STIMULATING GREEN
This young collection, which takes its name from the famous aerodynamic locomotives of the dawn of the 20th century, imagined by the independent brand headed by Edouard Meylan unveils a new watch boasting an exquisite green dial.
Between the 1930s and 50s, at a time where various means of transport were booming, streamliners, these aerodynamically-silhouetted locomotives and coaches, appeared on the scene cutting through the air and towing along high-speed trains and enabling city-to-city travel. The (a)typical style of these public transport vehicles inspired the independent manufacture H. Moser & Cie headed by Edouard Meylan to create the Streamliner model, a cushion-shaped watch. The Streamliner Centre Seconds, second opus of this fresh young collection, takes on a super Seventies look which makes it ever-so charming and definitely one of the finest watches of 2020.
The 40 mm-diameter steel case, with its slightly-square physique, delicately-curvaceous lines and recessed case-middle, is waterproof to depths of 120 m and features a screwed crown and sapphire-crystal caseback. This transparency reveals the inner workings and, above all, the gold-fashioned, openworked oscillating weight of the HMC200 caliber, an automatic movement which drives the hours, minutes and seconds and delivers a power reserve of 3 days.
The dial, dressed in Cosmic Green, a stimulating green synonymous with cheerfulness, reigns supreme under the cambered sapphire-crystal dome. A trio of silvered hands coated with white Globolight XP® hover over this jazzy hue fringed with hour markers and a minute tracker.
Besides its cushion silhouette and its invigorating face, the Streamliner Centre Seconds fascinates through its integrated steel-link bracelet attached by a folding clasp.
Price: CHF19,900
By Sharmila Bertin