By manufacturing watches in limited editions or simply, one-of-a-kind items, Louis Moinet maintains its elevated standards of Haute Horology, while offering a piece of prestige, distinction and authenticity to each customer that acquires an original Louis Moinet. Respect stands as a core value of this brand and ever since 1806 this brand has treated its customers with devoted respect and an aggravated sense of servitude by creating more and more innovative timepieces featuring futuristic or classy designs and progressive movements that defy the traditional standards of Haute Horology.

       Always incorporating an element of surprise, most watches introduced by Louis Moinet make use of moon pieces, meteor particles, or as in the case of the new Louis Moinet Jurassic Tourbillon, fossilized dinosaur bone. This watch will be manufactured and distributed in a limited edition of just 12 pieces, due to the impressive mechanism and to the story behind its design, which bases its appeal on a history of more than 150 million years.

       The case of the new Louis Moinet Jurassic Tourbillon watch has masculine impressive proportions, measuring 47 mm in diameter and comprising of no less than 50 individual components. The case is manufactured from 18 K white gold and has both its back and top covered in sapphire crystal, which makes the movement inside visible. The bezel surrounding the case adds a special effect of brilliance to the polished surfaces as it is adorned with 56 baguette cut diamonds. Even though it is diamond-adorned, the new Louis Moinet Jurassic Tourbillon can provide a water resistance of up to 30 meters deep.

       The dial is made from fossilized dinosaur bone and it displays uniquely the functions of hours and minutes. A watch that says no to conformism, the new Louis Moinet Jurassic Tourbillon renders perfectly the combination between history and modernism, between tradition and innovation.

       Louis Moinet Jurassic Tourbillon’s mechanism is based on a hand-winding tourbillon movement that can only guarantee the functions of hours and minutes, along with an amazing power reserve of 72 hours. Quite incredible due to the dinosaur bone incorporated in its manufacturing, this watch is a master piece of Haute Horology being at the same time functional and seductive.

       The new Louis Moinet Jurassic Tourbillon comes accompanied by a galuchant strap fitted with an 18 K white gold clasp featuring Louis Moinet’s logo. The packaging of this watch is also personalized appropriately, the designers opting for a dinosaur egg creative approach.

       The chic design of the new Louis Moinet Datascope Watch is extremely appealing due to its refined lines and robustness of features. Characterized by an amazing taste in elegance, the design concept of this new watch is meant to offer its owner an air of distinction and privilege, attitudes specific to a Louis Moinet original wearer.

       Based on a simple, yet effective approach to design, the new Louis Moinet Datascope Watch is made up from a 45 mm in diameter case crafted from 316 L polished stainless steel, a material which gives a shiny look to a classy design and from a black leather strap, as the final touch of sophistication. The case-back of this watch is obviously personalized like most Louis Moinet watches are with an individual number out of 60 timepieces included in the collection and it also provides information regarding the nickel-free manufacturing of the case. The logo of the brand comes also inscribed on the case back for an extra touch of distinction.

       The dial is quite simple as it provides functions of hours, minutes and seconds and a function for the calendar. The Cotes du Jura motifs are present on the surface of the Louis Moinet Datascope Watch’s dial and the time is indicated through rhodium-plated hands pointing to Arabic numerals as hour markers. Extremely neat and nicely ordered, the dial offers amazing legibility and matches perfectly the classy standards imposed by the whole design of the watch.

       The automatic mechanical movement activating the functions of the new Louis Moinet Datascope Watch is extremely accurate and it can also offer a power reserve of 42 hours, while guaranteeing the capacity of diving up to 30 meters deep without bringing the least damage to the interior mechanism.

       Nicely completing the design is a classy alligator leather strap hand-sewn and inscribed on its stainless steel folding clasp with the logo of the Louis Moinet brand of watches. To assure its customers of the undisputable authenticity of this watch, the new Louis Moinet Datascope Watch comes in a box especially crafted by Louis Moinet to add a nice sense of occasion and accompanied by a hand-written warranty.

Louis Moinet Datascope Pictures Gallery

       Based on exclusivity, the Louis Moinet brand only manufactures watches in limited editions or simply, one-of-a-kinds. The way to make the distinction between a Louis Moinet Limited Edition and a Louis Moinet One of a Kind is to watch closely is the respective timepiece comes adorned with a star, or with a moon. The star symbol corresponds to the limited edition timepieces, while the moon motif indicates the watch is one of a kind. This value adds to the prestige and the internationally acclaimed distinction of this brand, treating its customers like royalties.

       Included in the Jules Verne Collection by Louis Moinet, the Jules Verne Instrument 2 is a timepiece created in a limited edition of just 120 pieces, 60 featuring a black dial, while the other 60 make use of a silver dial. What’s really impressive at this model is that an actual piece of the moon has been incorporated in a porthhole at 9 o’clock so you can realize the authenticity of such timepiece.

       The new Louis Moinet Jules Verne Instrument 2 displays a powerful design featuring an impressive 46.30 mm x 54 mm case crafted from a combination of materials: titanium, 316L stainless steel and 18 K rose gold. The construction of the case assures a diving up to 50 meters deep, the case-back being secured with 4 screws that guarantee the best safety of the mechanism. Although having masculine proportions and being crafted from titanium mainly, this watch is extremely light as titanium is 45 % lighter than steel and so you can imagine it provides utmost flexibility to the wrist.

       The dial of the new Louis Moinet Jules Verne Instrument 2 arranges its functions neatly as to provide the owner with best legibility. The dial is available on black or on silvery patter and comes equipped with applied semi-arches. The dial presents traditionally the functions of hours, minutes and seconds, a chornograph counter for the seconds in the middle, a 30 minutes counter at 12 o’clock, a 12-hour counter at 6 o’clock, a date function at 3 o’clock and also a rattrapante split-seconds hand in the center of the dial.

       All these functions work accurately due to the amazing mechanical self-winding movement especially created for this new Louis Moinet Jules Verne Instrument 2 that can also provide a power resistance of 44 hours.

       The new Louis Moinet Jules Verne Instrument 2 comes accompanied by an alligator leather strap fitted with a folding clasp crafted from stainless steel that has the logo of the Louis Moinet brand inscribed on it, for an even more exclusivist approach to design.

       Following the original concept of the Twintech Watch, Louis Monet proposes now the updated model with a chronograph function that goes by the name of Louis Moinet Twintech Chronograph, an extremely complicated to manufacture watch that’s worth years of technical expertise and know-how in watch-manufacturing. The design of this model is very similar to the initial Twintech Watch, but the fact that it offers more functions complicates in a way the manufacturing process which is mostly hand-assembled and adjusted to fit the highest standards of Haute Horology.

       The case is crafted from 316 L polished stainless steel and has a rectangular shape measuring 41 mm x 54 mm, proportions which hint to a classy-casual appearance, rather than a massive-sporty one. The case comes covered in sapphire crystal both on the back and on the top and what’s really interesting to know is that each model of Louis Moinet Twintech Chronograph has its own personal number out of a limited edition of just 60 timepieces. The case back is secured with four screws and bears the inscription of the Louis Moinet brand.

       The beautifully shaped dial was really difficult to create as it comprises of 7 individual parts and in some places it was actually hand-adjusted to offer the utmost legibility of the chronograph’s counters and not only. The watch indicates the main functions of hours, minutes and seconds through central hands pointing to Arabic numerals as hour markers, while the counters of the chronograph are located symmetrically in the center of the dial. The detailing from Louis Moinet Twintech Chronograph’s dial is blue, contrasting with the silvery-white color from the rest of the dial.

       The new Louis Moinet Twintech Chronograph makes use of an automatic movement comprising of 150 parts that offer the traditional functions of time, along with three counters of the chronograph’s function. This movement guarantees 30 m of water resistance and perfect reliability in terms of timekeeping.

       Accompanied by a warranty certificate, all Louis Moinet Twintech Chronograph models comes also equipped with black leather straps with carbon finishing and with folding clasps made from stainless steel.

       The new watch presented by Louis Moinet brings a breeze of fresh air to a classy design as it combines lines of the nostalgic finesse of the past with contemporary lines and contrasting colors. The design of the new Louis Moinet Twintech Watch bases its appeal on a classy rectangular case measuring 40 mm x 54 mm that shines extremely beautiful due to the polished 316 L stainless steel material employed in its manufacturing. The design of the case was inspired by the original work of the founding father of the brand, but the current designers have added up their vision to make the concept a bit more modern, a bit more contemporary.

       The dial uses “Cotes du Jura” motifs and it offers extreme legibility. The ivory dial makes a beautiful contrast with the rhodium plated hands indicating the main functions of hours, minutes and seconds and also, with the black sub-dials that show the functions of the retrograde date and the power reserve indicator. The margins of the dial are equipped with applied Arabic numerals that use curvy, seductive lines, almost hinting to an Art Deco style.

       The mechanism of the new Louis Moinet Twintech Watch is based on a Louis Moinet twin barrel manufacture movement endowed with a shock absorption system. The movement offers amazing reliability as it can show the traditional functions of hours, minutes and seconds, a retrograde date function and also the amazing 120 hours power reserve. The power reserve function distinguishes this watch for the regular watches from the market as it can offer three times their capacity concerning this function.

       With a neat and modern design, the new Louis Moinet Twintech Watch doesn’t stray much from the classy lines specific to Louis Moinet and it’s more than fit to respond to the requirements of our modern society.

       The classy Louisiana alligator leather strap completes the sophisticated design by adding a touch of refinement, matching perfectly the shiny surface of the case and also the contrasting dial. The new Louis Moinet Twintech Watch is easily recognizable as a Louis Moinet due to the indisputable quality of its materials and to the inventive and original design.

Louis Moinet Twintech Specs Pictures

        An amazing watch presented by Lois Moinet is the new Lois Moinet Magistralis Watch, a timepiece manufactured from a strange material for this industry of watch manufacturing, to be more precise, from a piece of a moon meteorite. This watch is very unlikely to be manufactured again, being one of a kind limited edition.

        The design of this watch was thought to express greatness and originality, being characterized by masculine traits that hint to power and control. The case of the Lois Moinet Magistralis Watch was crafted from 3 N 18 carat rose gold, being composed of almost 100 parts.

        The dial is black and is completed by the 4 gold sub-dials expressing the functions of the perpetual calendar. Decorated with Cotes de Jura motifs, the black dial is extremely refined and matches perfectly with the hands made of gold and blue steel. The generous size of the case guarantees perfect legibility and the functions of the calendar are easy to read, being neatly ordered.

        The mechanism of this watch has found its inspiration in the Traité d’Horlogerie written by the founding father of this brand and it presents amazing functions. The most appealing feature about the mechanism of this watch is the perpetual calendar function, which took years of preparation and dedication from the part of the watch makers from Lois Moinet.

        The exquisite Lois Moinet Magistralis Watch is available on a black alligator strap, which adds a touch of elegance and sophistication to the powerful, sporty design of the watch. Impressive in its nature, this Lois Moinet Magistralis Watch deserved an equally beautiful box, made from the finest maple by Claude Bourquard, from the Jura.

        The price for this watch has been speculated intensely, but the truth is that Lois Moinet hasn’t made any declaration regarding this matter. No matter what, expect a very spiced price.

Louis Moinet Magistralis Pictures Gallery

         The name of Louis Moinet has changed the history of watch manufacturing along with the famous Traite d’Horlogerie published in 1848. Just as the name of its founding father is a name with resonance in the watch making artistry, the brand also enjoys a great deal of reputation and notoriety in the 21st century for the variety of timepieces introduced on the market.

         The newest timepiece introduced by the Louis Moinet House of watch manufacturing is called the Louis Moinet Variograph, a watch of extraordinary sophistication and style. Being equipped with an automatic chronograph movement, the creative concept of this watch follows the idea of the past expressed by Louis Moinet and which states that: a true artist accepts only what is genuine, simple, solid and useful. This quote represents an excerpt from Louis Moinet’s Traite d’Horlogerie and it’s a statement that still stands today, as you can’t have performance without searching to use the best of materials, the best of techniques and the best of talent.

         Highly innovative, the new Louis Moinet Variograph is equipped with two progressive functions, a full moon indicator and a world map located at the 9 o’clock position. What’s outstanding about this world map is that it spins on its axis every 24 hours, which offers the possibility to tell the time around the world by making use of the Greenwich meridian.

         Apart from these impressive functions, the Louis Moinet Variograph watch also displays a 60-second counter, a 30-minute chronograph and also indicators for the day, month and date.

         The new Louis Moinet Variograph is available in 4 versions, changes that apply only to the color of its dial. The versions are: charcoal dial, silver dial, old rose dial and black dial, each of these variations being limited to only 60 timepieces worldwide.

         Purchasing a Louis Moinet original watch assures you a place in the Louis Moinet family and gives you part of its greatness. But acquiring any of the remarkable timepieces presented by Louis Moinet is not such an easy process, as the company has started to limit its watch manufacturing at no more than 1,000 units per year. Limited indeed, you can be sure that your new Louis Moinet watch has enjoyed the best attention and that we’re buying a timepiece that’s very unlikely to go out of fashion or to break down.

Louis Moinet Variograph Pictures Gallery

        The spiritual father of this brand, Louis Moinet, has once stated that the creation process of a timepiece requires talent, effort and passion: “aim to produce an excellent and curious effect”, these were the words of a person who understood the necessity of novelty in a world full of the ordinary and of the tedious.

        The new timepiece presented by Louis Moinet is yet another watch to be admired and analyzed by posterity, due to its revolutionary design concept and its impressive technical movement. The new Vertalis Tourbillon represents the successful combination between an original and daring design and a highly progressive technical movement.

        Especially renowned for its tourbillon, which gives the impression of being in motion, the new Vertalis Tourbillon watch has even more qualities. The tourbillon is famous for its verticality as its carriage is linked to the barrel by a hand-drawn vertical bar. Another strong point is its exclusive hand-wound movement, which activates 21, 600 vibrations/hour assuring a 72 hours power reserve and a 30 meters water resistance. The technical concept of this watch was inspired by Louis Moinet’s Traite d’Horlogerie, written back in 1848, which is even today considered one of the best manuscripts that deals with watch manufacturing techniques.

        The new Louis Moinet Vertalis Tourbillon presents a case made of 50 different components, with an original design not yet patented by Louis Moinet. The material of the case is gold, but not simply gold. The case is made of two gold colors of 18 carats (5 N rose gold combined with white gold) and measures 47 mm in diameter. The case uses as shield a sapphire crystal top and also, a sapphire crystal back. The case-back of the new Louis Moinet Vertalis Tourbillon assures the transparency of the extravagant winding mechanism and it is secured by 4 Louis Moinet screws. Another element included by the case is the Louis Moinet crown guard, assuring the crown replacement in case of accidents.

        The black dial presents two large apertures, one showing the mainspring barrel, while the other the carriage of the tourbillon. The exquisite design of this new Louis Moinet Vertalis Tourbillon determined the brand to offer for the public just a limited edition of 12 watches.

        The new Louis Moinet Vertalis Tourbillon watch is available on a Loisiana alligator leather strap, fitted with a Louis Moinet clasp.

Louis Moinet Vertalis Tourbillon Pictures Gallery

         The new Louis Moinet Jules Verne Instrument 1 is a timepiece created by using subtle and delicate design lines to recreate that simple elegance of the past. Superior in nature, the new Louis Moinet Jules Verne Instrument 1 amazes with its technical innovative approach, as the new timepiece allows a starting and a stopping mechanism of the chronograph and also incorporates an intriguing element, an authentic lunar rock.

         The case uses resistant titanium as main material accompanied by a bezel made of 18 k rose gold. This combination of titanium and gold assures a more masculine, yet classy look, while the white dial adds a touch of vintage. The dial is decorated with Cotes de Jura pattern and features 4 sub-dials. The 4 sub-dials display necessary functions such as a 12 hour counter at the 6 o’clock position and in the opposite direction we can see the 30 minutes counter. The other two sub-dials located at the 3 and 9 o’clock positions display the date and respectively the time on the second time-zone.

         The new Louis Moinet Jules Verne Instrument 1, although equipped with so many sub-dials, uses the main dial to display the main time function. The main time is pointed at through the blue hands positioned in the center of the dial, hands that are luminescent to assure the night visibility as well. One of the main reasons of attraction at this Louis Moinet Jules Verne Instrument 1 watch is assured by the authentic lunar rock present at the 9 o’clock position.

         A veritable Louis Moinet timepiece could never abuse design in the detriment of technical innovation. The movement of the new Louis Moinet Jules Verne Instrument 1 is an automatic mechanical movement exclusive to the Louis Moinet brand and which guarantees the best time keeping precision there is.

         The design of the watch reminds us of the old uncomplicated times when opulence wasn’t considered a virtue and when classy and elegant designs were still appreciated worldwide by all types of people. The crocodile leather strap enhances that classic and subtle look and adds a touch of refinement.

         Just like any impressive and valuable timepiece, the Louis Moinet Jules Verne Instrument 1 is expected to be sold on the market with prices ranging from $10,000 to $ 20,000. Although expensive indeed, there are people who recognize value when they see it and so we expect this new timepiece to sell out quickly.

Louis Moinet Jules Verne Instrument 1 Pictures Gallery

     The mechanical art of Louis Moinet follows four important values defining for the brand: “a unique spirit of creation” granted by the limited editions, “design” defined by luxury, style and passion for details, “watchmaking”, all watches being handmade in order to satisfy the sophisticated and exigent clientèle, and fourth but not last, “exclusivity”, that gives the client the great opportunity of knowing if the watch is manufactured in limited edition, case in which a star is engraved on the watch, or if it is one-of-a-kind, the star being replaced by a moon.

     Over the years, a great number of famous personalities have chosen to wear Louis Moinet watches, like: King George IV of England, Napoleon, Thomas Jefferson or James Monroe.

     As Louis Moinet used to say: “A true artist cannot remain behind his time” and even if the fondateur of the Moinet House lived from 1768 to 1853, the luxurious brand keeps on following this concept, always shocking the clientèle by adding even more taste with every model.

     Tempograph embodies beauty, style, complexity, all in a work of art that`s not only a mechanism meant to measure time, but also a visual delight, a defining symbol of elegance. A unique timepiece that manages to make the difference throughout the retrograde seconds mechanism, which is constantly on the move.

     Another amazing detail is the cam mechanism that has been left visible so as to enable the wearer to admire it in action. The entirely matt-polished by hand cam is composed of six teeth, performs one rotation per minute and releases a titanium lever which displays a ten-second measurement by means of a blued steel hand.

      The buckel is made of steel 316L or 18K rose gold folding clasp with Louis Moinet symbol and the bracelet is made of Louisiana alligator leather, hand-sewn. Prices may vary: $28,000 if made of steel, Titanium and PVD, $36,000 in case it is made of Rose Gold, Titanium and Steel and the most expensive one, made of Rose Gold and Yellow Gold reaches a price of 59,000$.

Pictures with Louis Moinet Tempograph Watch