ONLY LICENCED ARTIST TO USE VANTABLACK LICENSE

Because the watch is not an artistic product per se (some might beg to differ), Moser was able to procure the material for its watchmaking project.įor the record, Vantablack has also made its foray into architecture and was used to coat the Hyundai Pavilion of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics of 2018. Moser acknowledges no collaboration whatsoever with Kapoor. Two years ago, the avant-garde watch brand MCT invited Kapoor to collaborate on the S110 Evo Vantablack, the first watch to feature a Vantablack dial – and, we have to admit, to stunning effect. Although other artists have protested against this artistic monopoly (described in this fun article on Wired), Kapoor is the only artist to date allowed to use Vantablack.

ONLY LICENCED ARTIST TO USE VANTABLACK LICENSE

A sculpture by Anish Kapoor, coated with VantaBlack – photo by Surrey NanoSystems LimitedĪs an artist/sculptor whose work revolves around light reflection, voids and negative space, Sir Anish Kapoor was fascinated by the properties of Vantablack and managed to secure an exclusive license with the company to use Vantablack for his personal artistic use. Used in aerospace and defence sectors (telescopes, infrared cameras, thermal camouflage) the story of how the blackest of blacks made it into the watch world has a colourful history. Functioning like a black hole, when light strikes Vantablack it is trapped, deflected and absorbed among the forest of billions and billions of nanotubes. Developed and patented by Surrey NanoSystems Limited, Vantablack (vertically aligned nanotube arrays + black) is a nanotube-based pigment. Vantablack is the darkest artificial substance on Earth capable of absorbing up to 99.975% of radiation in the visible spectrum (you can read all about it here on Wikipedia). The use of materials borrowed from aerospace and high-tech industries is becoming more and more habitual in watchmaking, endowing watches with enhanced physical properties and a defiantly contemporary look.

( Recommended music while reading this article: Muse, Supermassive Black Hole). Alluring and mysterious, Vantablack brings the alien sensation of a black hole one step closer to earthlings. With a dial made from Vantablack – the darkest, blackest synthetic substance on our planet – a dramatic black hole canvas serves as a stage for the Moon to perform its orbit. Presented in two versions – one in red gold with a signature Moser fumé dial and another in steel with a pitch-black dial – the steel model is the talking piece.

The Endeavour Perpetual Moon Concept consolidates superlatives as one of the most precise, one of the most spartan, and certainly the darkest moon phase watch on the market today.

Only licenced artist to use vantablack