H. Moser & Cie. Venturer Swiss Mad Limited Edition

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In response to new legislation on the Swiss Made ordinance for watches, H. Moser & Cie. launched the Swiss Mad Watch on January 12th, 2017. More than a watch, the Swiss Mad Watch is a symbol: it is 100% Swiss, it embodies the greatest strength of Swiss Haute Horlogerie and all that is truly of value, encapsulated in a label worthy of this name.

The Venturer Swiss Mad model shares in the spirit of the Swiss Mad Watch. It features the same design, with the exception of its white gold case, one of the exceptional component parts in an H. Moser & Cie. watch which does not originate from but is nevertheless produced in Switzerland.

With its Swiss Mad Watch and the Venturer Swiss Mad model, H. Moser & Cie. is highlighting the weakness in the Swiss Made legislation for watches. Its message is simple but powerful: no to Swiss Made, yes to Swissness. H. Moser & Cie. has decided to remove the Swiss Made label from the dial of all new watches created from 2017 onwards.

For the Venturer Swiss Mad, only the case material is not of Swiss origin, as there are no gold mines in Switzerland. The case for this watch was, however, produced in Switzerland, so the timepiece is 100% Swiss according to current legislation, which takes no account of the origin of the materials. The Venturer Swiss Mad flies the Swiss colours high with its red fumé dial featuring white indices, evoking the white cross on the national flag, and paired with a cowhide strap. This model has all the typical characteristics of the Venturer watch family: the case, with its convex shapes and curved sapphire crystal evocative of the 1960s, which is also inspired by historic H. Moser & Cie. pocket watches.

The hand-wound HMC 327 Manufacture calibre is the ‘100% Swiss’ beating heart of this watch. Visible through the sapphire case-back, the movement has a power reserve of at least 3 days which is shown in an indicator on the reverse side of the watch.

The Venturer Swiss Mad is available in a limited edition of 50 pieces.

Technical details
Model: VENTURER SWISS MAD
Reference 8327-0208, white gold model, red fumé dial, Swiss cowhide strap, limited edition of 50 pieces

Case
18-carat white gold, three-part
Diameter: 39.0 mm, height: 11.9 mm
Curved sapphire crystal
See-through sapphire crystal case-back
Crown adorned with an “M”
Engraved on the movement side of the case with “1 of 50”

Dial
Red fumé with sunburst pattern
White lacquered applique indices
Leaf-shaped hour and minute hands

Movement
Hand-wound HMC 327 Manufacture calibre
Dimensions: 32.0 mm or 14 ¼ lignes, height: 4.5 mm
Frequency: 18,000 Vib/h
29 jewels
Power reserve: minimum 3 days
Moser teeth for all wheels and pinions
Original Straumann Hairspring® with stabilised Breguet overcoil

Functions
Hours and minutes
Power reserve indicator on movement side

Strap
Hand-stitched cowhide leather strap
18-carat solid white gold pin buckle engraved with the Moser logo