As the holiday season gives way to a new year, we spotlight another example of the spirit of giving that has risen this past year in the watch world. The latest watchmaker to launch a charitable initiative is H. Moser & Cie., which has unveiled two limited-edition models benefiting research at the Duke ALS Clinic in North Carolina. The watches — the Pioneer Centre Seconds and the Pioneer Tourbillon “CURE ALS” — both use the base design of the versatile Pioneer family developed for everyday wear. We last found updates to the Pioneer collection earlier this year when Moser unveiled another special-edition model in partnership with Collective Horology; prior to that, the brand released a regular-production model featuring a red fumé dial.
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According to the Schaffhausen-based brand, the Pioneer collection was chosen for this limited-edition release in honor of the late Loy Stewart, a businessman local to Charleston, SC, who owned Detyens Shipyards, one of the largest commercial shipyards in the world. Stewart was an avid watch collector, a friend of H. Moser, and an adventurous spirit, and since the early 2000s — when he was diagnosed with ALS — he had worked in partnership with the Duke ALS Clinic to find a cure before succumbing to the degenerative disease this past summer. Proceeds from the watch made in his honor will be directed to a permanent endowment providing for ALS research through Duke.
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Pioneer Centre Seconds “CURE ALS”
The simpler of the two limited editions is the Pioneer Centre Seconds “CURE ALS,” with a 42.8-mm x 10.6-mm brushed steel case, with rounded lugs connecting it to a stylized rubber strap or green alligator leather strap, both secured with an H. Moser signed steel pin buckle. The case on its right side hosts a prominent, tapered crown with screwed-down functionality for a 120 meter water resistance. Framing the dial and securing the protective sapphire glass over it is a polished bezel that contrasts with the overall brushed finish of the case.
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Underneath the crystal, we find the specially designed green fumé face, its sunray texture changing in the light. The relatively simple dial features white-printed lume dots for each hour, while applied indices lay just within each and a double marker sits atop the watch at the 12 o’clock position. As we head to the bottom of the dial is a “CURE ALS” script in place of the traditional “Swiss Made” label, providing for the namesake of the watch. Toward the top is a white printed brand logo, with leaf-shaped and partially skeletonized hour and minute hands passing over it while a needle-style pointer counts the seconds.
The Centre Seconds’s screw-down exhibition caseback reveals the HMC 200 movement behind a sapphire window. The in-house movement holds a three-day power reserve,and is equipped with a regulating organ manufactured by Precision Engineering AG, the sister company of H. Moser & Cie. The movement is finished with “Moser Stripes” and hosts a large, rose-gold oscillating weight for its automatic winding.
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Pioneer Tourbillon “CURE ALS”
Turning to the more complex of the dual releases, the Pioneer Tourbillon “CURE ALS” model uses the same 42.8-mm case as the Centre Seconds, and also comes standard with the stylized rubber track and green, alligator leather strap.
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The dial is in a very similar style to that of the Centre Seconds, differentiated from it only by the obvious addition of a flying, open-heart tourbillon at the 6 o’clock position — which by its addition also moves the special “CURE ALS” text further to the sides of the dial.
Inside this limited-edition model beats the caliber HMC 804, another in-house movement displayed via a sapphire exhibition caseback. The automatic movement features a three-day power reserve, skeletonized bridges leading to its one-minute flying tourbillon, and like the movement in the Centre seconds model is wound by a solid, skeletonized rose-gold rotor.
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Price and Availability
Moser’s Pioneer “CURE ALS” timepieces are available on a first-come, first-served basis, with the Pioneer Centre Seconds limited to 25 editions and requiring a minimum donation of $16,000 to the Duke ALS Clinic for purchase (though 10 examples have already been reserved), and the Pioneer Tourbillon being limited to five pieces and requiring a minimum gift of $55,000. According to the brand, a portion of the gift will be tax deductible, though further inquiry is required for the exact tax-deductible amount.
To inquire for purchase, you can email Whitney Martin, the Director of Development for the Neurosciences at Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs, directly at [email protected].
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To learn more about the Pioneer collection, visit the H. Moser & Cie. website, here.
To learn more about the Duke ALS Clinic and its mission, you can visit the clinic’s website, here.
لونها يجنن … حلوه جدا … بس غالية السعر .