After celebrating mechanics in its most spectacular form, then exploring the demands of competitive performance, H. Moser & Cie. and Alpine Motorsports open a new chapter — this time about material. The Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton Ceramic Alpine Limited Edition, third model born of the partnership with the BWT Alpine Formula One Team, wraps a fully skeletonised movement in an anthracite grey ceramic case, contrasted by Alpine-blue bridges and main plate.
The choice is rooted in conviction: while most materials change over time, ceramic resists it — almost scratch-proof, unalterable, hypoallergenic and lightweight, it does not oxidise and never develops a patina. It remains true to itself. Alternating polished and satin-finished surfaces, the 40 mm case plays with light to reveal the material’s depth, extended by an integrated blue Alcantara strap.
The entirely skeletonised dial exposes the architecture of the self-winding HMC 814 calibre — 167 components, 72-hour minimum power reserve, diamond bevelling — with an openworked barrel reinforcing the impression of lightness. Indices and the three-dimensional hour and minute hands are made from Globolight®, a ceramic-based material combined with Super-LumiNova. At 6 o’clock, the one-minute flying tourbillon appears to float in mid-air, its double hairspring — designed and produced in-house by Precision Engineering AG — compensating for centre-of-gravity variations to improve precision and isochronism.
Worn trackside by Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto, the Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton Ceramic Alpine Limited Edition is limited to 100 pieces. Very rare, very Moser.
