The Moon Meteor distills Louis Moinet’s space-themed work into a 40.7 mm titanium watch that pairs a hand-painted, multi-layered dial with genuine meteorite fragments and an astronomical moonphase beneath a domed sapphire.
Limited to 12 pieces, the Moon Meteor combines a hand-painted miniature nebula with genuine meteorite fragments on the dial.
Dial artwork is created under a binocular microscope with successive lacquer and varnish layers to produce day and lume-visible night compositions.
Louis Moinet's Moon Meteor is a limited-edition watch that continues the brand's longstanding interest in astronomy. The model is produced in just 12 pieces and focuses on turning the dial into a miniature cosmic scene using traditional decorative techniques and actual space material.
The dial is the story here. Louis Moinet uses hand-painted miniature work to create a vivid celestial landscape. The painting process is carried out under a binocular microscope with an extremely fine brush and applied in successive layers of lacquer and varnish. That layered approach produces a daytime composition and a different appearance when viewed in the dark.
Despite a substantial height of 17.92 mm, the titanium construction results in a very light total case weight of 18 grams, which improves on-wrist comfort compared with precious-metal equivalents. The watch is water-resistant to 30 meters and has an engraved display caseback that reveals the movement.
The article describes a precise astronomical moonphase as part of the dial package and notes a visible movement through the display caseback, which carries engravings. Specific caliber details are not provided in the supplied text, but the presence of a display caseback implies a finished movement intended for viewing rather than concealment.
Finishing and production techniques
The dial's miniature painting uses magnification and thin brushes to build the nebula imagery in layers. Lacquer and varnish layers create depth and enable the dial to change appearance between ambient and lume-visible views. The meteorite fragments are integrated into the painting, combining organic space material with hand-applied art.
Louis Moinet has produced several space-themed watches before, including models that reference the Moon and Mars and other celestial projects. The Moon Meteor follows that direction by emphasizing miniature painting and authentic extraterrestrial material.
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