The material is very rare, as just 0,5% of the roughly 72,000 meteorites found on earth are classified to come from this red planet.įor more information, please visit
What makes this watch extra special is the aluminium capsule at 3 o’clock containing an actual fragment of a Martian meteorite. The Louis Moinet Mars Mission is fitted with a dial to mimic the surface of Mars in either blue or golden-brown ( as explained here). The latest, however, incorporates an actual Martian element, something rarely seen in life, let alone in watchmaking. The independent watchmaking company has resorted to a space theme on multiple occasions, for instance in the Space Revolution or the Hope Probe Tourbillon Unique Piece. Quick Facts – 44,5mm x 12.2mm – engraved stainless steel or rose gold case – sapphire crystal on both sides – 50m water-resistant – meteorite dial in different colours – applied hour markers and hands with luminous material – Calibre Novamag 01, made in-house – hand-wound – 42 jewels – 18,000vph – 66h power reserve – hours, minutes, seconds on the one-minute tourbillon – leather strap of your choice with triple-folding buckle – EUR 128,000 Louis Moinet Mars MissionĪtelier Louis Moinet is another manufacture that often uses cosmic inspiration for its watches. This extraterrestrial watch is made to order, with vast customization options available.įor more information, please visit Turning the watch over reveals the honeycomb mainplate of the Novamag 01. The surface pattern of the meteorite dial is then carried over to the 44.5mm wide stainless steel or rose gold case with a special engraving. The dial for the new Montres KF Ei8ht Evolution is made of meteorite and is available in a whole range of colours, including silver, blue and brown. However, Karsten Fraessdorf and his team have managed to make that large tourbillon escapement take somewhat of a back seat. The thing with any Montres KF Ei8ht is that the tourbillon dominates the dial to such an extent it’s difficult to make the rest of the watch equally impactful.
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Quick Facts – 50mm x 25mm – 18k white gold case – ultra-domed sapphire crystal – sapphire crystal windows in the caseband – aventurine base dial with white gold “spokes” as hour markers – JCAM10, manual winding – triple-axis tourbillon escapement – revolving skeletonized hour and minute subdial – rotating globe and spherical diamond – caseback with flip-up winders and unique design – unique piece auctioned for charity Montres KF Ei8ht Evolution
Quite the unexpected venture for such a delicate and complex piece! The unique watch will be auctioned for charity by Sotheby’s later in the year.įor more information, please visit But recently Jacob & Co went the extra mile and actually sent an Astronomia Tourbillon Bucherer Blue to outer space, on the wrist of commercial astronaut Eytan Stibbe. And with a name like Astronomia, it’s no surprise a lot of the models have a space-related theme or element. Surely not for everyone, but there’s real ultra-complex watchmaking involved. Large, expressive, complex and always in motion, any Astronomia makes a big visual impact. It is pretty much a given fact the Jacob & Co Astronomia Tourbillon is one of the most extravagant watch collections ever created. Let’s take a closer look at these out-of-this-world watches. That brings us to today’s selection of watches, all sharing “space” as a theme in one way or another. Perhaps the most important thing to have originated from our intergalactic gaze is the notion and determination of time. We have always looked up to our sun, moon and stars, for a whole myriad of reasons. This very notion can be daunting, but at the same time be an incredible source of inspiration. A small blue floating rock, perfectly aligned to create life, circling our sun until the end of time.
Think about it, we are nothing but a speck in the seemingly limitless void of outer space. The vast emptiness of space is a mindboggling and fascinating thing.
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