Credits: Article and images by Martin Green @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2023/09/09/h-moser-cie-pioneer-cylindrical-tourbillon-skeleton-having-a-funky-good-time-on-your-own-terms-reprise/
I have the fortunate privilege of occasionally dining in some of the best restaurants in the world. What surprises me the most is when the chefs there take a unique approach to common ingredients. With tremendous creativity anchored in skills, experience, and craftsmanship, these chefs can make something as common as a carrot “worthy of a special journey,” as the Michelin guide writes about the restaurants it awards three stars.
And that is precisely what H. Moser & Cie did with its Pioneer Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton.
H. Moser & Cie Pioneer Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton
Common transformed into rare
I know it is a slippery slope to call a tourbillon common, but please bear with me on this one. A tourbillon was a rare sight when I first got involved in the watch world in the late 1990s. Few brands made them, often not with more than one or two in their collections. And their captivating power was undeniable.
As interest in mechanical watchmaking soared to new heights the tourbillon became one of the poster children, and now most of the brands in the top tiers of the watch market have at least one in their collection – and often more than one. This makes competition fierce, challenging manufacturers to develop more creative ways to utilize the tourbillon.
H. Moser & Cie Pioneer Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton
After initially seeing Moser’s Pioneer Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton at Watches and Wonders 2022, I later got more intimately acquainted with it in the back seat of the brand-new Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII. This was quite an appropriate setting as with the Phantom Rolls-Royce has proven for decades that it can turn something as ordinary as a car into an exceptional experience.
This is in the spirit of founders Charles Rolls and Henry Royce, who set out to make “the best car in the world.” While I don’t expect to hear such a statement from Edouard Meylan, CEO of H. Moser & Cie., I believe that his goal is nothing less.
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Credits: Article and images by Martin Green @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2023/09/09/h-moser-cie-pioneer-cylindrical-tourbillon-skeleton-having-a-funky-good-time-on-your-own-terms-reprise/
