{"id":23,"date":"2017-04-03T12:20:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T16:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exquisitetimepieces.com\/blog\/?p=23"},"modified":"2025-06-07T11:14:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T15:14:19","slug":"louis-moinet-space-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exquisitetimepieces.com\/blog\/louis-moinet-space-mystery\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Moinet Space Mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Louis Moinet Space Mystery<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Space Mystery is the world\u2019s first \u201csatellite tourbillon\u00ae\u201d: the cage is balanced by means of a planet that rotates around it. And this is just one of several exclusive Louis Moinet features in the piece: Space Mystery also includes authentic fragments of a mysterious meteorite from the far-flung regions of space that holds traces of amino acids \u2013 possibly one of the first forms of life in the universe. This unique Fine Watchmaking composition is showcased on a dial in Magic Blue \u2013 a colour whose exact composition remains one of Louis Moinet\u2019s closely-guarded secrets. This hue endows Space Mystery with all the depth of the cosmos so dear to Louis Moinet \u2013 in his day, he would gaze at the heavens night after night. With Space Mystery, the Ateliers founded in his honour have added a poetic dimension to their vocation \u2013 and provided unprecedented heights of watchmaking emotion.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Space Mystery is the theatre for this display. The 46-mm-diameter watch offers many other exclusive features, the fruit of almost two years of development. The first, and no doubt the most visible, is the Magic Blue dial. Its precise composition is secret \u2013 and known to Louis Moinet alone. The blue is unlike anything achieved using enamel, lacquer, or galvanisation. It offers unique depth and power, evocative of the immensity of the galaxy.<\/span><\/p>\n

An outsize tourbillon is located at 12 o\u2019clock. Its balance wheel and bridge have been crafted in authentic Louis Moinet style; the upper part is in blued titanium. The tourbillon cage, boasting an exceptional diameter of 13.59 mm, hangs suspended in mid-air, 1.8 mm above the dial. Not only does this satellite tourbillon \u2013 also exclusive to Louis Moinet \u2013 rotate on its own axis, it is itself in orbit, as is its very own satellite planet, revolving every 60 seconds. What is more, contrary to existing off-axis tourbillons, the axis of rotation of the Space Mystery tourbillon is not the same as that of the hours and minutes hands.<\/span><\/p>\n

We got a hands on experience of the Space Mystery earlier this month:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hands on<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Dial in action<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0The Space Mystery is available at Exquisite Timepieces<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n