Louis Moinet Moon Meteor Turns Lunar Timekeeping Into Miniature Space Art

Louis Moinet has never treated astronomy as a passing theme.

With the Moon Meteor, the independent watchmaker leans into that identity through a watch that feels closer to a miniature cosmic tableau than a conventional moon phase. It brings together hand painting, meteorite fragments and a lunar display with a claimed deviation of just one day every 122 years.

At a glance

A celestial dial built from paint, lacquer and meteorite

The Moon Meteor’s main event is its dial, where Louis Moinet uses miniature painting to create a vivid celestial landscape.

The scene is built under a binocular microscope using an extremely fine brush, with successive layers of lacquer and varnish giving the surface its depth.

Luminescent material is worked into the composition, so the dial changes character in darkness rather than simply glowing at the hands and markers.

Three meteorite fragments cut across the scene, each chosen for a specific extraterrestrial identity.

These include Martian meteorite NWA 13925, Jbilet Winselwan and Sahara 97093, an EH3-type enstatite meteorite noted for containing microdiamonds of interstellar origin.

The outer flange is made from Muonionalusta meteorite, bringing the familiar Widmanstätten pattern into the watch as a natural geometric frame.

The moon phase sits at the centre of the composition

Rather than placing the moon phase in a small aperture, Louis Moinet makes it the centrepiece.

A domed lunar disc recreates the Moon with engraved and hand-painted craters, while luminous material adds visual depth after dark.

Two lunar meteorites mark the full and new moon positions, with Gadamis 005 and Dhofar 457 incorporated into the display.

A hand-painted astronaut walks above the disc and acts as the reference point for reading the lunar phase.

The complication is designed to complete the lunar cycle with a claimed precision of one day every 122 years, giving the theatrical dial a serious mechanical foundation.

Titanium keeps a tall case surprisingly light

The case measures 40.7mm across and 17.92mm thick, so the Moon Meteor has real wrist presence.

Louis Moinet offsets that height with grade 5 titanium construction, bringing the case weight to just 18 grams.

The finishing alternates polished and satin surfaces, with openworked lugs and a large fluted crown adding to the brand’s recognisable case language.

A box-type sapphire crystal with double-sided anti-reflective treatment covers the dial, while the engraved display back offers a view of the movement.

Water resistance is rated to 30 metres.

The LM113 automatic movement

Inside is the Louis Moinet LM113, a self-winding calibre developed with Concepto.

It displays hours, minutes and the lunar cycle, runs at 28,800 vibrations per hour and offers a 48-hour power reserve.

The movement measures 30.4mm in diameter and 12.7mm thick, with 29 jewels.

The watch is fitted to a Louisiana alligator strap with alligator lining and a triple-folding clasp with fine adjustment and the Louis Moinet fleur-de-lys.

Details & Specifications

The Moon Meteor is not a discreet watch, and it isn’t trying to be.

Its appeal lies in the way it folds legitimate astronomical watchmaking, rare natural material and decorative craft into a single dramatic object for collectors who want their complications served with imagination.