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| Courtesy of Louis Moinet |
200 years is a long time, and frankly quite worthy of celebration! This chronographic bijoux is from the good folks at Louis Moinet. This is a white gold cased single button (mono-pusher) chronograph, with a dial that is at once distracting and beguiling.
The main time indication rests at 6 o'clock and is of enamel. The remainder provides a skeletonized look and feel. But there is one more flourish - notice the stars sprinkled around the outside portions?
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| Courtesy of Louis Moinet |
That would be the mainplate which has been bestowed with stars thanks to a new technique utilizing a specially adapted graving tool.
Here are the details -
Features and
functions
Monopusher chronograph with column wheel
Chronograph mechanism visible on dial
Hours and Minutes (at 6 o’clock)
Seconds (at 9 o’clock)
60-second chronograph (central hand)
30-minute chronograph counter (at 3 o’clock)
Dial and hands
Chronograph hand, “Monogram” design
Hour & Minute “Gouttes de Rosée”® dew-drop
hands, blue-tinted with luminous coating
Rounded enamel dial, diamond cut bead
Hand-painted mainplate, engraved with fixed
graver technique
Translucent flange and counter bridge
Movement and
finish
Automatic click movement with chronograph
function on dial; hours and minutes off-centre at 6 o’clock.
302-component LM54 caliber, designed and
manufactured by Louis Moinet
Winding: Automatic, bi-directional
Oscillations: 28,800 vibrations per hour
Frequency: 4Hz
Balance wheel: Glucydur, chronometer quality
5 position settings
Lines: 13 ¼
Power reserve: 48 hours
Jewels: 34
Diameter: 30.40 mm
Height: 8.90 mm
Decoration: Côtes de Genève, diamond-polished
facets, diamond-cut chamfers and circular gears with 5N colour finish and
straight-line steel.
“Energie Plus” system
Pawl winding mechanism
Pawl winding system: comprises a baseplate and
two jewelled pawls
‘Crab claw’ spring mechanism
Gearing: automatic wolf-teeth gear
Ball bearing: 7 Myrox balls (ceramic), diameter:
0.397 mm
Oscillating weight: Dual material, with
concentric “Clous de Paris” and “Fleur-de-lis” pattern
Case and strap
Case: Original Louis
Moinet®, composed of 52 pieces, design with two-part bezel and 6 screws,
assembled at a 17° angle
Monopusher: “Clous de
Paris” pattern
Material: 18K gold
Diameter: 46 mm
Thickness: 15.75 mm
Water resistance: 50 meters
Case back: Fitted with 7
screws, engraved with individual number and Louis Moinet symbols
Lugs: Screwed settings (1 black
zircon jewel and 3 screws per lug)
Crystals: Two convex
sapphire crystals with non-reflective coating on both faces
Crown protection: Patent
pending
Distance between lugs: 24
mm
Strap: Hand-sewn Louisiana
alligator leather with alligator lining
Buckle: 18K gold folding
clasp with “Fleur-de-lis” motif, two-strand, black DLC-treated steel
Presentation
box
Louis Moinet book
Limited edition
LM-54.70.20 20 watches 18K white gold
