SpotlightMineral Makeover: H. Moser & Cie. Goes Green With A Wyoming Jade Dial In The Streamliner Tourbillon Concept
An artistic canvas on which nature blends with horology, the Streamliner Tourbillon Wyoming Jade model celebrates this decorative stone in style.
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The year 2024 is off to a great start with brands such as H. Moser & Cie. presenting their first launch of the year—a show-stopping timepiece with a semi-precious stone dial in a contemporary makeover. Showcasing the brand’s confidence in their latest watchmaking marvel, the Streamliner Tourbillon Wyoming Jade does away with the logo on the dial, and features hour markers only at the cardinal points, and an unobstructed view of the one-minute flying tourbillon at six o’clock, ensuring it stands out with its minimalist refinement. This is certainly a nod to the ‘quiet luxury’ movement (being without a logo) that’s here to stay. Here’s a mood that will stand the test of time and will ensure you have a contemporary yet timeless luxury wardrobe.
Ticking all the boxes of design and concept, the Streamliner Tourbillon Wyoming Jade, a unique horological creation, is one of the most aesthetically striking watches we have come across till date. What particularly catches the eye is the calming natural hue of the dial made from Wyoming jade, a variety that is known for its intensity of colour and rich olive tone, juxtaposed againts the warm red gold case. With the latest timepiece, H. Moser & Cie. nail the execution and three of the most popular features in watchmaking—green dials, the tourbillon, and watches that speak to no particular gender.
Dressed in red gold, the Streamliner Tourbillon Wyoming Jade model celebrates this decorative stone in style, making a strong statement in understated modernity, and timeless elegance. True to its name, the warm red gold case and bracelet and the cold green stone dial makes for a symphony in mineral indeed.
Commanding Attention: Streamliner Tourbillon Wyoming Jade Dial
Sourced from Wyoming, USA, the jade employed in crafting the dial for the Streamliner Tourbillon Wyoming Jade is a 100-percent natural stone. Untreated to preserve its genuine character, ensuring a raw and exceptionally beautiful appearance, every dial is unique since each jade slice is slightly different, showcasing subtle, naturally occurring marks and unique shades. The outstanding quality of the jade is evident in its uniformly composed, nearly immaculately pure state, revealing its exceptional beauty.
The production of jade dials showcases the expertise of skilled lapidary as it incorporates a blend of traditional craftsmanship and modern technology. Utilising CNC technology, the real challenge lies in delicately slicing the jade to a thickness of just 1 to 1.5mm, rendering it quite fragile. Following this delicate process, the slice undergoes meticulous finishing and painstaking hand polishing which is carried out with care to eliminate any chips or scratches while accentuating the natural brilliance of the jade before being affixed to the dial plate.
There are strict handling protocols in working with the stone. During all processes, it must be cut and polished not only with precision but with extreme care, in a temperature-controlled environment, to prevent it from cracking or breaking. A single crack or scratch can render the dial sliver useless, and the cost of such imperfections can amount to thousands. Since this particular shade of jade is rare, the watch is limited to 100 pieces.
The Streamliner Tourbillon Wyoming Jade And Its Unique Design Elements
The H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Tourbillon Concept Wyoming Jade is distinguished by its perfected design, featuring a cushion-shaped case with hour and minute hands with Globolight inserts, red gold faceted indices, and a biomorphic bracelet design . These signature features of the Streamliner collection truly elevate and complement the natural elegance of the timepiece.
This unique take on haute horlogerie is powered by the automatic HMC 804 caliber, an automatic one-minute flying tourbillon with a 72-hour power reserve, which takes center stage on the dial. Equipped with a double hairspring designed, and produced in-house by H. Moser & Cie’s sister company Precision Engineering AG, it also features a bidirectional pawl winding system, and an 18-karat oscillating weight. Crafted from solid 5N red gold with dimensions of 40mm by 10.3mm, with a domed sapphire crystal glass, a transparent sapphire crystal caseback, and a screw-in crown adorned with an engraved ‘M’ logo—this watch is crafted to stand apart from its contemporaries.
