In 2016, when the Apple Watch was still a relatively new device, Swiss watchmaker H. Moser & Cie came up with a high-quality mechanical Apple Watch clone called the Swiss Alp Watch, featuring a rectangular dial with curved, rounded edges, a crown Apple Watch-style side and lugs.
H. Moser & Cie today debuted a sequel to the original Swiss Alp Watch, introducing the $ 30,800 Swiss Alp Watch “Final Upgrade,” which the company says is the “climax of the Swiss Alp Watch saga.”
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Using the same rectangular design as the Apple Watch and the original Swiss Alp Watch, the Final Upgrade was made after a H. Moser & Cie customer suggested the design. The steel DLC case features a Vantablack dial and for those unfamiliar with Vantablack, it is considered one of the darkest fabrics known, absorbing up to 99.965 percent of visible light.
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Rather than a traditional seconds hand, the Final Upgrade has an Apple Watch-style charging symbol, which of course pokes fun at the Apple Watch. In his marketing material H. Moser plays on the theme of simplicity and “less is more”.
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“No updates needed, no crappy autonomy, no unnecessary functions, no annoying notifications, just the only reminder you will ever really need: disconnect from all the noise and cherish every moment,” the watch describes.
The loading wheel, or “shaded disk made of openings,” is meant to “serve as a reminder that the only thing that matters here and now.”
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The Swiss Alp Watch Final Upgrade is fully mechanical with a 100% Swiss Manufacture movement and a 96-hour power reserve. H. Moser & Cie has made just 50 of the Final Upgrade watches, with more information on the company’s website.