Moser came on the watch scene with a big splash a couple of years ago
with very simple and elegant models. A special favorite of the watch
world was (and is) the Perpetual 1. Unfortunately Moser's initial
production scheme of outsourcing as much as possible was not
successful. They had delivery and quality problems. In the last year
they have changed their capital structure and invested in their own
production facilities. They grew from under 20 people in Jan 2007 to
60 people in Jan 2009. The childhood illnesses in their movements have
been cured and they are now able to deliver on their promisses.
Talking
with Mr. Daniel Zimmermann the dir. of Sales and Marketing they are
completely aware of their problems in the eyes of their customers and
are going head on to solve the problems. Their biggest remaining
problem is that they took too many orders for the Perpetual 1. As with
any perpetual calander it is a complication that only experianced
watchmakers can assemble. While they now expect no further problems
with delivery of the other models and have the quality problems licked,
this year they will only able to make 2 or 3 Perpetual 1's a month. As
their watchmakers gain experiance they will be able to slowly increase
this production rate, but that will be over the next years.
Facit:
The Perpetual 1's are in production, the watches are coming, but don't
try and hold your breath until your dealer calls. And remember that
Moser makes many breathtaking watches, not only the Perpetual 1.
Now for the watches:
Mayu in palladium
Monard
Henry, with the double hairspring
Monard Date
Perpetual 1
Mr. Daniel Zimmermann, Dir. Sales and Marketing, with his Henry Double Hairsping