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. · Heritage
H. Moser & Cie. Heritage 42 mm Salmon 18k
Reference 32492OR.65
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- H. Moser & Cie.
- Collection
- Heritage
- Model
- H. Moser & Cie. Heritage 42 mm Salmon 18k
- Reference number
- 32492OR.65
- Year / era
- 1958 · 1950s — pre-quartz mechanical era
- Complication
- Minute repeater
- Movement
- Satellite-hour automatic
- Case material
- 18k white gold
- Dial type
- Salmon
- Strap / bracelet
- Integrated steel bracelet
- Water resistance
- 200 m
- Limited-edition status
- Limited edition of 188 pieces
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 42 mm
- Case thickness
- 8.8 mm
- Case material
- 18k white gold
- Bezel
- Unidirectional ceramic 60-minute
- Crystal
- Box sapphire with AR coating
- Dial
- Salmon
- Hands
- Mercedes hour hand with Chromalight display
- Indexes
- Applied Arabic numerals with luminous coating
- Bracelet / strap
- Integrated steel bracelet
- Clasp / buckle
- Pin buckle in matching case metal
- Water resistance
- 200 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 60E — Satellite-hour automatic
- Movement type
- Automatic, self-winding
- Frequency
- 36,000 vph (5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 10 days
- Number of jewels
- 45 jewels
- Complications
- Minute repeater
- Functions
- GMT second time zone, date
- Watchmaker
- The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1958 – 1961
- Limited-edition quantity
- 188 pieces
- Current market information
- Thin secondary-market supply — pricing is set piece by piece at auction.
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. Heritage 42 mm Salmon 18k sits within H. Moser & Cie.'s Heritage line, introduced in 1958. It carries the house codes established since 1828 — 18k white gold case, salmon dial and satellite-hour automatic — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
- 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.