Collection can’t be defined within any one category. And as elusive and exclusive as inspiration is, the collection is limited to 28 pieces of the Endeavour Small Seconds Concept Pop watches in each colour, eight watches per stone for the Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Pop watches, and just one Endeavour Minute Repeater Tourbillon Concept Pop timepiece per mineral.