H. Moser & Cie. debuts Chinese-Gregorian calendar

In collaboration with Agenhor SA, H. Moser & Cie. has developed the Endeavour Chinese Calendar Limited Edition, produced in 100 pieces. This timepiece is a real technical feat, combining the Chinese lunisolar calendar with the solar-only Gregorian calendar and displaying the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac alongside the moon phases, all without requiring any corrections for 12 years. The timepiece presents an elegant and minimalistic aesthetic that makes the piece user-friendly to read and operate. Contrasting with the red gold of the Endeavour case, the Midnight Blue fumé dial bears the maison’s logo in transparent lacquer. It features crescent-shaped windows, the left indicating the Chinese lunisolar months, and the other simultaneously displaying the Chinese lunisolar days and the moon phase on the right-hand side. Two retrograde hands with rounded tips travel along these windows and return to their starting points once they have completed their course. At 12 o’clock, two windows show the Chinese lunisolar year and the associated animal zodiac, as well as the embolismic month number whenever there is a 13-month year. An off-centred small seconds display sits on top of the Gregorian calendar window at 6 o’clock. Based on H. Moser & Cie.’s HMC 200 automatic in-house movement, the HMC 210 calibre is combined with a module developed by Agenhor SA.