LOUIS MOINET – TIME TO RACE Unique Edition

 

LOUIS MOINET – Mechanical Wonders TIME TO RACE Titanium Chronograph Unique Edition 2022

  "Auto racing began 5 minutes after the second car was built
Henry Ford
Time to Race – the predestined world of the chronograph

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Of all complications, the chronograph remains the most useful in the modern world. In the sporting field, the chronograph is the absolute judge. It determines which driver has completed the fastest lap. TIME TO RACE propels itself into the world of gentlemen drivers and also embodies the beauty of sport, the unique spirit expressing the merging of man and machine.

Each collector can choose his own one-of-a-kind creation

TIME TO RACE is not a limited series, but a set of one-of-a-kind creation. Collectors will indeed be able to personalise their model by selecting a one or two-digit “lucky number” that will appear on the front of the timepiece, along with a dedicated colour code: Rosso Corsa, Racing Green or French blue.

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No two watches will thus be alike. These colours have been specifically selected because they embody the most legendary cars in motorsports. To ensure clearer vehicle identification, national colours were assigned in motor racing until the end of the 1960s. This tradition remains present today in the collective imagination, as the tradition has endured. Thus, a red car brings to mind Italy, a green one England and a blue one France...

A strong creation – a new show

The dial side reveals the sumptuous chronograph mechanism, fully visible and highlighted in a whole new way, with the strongly domed crystal reveals it even more fully. A side view also reveals a previously unknown sight...

The racing spirit

The aerodynamic quest embodied in the design of TIME TO RACE has defined a style reflecting a resolutely competitive spirit.

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Its glareproofed sapphire crystal features an imposing curvature serving to enable uncompromising appreciation of the column-wheel mechanism. This ingenious and original design has given rise to a new type of inner bezel ring, dissociated from the crystal. It also makes it possible to combine two different readings of short-time measurements: a tachymeter scale and a 60-second display.

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The creation of this bi-material inner bezel ring is complex and owes its brilliance to the intensity of the colour present in its first quarter, made from an avant-garde material. Its bold character is further emphasised by a luminous transfer of the measurement indications designed to enable readability in the dark.

 Day  

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 Night

 Finally, the inner bezel ring frames a woven carbon fibre mainplate highlighting the 147 components of the chronograph mechanism. It also provides the reading contrast that is so useful during chronograph operations, indicated by the large coloured hand and one of the two smoke-coloured counters.
The hours and minutes are read off a subdial at 6 o'clock. This central design element bears the wearer's "Lucky Number", painted in black on a white background with a glossy polished finish, and surrounded by a metal ring reminiscent of the bores used in racing cars.

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Its case weighs only 18 grams, cut from grade 5 titanium, then polished and satin-brushed. It evokes the quest for minimum weight that means more comfort and a more seamless fit on the wrist, further enhanced by a strap specially designed to be a perfect extension of the case.

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The lines of the case are fluid and taut. The sides feature a new crown base. The lugs are openworked and feature a subtle satin-brushed camber that highlights the integration of the bracelet. They are tipped with the emblematic Louis Moinet signature in the shape of four black zircons with chatons held by screws.

A powerful mechanism

The chronograph offers the most interaction with its wearer. TIME TO RACE dramatically increases this pleasure, as it is 100% visual. All it takes is one smooth press on the single pusher to make a unique choreography unfolds before your eyes. The various elements – levers, clutch, hammers, column wheel, springs and wheels – are set into motion and interact with the ultimate goal of activating the chronograph and measuring time.

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The modern and spectacular design of TIME TO RACE requires the production of 147 components for the upper part dedicated to the chronograph and 164 components for the lower part corresponding to the self-winding movement.

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Entirely respectful of Louis Moinet's tradition, the new style direction is defined by its meticulous lines. A chronograph with a decidedly contemporary character, its design is inspired by the world's first chronograph produced by Louis Moinet in 1816, inventor of the chronograph and high frequency (Guinness World Records™).

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: Mechanical Wonders Unique Edition

Model:  TIME TO RACE Edition

Exclusively single-piece editions

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Ref.  LM-96.20.8R - Rosso Corsa / Ref.  LM-96.20.8VF - Racing Green /  Ref.  LM-96.20.8B - Bleu de France

Each single-piece edition associates a particular number with one of the three colours offered:

• Rosso Corsa
• Racing Green
• Bleu de France

CASE
Material: Grade 5 titanium | Polished and satin-brushed
Glasses: Box-type sapphire crystal | Glareproofed on both sides
Single pusher “Clous de Paris" hobnail pattern
Diameter 40.7 mm
DIAL
Hours/minutes
Colour: white background and black shiny-polished numerals
Outer ring: rhodium-plated, circular satin-finished
Hands: rhodium-plated & faceted
Counters: Translucent material with white luminescent transfer
Hands Satin black PVD | Coloured Super-LumiNova TM
Inner bezel ring:
Dual display: tachymeter scale and 60 seconds | White luminescent transfer | Bi-material with a circular satin finish
MOVEMENT
Manufacture Louis Moinet
Calibre LM96
Functions Hours | Minutes | Seconds | 60-second & 30-minute chronograph counters
Complication: Single-pusher column-wheel chronograph
Type: Self-winding mechanism | balance with screws
Oscillating weight:
Bi-material | 6 ball bearings | Adorned with concentric "Clous de Paris" hobnail pattern, "Fleur de Lys”
Finishes on the upper side:
Mainplate: carbon fibre
Steel parts: straight-grained and chamfered
Gear trains: circular satin-finished
Finishes on the underside:
“Côtes de Genève” hobnail pattern, polished edges
Diamond-polished sinks
Components 311
Oscillations 28,800 vibrations per hour
Frequency 4 Hz
Jewels 30
Power reserve 48 hours
Water resistance 50 metres
STRAP
Material Preformed rubber
Clasp: Triple-blade folding clasp | Steel with black PVD finish | Fine adjustment |Curved
"Fleur de Lys"

Limited Edition - Exclusively single-piece editions

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Press Release - 2022
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