The Elements of Time watch collection project is a carefully engineered meeting of minds between Azuki—the web3 anime brand that built a global community by blending streetwear, art, and tech—and H. Moser & Cie., the Swiss independent famed for minimalism with bite. The brief is refreshingly direct: tell the story of Azuki’s Elementals—Fire, Earth, Water, and Lightning—through traditional high watchmaking. The result is a capsule of eight references: four Pioneer Centre Seconds (each limited to just 24 pieces) and four Pioneer Tourbillons, all channeling elemental energy via sculpted, light-catching guilloché dials.
The Pioneer Centre Seconds (L) and the Pioneer Tourbillon
Prices are equally crisp: $25,000 for each Centre Seconds Elements of Time Watch and $75,000 for each Tourbillon Elements of Time Watch. Distribution runs through The 1916 Company, which will host in-person delivery at its lounges and boutiques worldwide, turning allocation day into an experience worthy of the watches.
Elements of Time: dials, details, and the design language
H. Moser & Cie. has built 20 in-house calibres, produces roughly 4,000 watches annually, and—with Precision Engineering AG—manufactures critical escapement components in Neuhausen am Rheinfall. That independence underwrites the quality you’re buying here. Azuki, meanwhile, brings a community born at the intersection of art, tech, and fashion, proving that decentralized creativity can sit comfortably alongside centuries-old horology when the partners share standards.
If you’ve followed H. Moser & Cie., you know the brand strips away clutter until only intent remains. In Elements of Time, the dials do the speaking. Each surface carries a unique guilloché motif—waves for Water, flames for Fire, tremors for Earth, and electric pulses for Lightning—engraved to a depth that sculpts light and shadow like bas-relief. There’s no gimmickry; it’s old-world craft reframed for a new-school narrative.
The case platform for the Elements of Time watch series is the sporty-elegant Pioneer, chosen for its modern proportions and daily-wear credibility. Azuki’s visual universe isn’t pasted on; it’s translated—textures, not logos—so the watches read as Moser first, collaboration second. That restraint is where the value lives.
Under the skin, the mechanics of the Elements of Time watch collection carry Moser’s calling cards: in-house regulating organs and balance-springs produced by sister company Precision Engineering AG, the same vertical integration that underwrites the brand’s reputation for chronometric integrity. On the Pioneer Tourbillon models, Moser’s flying tourbillon architecture delivers visual theater without sacrificing legibility; on the Pioneer Centre Seconds, you get the clean, time-only purity collectors reach for Monday through Sunday. Across the range, finishing remains properly Swiss—crisp anglage, even striping, and dial furniture that rewards a loupe without demanding one.
Elements of Time Four Centre Seconds—scarcity with purpose
The Elements of Time Pioneer Centre Seconds references are the collection’s stealth grails. With only 24 pieces per element, these are the watches you’ll actually wear hard, while the Tourbillons anchor the safe. Each piece carries the same elemental guilloché concept, but the personality shifts depending on light—Water breathes with a liquid sheen, Fire glows warm and kinetic, Earth feels grounded and matte-textured, and Lightning snaps with high-contrast energy. At $25,000, you’re buying a scarce, mechanically serious independent with genuine cross-cultural storytelling and the backing of The 1916 Company for white-glove handover and support.
Elements of Time Four Tourbillons—stage presence and substance
The Elements of Time Pioneer Tourbillons lean into spectacle the way only a Moser can—confidently, quietly, and with the movement doing the talking. The tourbillon aperture anchors each elemental dial so the guilloché reads like a field of force radiating from the cage. At $75,000, these sit squarely in high-independent territory, but the proposition is real: a modern sports-leaning case, a complication worth watching, and an aesthetic that avoids cosplay.
The Lightning interpretation feels like a live wire; Fire brings heat without gloss; Earth gives the tourbillon a mineral calm; Water turns every rotation into a ripple. For collectors juggling artistry and wrist time, these hit the pocket where design, mechanics, and narrative align.
To reserve the Pioneer Centre Seconds or the Pioneer Tourbillon from the Elements of Time Watch series, early registration access is available via the official collection site.
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