Jules Verne
Reaching for Sun and Moon – Louis Moinet Watches
Louis Moinet had a close friendship with the great A. L. Breguet and was also a genius of his era, who had created many extraordinary masterpieces for such eminent figures such as Napoleon Bonaparte, Thomas Jefferson and King George IV. The brand named after him seeks to follow the master’s footsteps.
Jules Verne takes its name from the famous French writer who once had a great ambition to “depict the whole earth”. Crafted in Grade 5 titanium, the case of Instrument 1 is never a burden on wrist even with a diameter of 46.3mm. In addition to the eight 5N pink gold screws and the polished pink gold flanks, the brushed stainless steel bezel further enhances the appearance of the piece. On the black dial adorned with the brand’s exclusive Cotes du Jura, there are 4 counters for lapsed minutes and hours, small seconds as well as second time zone. A button at 10 sets the second time zone indication. Controlling the chronograph is a patented lever mechanism, with two unconventional pushers on both sides of the crown to start, stop and reset the chronograph. The most mystical part is the porthole at 9 o’clock which features a real piece of the moon that was taken from a lunar meteorite, making the piece the first to carry a real piece of the moon. Worn on a carbon finished alligator strap, it’s powered by a self-winding movement with a 44-hour power reserve.
From the same collection, Instrument 2 is a split-seconds chronograph. Same as Instrument 1, it’s also made out of a 46.3mm diameter case composed of titanium, stainless steel and pink gold. The unique lever system guarantees the chronograph can work flawlessly under extreme weather conditions. The porthole at 9 also features a piece of a lunar meteorite. Sharing the same layout with Instrument 1, its dial is white , while the hands are in blued steel. The grooved crown at 3 o’clock has a lily relief which is the brand’s logo. The button at 10 controls the split-seconds hand. Built with blued steel screws and Cotes du Jura adornment, the exclusive self-winding movement beats at 28,800 vph. Just like Instrument 1, it’s mounted to an alligator strap with production Limited to 60 pieces.
Louis Moinet Meteoris is a new form of planetarium. Unlike the vast majority of planetariums which only show a limited number of planets, Meteoris is able to show the whole solar system based on the original work of Remy Chauvin, a French scholar. Thanks to its faster rotation speed, the acceleration of the planets enables the Earth to rotate around the Sun in 37 seconds instead of the usual 365 days. Although the planetarium is driven by electricity, the power transmission system itself is mechanical. Supporting by blued stainless steel spokes, the sun and its 10 plants were crafted by the artist Jean-Yves Kervevan, using hand-made resins and varnishes. On the midnight-blue lacquered dial, each of the twelve constellations is decorated with gold dust and the 154 stars are represented by Top Wesselton VVS diamonds totalling 5.6 carats. On the stand below, four Meteoris Tourbillon wristwatches are displayed.
The pieces have a dial composed of meteorite from Mars, Rosetta(the oldest meteorite found on Earth), the Asteroid Itqiy and the Moon. Comprised of 50 components, the pink of white gold case have a diameter of 47mm and are directly inspired by the drawings of Louis Moinet. The open-worked barrel at 12 o’clock is connected to the tourbillon at 12 by a hand-crafted vertical bar. The transparent sapphire crystal back reveals the unique “octopus” spring of the winding mechanism of the manual-winding movement beating at 21,600 vph and has 72-hour power reserve. Meteoris is a unique piece that measures 150cm in height, 71cm in depth and weighs 100kg.
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