H Moser- a tale on appreciation of an enamel dial as a newbie...

this moser watch is my first enamelled dial watch, having never handle one personally, i can only appreciate the difficulty of making them technically, or maybe not ? but the beauty of it is a wonderful delight which i found out accidently, so i wish to share this with anyone who has never handled one, the beauty is best appreciated when worn tilting at an angle under warm indirect sun. enuf intro, my tale :

incidently, as i was having coffee at starbucks yesterday, alfresco, under the indirect warm sunlight, i only fully appreciate the beauty of a enamelled dial. the dial reflects like a calm lake reflection when it is tilted, creamy white reflective surface miniscussed with the sub-dial for seconds, with one facade of the leaf hands reflecting a tinge of champagne gold and the other white, the applied markers raised to the occasion, only then did i realise the purpose of contrast between the applied and printed markers, it would have been too much if all markers are applied. its like a revelation of this beauty. i went for a classic watch but am overjoyed by the details of simplicity.

this pics are taken with a auto-focussed sony dsc-t5 by my untrained hand, without the warm sun today in hong kong, this is the best i can offer :

"...Indirect warm sunlight..." ? :-)

By: SuitbertW : January 14th, 2007-04:47

You can't do that, it's winter here :-) And even considering it's not really a winter like it used to be it's still far away from indirect warm sunlight . Congratulations to your new Moser - enjoy it in best health ! I agree about the (almost refreshing) ...

the only empathy i can give for yr chilly toes is " wish u are here " :)..

By: a.ler : January 15th, 2007-00:24

the winter in hong kong is like spring over at where u are. i have run down the 70hrs power reserve of the watch which it claims, sychronised with my cell phone, it is accurate to the minute and it is still beating strong. will update with my field report...

I was told that the white dial/WG comes in enamel or lacquer dial. The enamel dial is limited to 50 pieces and cost a lot more than the lacquer dial...I have seen one in AD and initiallly we thought that's the enamel dial but later she confirms that that'...

i am not so sure now after u asked...

By: a.ler : January 18th, 2007-05:17

however thats what i have been told when i was at my AD. the sales person even showed me the catalog which states that the WG is matched with an enamel dial, if i do not remember wrongly. after u asked , i also recalled reading somewhere that moser did a ...

I got the catalogue too

By: BSCM : January 18th, 2007-06:23

The catalogue does not state the lacquer dial nor the limited edition of the white or black enamel dial. What prompted me was after i browse thru the Wrist watch journal and it did state that the white enamel comes in 50 piece limited edition only... I ca...

Resale Value

By: Kenny : January 21st, 2007-23:34

The Mayu is a beautiful watch and i would love to have it in my collection. But sometimes my only problem is i cant keep the watch for a long time. i may sell it few months down the road. May i know where does the Moser mayu stand in terms of resale value...

My opinion

By: BSCM : January 22nd, 2007-05:34

Well, Moser is relatively unknown in the market, at least for now and only known to watch afficionados. Resale value is alot depend on market demand and brand recognition. Thus i would see the resale value would not be good as least for now. However, if t...

Thanks!

By: Manutd_MP : January 22nd, 2007-17:52

hey bscm, Many thanks for your frank opinion. Appreciate it. I shall proceed to the local AD to try it on later during lunch hour.. Regards,

My new whitie Mayu

By: Manutd_MP : January 23rd, 2007-17:19

Dear Pals, I could not resist the charm and beauty of the Mayu yesterday whilst paying a visit to a local AD. At the end, i succumbed to that temptation; to take her home! Immediately after i took possession of the Mayu, one couple from Singapore turned u...

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