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 Meteorite Quartz
Reference 83071OR.31
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- H. Moser & Cie.
- Collection
- Endeavour
- Model
- H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour 38 mm Meteorite Quartz
- Reference number
- 83071OR.31
- Year / era
- 1990 · 1990s — mechanical revival
- Complication
- GMT / second time zone
- Movement
- In-house automatic
- Case material
- Quartz TPT
- Dial type
- Meteorite
- Strap / bracelet
- Oyster bracelet
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 38 mm
- Case thickness
- 10.2 mm
- Case material
- Quartz TPT
- Bezel
- Bidirectional 24-hour Cerachrom
- Crystal
- Box sapphire with AR coating
- Dial
- Meteorite
- Hands
- Mercedes hour hand with Chromalight display
- Indexes
- Applied Arabic numerals with luminous coating
- Bracelet / strap
- Oyster bracelet
- Clasp / buckle
- Titanium deployant clasp
- Water resistance
- 50 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 4F — In-house automatic
- Movement type
- High-frequency automatic
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 10 days
- Number of jewels
- 33 jewels
- Complications
- GMT / second time zone
- Functions
- Hours, minutes, seconds, date
- Watchmaker
- The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1990 – 2002
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Values have stabilised after the 2022 correction; condition and box-and-papers drive the premium.
Designer
Gérald Genta
Gérald Genta (1931–2011) trained as a goldsmith in Geneva and became the most influential watch designer of the 20th century. Working freelance, he sketched the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak overnight in 1970, followed by the Patek Philippe Nautilus, the IWC Ingenieur SL and the Bulgari Bulgari — defining the integrated-bracelet luxury sports watch as a category.
Historical significance
H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour 38 mm Meteorite Quartz sits within H. Moser & Cie.'s Endeavour line, introduced in 1990. It carries the house codes established since 1828 — quartz tpt case, meteorite dial and in-house automatic — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The case is finished by hand, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces in a single pass so the edges stay razor sharp.
- The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
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 38 mm Blue Quartz
Ref. 15137OR.16
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 43 mm Ice Ceramic
Ref. 35573OR.33