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Wyoming Jade
While Jade is often associated with the Far East, where it is highly valued, this is not the only place where it can be found. Moser is using Jade from the US State of Wyoming, which is rich in minerals: opal, agate, petrified wood, and peridot of high quality are also found there.
Moser Streamliner Tourbillon Wyoming Jade
Jade is translucent by nature, especially when it is cut as thin as is needed for a dial, so Moser attach them to metal plates, making them more robust and also easier to process further into their final shape. The color of the Jade from Wyoming is quite vibrant green, almost like fresh growing grass. This offers quite a contrast to the 5N red gold from which the case and bracelet are crafted.
A sporty touch is added by the hands, featuring a typical Moser design, with inserts of Globolight, ensuring great legibility under all circumstances.
Other brands take note
There are a few things on which I consider Moser one of the trailblazers, and one is water resistance. The Streamliner is undoubtedly a casual sporty creation, yet it’s no dive watch, and in this very precious configuration with the gold case and bracelet, stone dial, and flying tourbillon, many will approach it as a more substantial dress watch.
However, it is still 120 meters water resistant. Moser could have cut a few corners here, safe some time, effort, costs, and possible headaches in getting a watch like this water resistant, but they didn’t.
To me, that is the approach of a brand that is not just in the business of delivering tantalizing luxury watches but also wants to deliver enduring quality.
Increased water resistance will make this Streamliner much more enduring and robust, also offering its owners the freedom to enjoy it without nearly a worry, or it would be for people who want to take what is not theirs.
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