H. Moser & Cie. has a habit of looking backward without dressing up as an antique, and the new Heritage Chronograph White Fumé is a clean example. Inspired by the brand’s mid-century chronographs, Ref. 8220-1200 puts a white fumé dial, the historic 1947 logo, and blue measuring scales into a contemporary 42 mm steel case, limited to 100 pieces at CHF 27,000 excluding VAT.
H. Moser & Cie.’s Heritage Chronograph White Fumé Ref. 8220-1200 is a 42 mm steel chronograph with a white fumé dial and HMC 220 movement. It is limited to 100 pieces at CHF 27,000 excluding VAT.
The dial is the story you see first. White fumé with a sunburst finish fades gently rather than plunging into smoke, and everything that times—the tachymeter, chronograph graduations, subdials, and hands—stands in blue against it. Small seconds and a 45-minute chronograph counter sit at 3 and 9 o’clock, a balanced two-register layout that reads as clearly as it photographs. Sword-shaped hour and minute hands and the blue hour numerals carry Super-LumiNova, so the watch is meant to be used, not only admired.
The steel case measures 42.0 mm across and is water-resistant to 3 ATM, with a sapphire crystal and a see-through caseback. A notched crown marked with an “M” keeps the vintage cue without tipping into costume. Inside, the self-winding HMC 220 caliber drives a chronograph module, with a 72-hour power reserve—generous for a chronograph of this type—and Moser’s own finishing language visible through the back.
On the wrist it sits on a grey kudu leather strap, hand-stitched in grey, with a steel pin buckle engraved with the H. Moser & Cie. logo. The Heritage collection as a whole is Moser’s argument that past and present can share a case: not a remake of 1820s pocket watches, but a modern reading of archive cues, from the 1947 signature to the tachymeter’s practical scale. In our view, the White Fumé chronograph is the strongest new expression of that idea this season—steel, limited, and priced for collectors who already speak Moser’s fumé dialect. It also pairs naturally with the Heritage Centre Seconds Espresso Fumé released alongside it, though the chronograph is the one that changes the collection’s silhouette.
Ref. 8220-1200 is offered at CHF 27,000 excluding VAT, in a limited edition of 100 pieces, through H. Moser & Cie. and authorized retailers.
| Reference | 8220-1200 |
|---|---|
| Case | Steel, 42.0 mm, water resistance 3 ATM |
| Dial | White fumé, 1947 logo, blue chronograph indications |
| Movement | HMC 220 self-winding chronograph, 72-hour power reserve |
| Strap | Grey kudu leather |
| Limitation | 100 pieces |
| Price | CHF 27,000 excl. VAT |
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