Hands-On: The H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Tourbillon Skeleton

The dial (or really lack thereof) is what gets me excited here and feels new compared to Moser’s past skeletonized efforts. Now, it’s not Moser’s first skeletonized Endeavour – but I do believe it’s the first one where the handstack of the leaf hands sits in the center, rather than an offset subdial. A vertically brushed anthracite ring surrounds the open dial layout, where the applied red gold markers sit and pair well with the simple two-hand look. The HMC-814 shows off its thin, sweeping anthracite bridges, framing the one-minute flying tourbillon at six o’clock. 

The skeletonization here is done immensely well, with a bridge design that maintains a curious symmetry in its lines, all while showing off the transfer of energy from the oversized, skeletonized barrel (its mainspring acting as a visual power reserve indicator of sorts), through the gear train, and to the tourbillon itself. The tourbillon itself, while not equipped with the more unique cylindrical hairspring, has the brand’s signature double hairspring instead, allowing for an overall slimmer package.