Manufacturer
H. Moser & Cie
Also recorded as: H. Moser & Cie. · H. Moser and Cie · Moser & Cie · H. Moser · Heinrich Moser
Watch house founded in St Petersburg by the Schaffhausen watchmaker Heinrich Moser, revived in the 2000s and known for its fumé dials.
Heinrich Moser (1805–1874), the son of a Schaffhausen watchmaker, went to St Petersburg and in 1828 founded a business there that became one of the leading watch suppliers to Russia, with its own manufacturing in Le Locle. Back in Schaffhausen he became an industrialist, building a dam on the Rhine to power local factories. The Russian business was lost after the 1917 revolution.
The name was revived in the early 2000s, with new watches from 2005 made in Neuhausen am Rheinfall near Schaffhausen. Since 2012 the firm has belonged to the Meylan family's MELB Holding, and its plain, gradient 'fumé' dials and minimal branding have become its signature.
- Country
- Switzerland
- City / centre
- Schaffhausen (founder); Neuhausen am Rheinfall
- Founded
- 1828
- Status
- Active (MELB Holding)
- Key people
- Heinrich Moser (1805–1874)
Innovations & specialities
- Fumé gradient dials
- Interchangeable escapement module in modern calibres
Timeline
- 1828Heinrich Moser founds his business in St Petersburg
- 2005First watches of the revived company
- 2012MELB Holding takes over
Works by H. Moser & Cie in the catalogue
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Pocket Watches · c. 1910
H.Moser & Cie, Cylis Watch, US Signal Corps, Pocket Watch Conversion, circa 1910
Vintage Watch Specialist (dealer), United Kingdom
Wristwatches · 2010s
H.Moser & Cie Monard Center Seconds, 2010s
S.Song Watches (dealer), Seattle
Wristwatches · 2013
H.Moser & Cie Mayu Fumé Dial, 2013
S.Song Watches (dealer), Seattle
Wristwatches · 2013
H.Moser & Cie Pioneer Tourbillon Blue Lagoon 'Mega Cool', 2013
S.Song Watches (dealer), Seattle
Wristwatches · c. 2016
H. Moser & Cie wristwatch, ref. 1321-0116, Endeavour Limited Brian Ferry Edition of 100 Pieces, circa 2016
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Wristwatches · 2016
H.Moser & Cie Endeavour Perpetual Black Edition, 2016
S.Song Watches (dealer), Seattle
Wristwatches · 2016
H.Moser & Cie Mayu Fumé Dial, 2016
S.Song Watches (dealer), Seattle
Wristwatches · 2020
H.Moser & Cie Endeavour Center Seconds Blue Lagoon Fumé, 2020
S.Song Watches (dealer), Seattle
Wristwatches · 2020
H.Moser & Cie Endeavour Perpetual Calendar Yellow Green Fumé, 2020
S.Song Watches (dealer), Seattle
Wristwatches · originally sold in 2021 (per the lot record)
H. Moser & Cie wristwatch, ref. 3200.1202, Pionner, originally sold in 2021
Antiquorum auction archive, Geneva
Wristwatches · 2022
H.Moser & Cie Streamliner Perpetual Calendar, 2022
S.Song Watches (dealer), Seattle
Wristwatches · 2025
H. Moser & Cie Streamliner Small Seconds Blue Enamel 6500-1200, 2025
S.Song Watches (dealer), Seattle
Linked through the Atlas maker authority list, which reconciles the spellings used by different institutions. Attributions are as stated by each holding institution or auction house.
