In a thrilling alliance with Alpine Motorsports, H. Moser & Cie. reveals duo of Streamliners: a skeletonized Mechanical Chronograph and, surprisingly, a Smartwatch.

H. Moser & Cie, a brand lauded for its offbeat explorations in the timekeeping domain, astounded watch enthusiasts with two remarkable timepieces launched in partnership with Alpine Motorsports. These creations, introduced ahead of the Barcelona Formula 1 Grand Prix, include the ‘Streamliner Alpine Drivers Edition’ - an intricately skeletonized mechanical chronograph, and much to everyone’s surprise, a smartwatch named the ‘Streamliner Alpine Mechanics Edition’. This represents an audacious leap for H. Moser & Cie, a brand more traditionally known for luxuriously quirky novelties, notably crafting watches from literal cheese. Their union with a Formula 1 team is indeed a curious one, astutely eschewing the usual collaboration tropes of fresh color schemes, dial designs, or case back etchings.

The ‘Streamliner Alpine Drivers Edition’ introduces a fresh skeletonized dial that arduously flaunts the innovative architecture of the HMC 700 movement, eradicating the entrapment of the previously hidden auto-winding rotor. Design elements reverberate with the racing ethos, including a rotor design inspired by an Alpine A110 wheel rim and the V-shaped bridges honouring the triangulated suspensions. Sporting a blue PVD-coated stainless steel case with a diameter of 42.3mm and a height of 14.2mm, this edition boasts an unforgettable trackside presence.

The ‘Streamliner Alpine Mechanics Edition’ might appear familiar from a distance, bearing numerous aesthetic similarities to the Alpine Streamliner Cylindrical Tourbillon launched in 2020. However, closer examination reveals a radical departure from the norm. The dial, mostly black at first glance, illuminates to reveal a plethora of digital complications, including split-seconds chronograph, a perpetual calendar, an ‘F1 mode’ with real-time team alerts, and even a GMT function. Never having ventured into the realm of smartwatches before, H.Moser & Cie collaborated with Sequent to perfect this hybrid analog-digital caliber. The massive ‘power reserve’ promises 12 months of time indication and six Grand Prix’s worth of continuous narrative for the digital display.

This dynamic duo of watches, limited to 200 sets and priced at $70,000, marks the inauguration of an ongoing series of projects in the year-old partnership between H. Moser & Cie. and Alpine Motorsports. H. Moser & Cie.’s first dip into the digital realm also extends to existing owners of the Alpine-themed Streamliner Tourbillon with a further run of 500 pieces. This launch undeniably attests to the brand’s fearless foray into unconventional watch microcosms, much to the delight of watch enthusiasts and Alpine Motorsports aficionados alike.