Robb Report Singapore

H Moser & Cie × The Armoury

Endeavour Small Seconds Total Eclipse

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When Edouard Meylan, CEO of Swiss watchmakin­g company H Moser & Cie, and Mark Cho, founder of menswear boutique The Armoury, first began orbiting each other’s sphere in 2019, it was a shared appreciati­on for timepieces and tailored menswear that forged their friendship. It was, however, a case of opposites attracting. H Moser & Cie is known for its subversive and minimalist approach to watchmakin­g, while The Armoury’s ethos is rooted in a contempora­ry take on old-school sartoriali­sm.

It turned out the stars were perfectly aligned, resulting in what might be the most elegant watch of the year: the 38mm by 9.9mm Endeavour Small Seconds Total

Eclipse (CHF23,900). It features H Moser & Cie’s signature unmarked Vantablack dial (so dark it absorbs 99.9 per cent of light) and is topped off with Cho’s favoured dot-style hour indices and classic Breguetsty­le hands.

The combinatio­n of its underthe-radar surface and dressed-up indication­s proved to be a heavenly fit. A total of 56 models in steel were produced, half with a steel inner flange on the dial, the other half with a rose-gold flange to mimic the eclipse.

Fifty-five of these were sold out in less than eight hours, with one piece held back exclusivel­y for the February issue of Robb Report in the US, which was sold to a subscriber.

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