H. Moser & Cie. is throwing caution to the wind—and fashion—to the depths with its Pioneer Spiced Aqua triptych. Think vivid turquoise and fiery orange splashed across three adrenaline-packed steel divers, each water-resistant to 120 meters and built for both land and underwater adventure. These are not watches for blending in—they’re designed to spark conversation and turn heads.
Leading the charge, the Pioneer Centre Seconds Spiced Aqua is powered by the in-house HMC 201 automatic movement. It sits inside a sleek 42.8 mm case, available in polished stainless steel or a darker DLC-treated finish, accented by leaf-shaped hands coated in Super-LumiNova and a glowing inner flange that lights up after dark. Priced at $16,900, it’s the cleanest design of the trio, but don’t mistake that for minimalism—it’s a technical flex wrapped in vibrant color.
Up next is the Pioneer Tourbillon Spiced Aqua, a bolder expression of Swiss watchmaking, featuring a brilliant orange fumé dial and the HMC 805 automatic movement, which boasts an in-house double hairspring and a flying tourbillon. The steel case remains, but the added complexity elevates this model to high-horology territory—$59,500 gets you a taste of mechanical levitation.
The showstopper, however, is undeniably the Pioneer Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton Spiced Aqua. This piece reveals everything—literally. It showcases the HMC 811 skeleton calibre through an open-worked dial, capped off by a hypnotic flying tourbillon with a cylindrical hairspring. It’s not just a timepiece—it’s a kinetic sculpture on your wrist. For $93,500, this model offers peak visibility and peak movement performance in a case as ready for water as it is for a black-tie event.
Each model rejects traditional norms with no logo, no indices, and a focus on form and motion. The contrast between orange and turquoise dials and flanges delivers a chromatic punch, while customization options abound with interchangeable rubber, leather, or stainless steel straps. Moser isn’t dabbling in color—they’re making it the main event.
Whether you’re hitting the beach, exploring a reef, or just flexing wristwear at happy hour, the Pioneer Spiced Aqua collection is your passport to attention—and appreciation.
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