LOUIS MOINET – ACASTA & DHOFAR Double Tourbillon

LOUIS MOINET – ACASTA & DHOFAR Double Tourbillon Engraved Gold 46 Limited Edition

4 billion years on your wrist

“We’re continuing to explore space and time, the two dimensions that were such a source of inspiration for Louis Moinet, himself a watchmaker and astronomer. Our two latest creations, Acasta and Dhofar, give wearers their very own fragment of space – a piece of eternity – on their wrist.

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Take a piece of moon rock, one of the rarest in the universe. Only a hundred or so lunar meteorites have ever been found. This one is called Dhofar 457, named after the southernmost region of the Sultanate of Oman, on the border with Yemen.

Its journey began some three thousand years ago, when it was ejected from the Moon. After a galactic odyssey over a distance of more than 380,000 kilometres through the cosmos, it finally came to rest on the dunes in the Dhofar desert, where it was discovered by meteorite hunter Luc Labenne – his first ever moon rock find. Now, Louis Moinet has made it into a watch, with an outstanding dial cut from a fragment of this lunar meteorite.

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Then too, take a piece of Acasta gneiss – a rock that has had to withstand the forces of erosion and tectonics for four billion years. It’s a fragment of the early earth’s crust, preserved intact ever since. Today, thanks to Louis Moinet, Acasta too has become an outstanding dial on which to display the time.

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These two exceptional timepieces share the same movement, exclusive to Louis Moinet. Suspended in mid-air, the two tourbillon cages weigh a mere 0.4 grammes each, but nonetheless generate enough energy to power a rotating disc – made from blue-tinted titanium and featuring openwork arabesque patterns – placed atop of each of the pieces, adding a further touch of mystery.

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The two tourbillons rotate in opposite directions – a first in watchmaking. The diameter of each of the cages is 14.9 millimetres, making them the largest double tourbillons in the world. Raised 1.75 millimetres above the dial, their blue-tinted titanium upper bridges gleam in mid-air, with the mechanism’s openwork finish delivering the ultimate in refinement.

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The concept of these exceptional timepieces highlights the power of nature – gracefully expressed thanks to an artful human touch. The avant-garde cases of the Acasta and the Dhofar feature an all-new, intricate design. The two openwork side bridges are crafted from blocks of solid gold, while the 5N rose gold case is fully hand-engraved. Just three Acasta watches and three Dhofar watches will be available.

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Technical Specifications

Model: ACASTA Double Tourbillon Rose Gold

Ref. LM-52.50.AC-ACASTA

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Model: DHOFAR Double Tourbillon While Gold

Ref. LM-52.70.DO-DHOFAR

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Collection:  Limited Edition to 3 pieces

Movement
Exclusive and patented double Tourbillon with animated sideral Mechanism by  Louis Moinet®
Winding: Manual double Tourbillon
Mechanical exclusive Louis Moinet calibre LM46,
Interstellar inverted double Tourbillon
Frequency: 21,600 vph / 3Hz
Power reserve: 72 hours
Jewels: 36
Balance: Glucydur, screwed
Functions
Hours, minutes, interstellar inverted double Tourbillon
Case
Material: Eclipse fully hand-engraved case

• Rose Gold
• While Gold

Design with two-part bezel and 6 screws, assembled at a 17° angle
Original Louis Moinet® design featuring six-screw bezel
Original design by Louis Moinet®, made up of 59 parts
Case diameter: 47.40 mm
Water-resistance: 30 metres
Caseback: Secured with 6 screws, engraved with individual number and Louis Moinet markings
Crystals: Two anti-reflective sapphire crystals
Patent-pending crown guard
Sapphire crystal and back
Crystals: Two sapphire crystals with anti-reflective treatment
Dial
Skeleton, openwork dial
Hour and minute hands, gold-treated
Inverted double Tourbillon
Strap
Louisiana alligator leather, hand-sewn, 24mm width between lugs.
Folding clasp: gold 18-carat with “Fleur-de-lis” motif.

Unique Limited to only 3 pieces


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HYT – H0 FEEL THE HYT Edition

HYT – H0 FEEL THE HYT Exclusive Edition

The heat is on for ardent lovers of HYT timepieces. Exclusively available in the HYT Pop Up Store Miami Design District, the H0 FEEL THE HYT edition is unfazed by rising temperatures. A patented thermal compensator inside every HYT watch ensures that liquid expansion due to temperature variation never gets in the way of time’s fluidity.

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An horological complication in its own right, this breakthrough technology connects art and science without any risk of getting its fingers burned. Red, the color of fire, and 18k gold with 2N purity, reflecting the power of the sun, work their magic on a creation that instantly puts Miami on watch aficionados’ radars.

Space and time are one !

Ensuring the accuracy of the red and transparent fluids that document time’s passage in the capillary tube “vein” is a third liquid in a vital component working behind the scenes. This elegant solution is contained in a small bellow within one of the main bellows of the patented fluidic module. The liquid celebration represented by H0 FEEL THE HYT edition undoubtedly has scientific and aesthetic roots. Perhaps it’s no coincidence that an invention born in a high-tech laboratory slots in perfectly to a neighborhood where design decides. The subtly curved dial surface confirms the duality. A wave pattern and power reserve display with droplet-style decoration echo the intrinsic theme of going with the flow.

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Visually speaking, the H0 FEEL THE HYT edition is totally hot. A gold opaline dial has engraved markers and numerals with white Super-LumiNova®, as do the brushed and micro-blasted counters. Spanning the three sub-dials is the watch’s name in confident capitals. Its crowning glory is a sumptuous red alligator pattern leather strap with a gold and titanium folding buckle. Cooling things down slightly are grey minute and second hands. This watch can certainly take the heat. And true fans will go through fire and water to get hold of one.


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Technical Specifications

Model: FEEL THE HYT edition
Ref. 048-GD-95-RF-CR

Case
Yellow gold (2N) with microblasted, polished and satin finishes
    Diameter: 48.8 mm
    Height: 18.7 mm
    Yellow gold (2N) crown
    Box-domed sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coating
    Screwed case-back, sapphire crystal
    Water-resistant to 30 meters
Functions
    Red fluidic hours
    Minutes, seconds, power reserve
Movement
Mechanical with manual winding, exclusive caliber
    28,800 Vph, 4 Hz, 35 jewels
    Bevelled and Côtes de Genève adorned bridges
    65-hour power reserve
HYT’s exclusive patented micro-fluidic module:
    Borosilicate glass capillary tube, nano-coating interior
    Multi-layer metal bellows
    Two immiscible liquids; one transparent, the other one colored with a highly resistant dye
    Thermal compensator with dedicated bellow and specific liquid
    High-tech ceramic fluidic restrictors
Interface
    Transmission between movement and fluidic module by conversion of rotation into linear movement using a cam-follower system
    Isostatic connection of the fluidic system guaranteed by a trident
Dial
    Gold opaline dial, engraved markers and numerals, white Super-LumiNova®
    Brushed and microblasted counters, engraved markers and numerals, white Super-LumiNova®
    “Feel the HYT” printed over three central counters
    Grey minute and second hands, white Super-LumiNova®
Strap
Red matt alligator, yellow gold (2N) and titanium folding buckle

Ref. 048-GD-95-RF-CR; Exclusive edition to HYT Pop Up Store Miami Design District

Special Limited to 5 pieces

Price *$54,000.

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