Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
H. Moser & Cie. · Endeavour
H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour 38 mm Blue Quartz
Reference 15137OR.16
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- H. Moser & Cie.
- Collection
- Endeavour
- Model
- H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour 38 mm Blue Quartz
- Reference number
- 15137OR.16
- Year / era
- 1964 · 1960s — pre-quartz mechanical era
- Complication
- Perpetual calendar
- Movement
- Manual-winding, hand-finished
- Case material
- Quartz TPT
- Dial type
- Blue "Grande Tapisserie"
- Strap / bracelet
- Jubilee bracelet
- Water resistance
- 30 m
- Limited-edition status
- Limited edition of 50 pieces
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 38 mm
- Case thickness
- 12.6 mm
- Case material
- Quartz TPT
- Bezel
- Smooth polished
- Crystal
- Anti-reflective sapphire, double-domed
- Dial
- Blue "Grande Tapisserie"
- Hands
- Skeletonised sword hands, white luminescent
- Indexes
- Diamond-set hour markers
- Bracelet / strap
- Jubilee bracelet
- Clasp / buckle
- Pin buckle in matching case metal
- Water resistance
- 30 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 55E — Manual-winding, hand-finished
- Movement type
- Automatic, self-winding
- Frequency
- 36,000 vph (5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 38 hours
- Number of jewels
- 45 jewels
- Complications
- Perpetual calendar
- Functions
- Dive time, running seconds
- Watchmaker
- Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1964 – 1967
- Limited-edition quantity
- 50 pieces
- Current market information
- Thin secondary-market supply — pricing is set piece by piece at auction.
Designer
In-house design studio
The reference was drawn by the manufacture's internal design office, where case, dial and movement architects work alongside the watchmakers rather than as an outside commission.
Historical significance
H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour 38 mm Blue Quartz sits within H. Moser & Cie.'s Endeavour line, introduced in 1964. It carries the house codes established since 1828 — quartz tpt case, blue "grande tapisserie" dial and manual-winding, hand-finished — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
- The case is finished by hand, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces in a single pass so the edges stay razor sharp.
The House
H. Moser & Cie.
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 1828
- Founder
- Heinrich Moser
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Tier
- Swiss & Independent
- Major collections
- Streamliner, Endeavour, Pioneer, Heritage
- Signature technologies
- In-house hairspring production · Proprietary case-hardening and polishing
- Famous movements
- Micro-rotor automatic · In-house automatic · Manual-winding, hand-finished · Satellite-hour automatic
- Notable watches
- H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner 43 mm Salmon Platinum (1958) · H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner 41 mm Salmon 18k (1974) · H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner 37 mm Ice Quartz (1961) · H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner 43 mm Green Carbon (1954)
Brand history
H. Moser & Cie. has spent more than 198 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Streamliner, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Heinrich Moser established H. Moser & Cie. in 1828, working from Switzerland at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every H. Moser & Cie. calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
1828
Heinrich Moser founds H. Moser & Cie. in Switzerland.
1868
H. Moser & Cie. earns its first international recognition for precision timekeeping.
1969
The quartz era forces H. Moser & Cie. to redefine mechanical watchmaking.
1990
H. Moser & Cie. enters the modern collector market with its signature lines.
2024
H. Moser & Cie. continues to produce Streamliner, Endeavour, Pioneer and other icons in limited numbers.
More Endeavour
H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour 36 mm Green Ceramic
Ref. 43419OR.73
H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour 43 mm Black Platinum
Ref. 65426OR.54
H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour 41 mm Salmon Stainless
Ref. 30134ST.53
H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour 38 mm Meteorite Quartz
Ref. 83071OR.31
H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour 43 mm Ice Ceramic
Ref. 35573OR.33