Louis Moinet Jules Verne Tourbillon

written by YWH team 8 December 2023
Louis Moinet Jules Verne Tourbillon ref. LM-135.50

Quick specs Louis Moinet Jules Verne Tourbillon
Price: on request (approx. € 116.000 | approx. CHF 112’000 | approx. $ 126,000 | approx. £ 101,000)
Size: 40.7 mm
Reference: LM-135.50.V1 (green) | LM-135.50.V5 (blue) | LM-135.50.V8 (orange) – limited to 8 pieces per color

This new Louis Moinet Jules Verne Tourbillon is now available in three versions, each with a special dial. There is a green guilloche called “To the moon”. Then a blue guilloche called “Under the Sea”. And lastly an orange guilloche named “Mystery Island”. Per color there are eight unique dials due to the material of which the heart of the dial is made. So the series is limited to 24 pieces.

The green Moon version has a dial cut from a lunar meteorite. The blue Sea version has a dial cut from opal, and the orange Island version uses a slice of lapis lazuli for the dial. They are all housed in a 40.7-millimeter red gold case. The guilloche disc surrounding the stone has some translucid varnish to the surface. This gives more depth and brilliance to the decoration. Hands are facetted and skeletonized, and have luminescent matter.

The Louis Moinet Jules Verne Tourbillon has a power reserve of 96 hours

The Louis Moinet caliber LM135 with flying tourbillon is a hand-wound movement with two barrel supplying a power reserve of 96 hours. The barrels are mounted upside down over each other and release their energy simultaneously. They call this barrel construction “volte-face”.

All the Louis Moinet Jules Verne Tourbillon models come on a black alligator strap with a folding clasp. Price is on request however our sources point in the +100k direction.

Technical data Louis Moinet Jules Verne Tourbillon
Reference:
LM-135.50.V1 (green) | LM-135.50.V5 (blue) | LM-135.50.V8 (orange) – limited to 8 pieces per color
Movement:
Louis Moinet caliber LM135 | Hand-wound | Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz) | Jewels: 26 | Double barrel | Hours, minutes, tourbillon | Power reserve: 96 hours
Case and dial:
40.7 mm | 18-carat 5N red gold | Domed sapphire crystal | Guilloche under translucid green, blue or orange varnish | Facetted and skeletonized hands with luminescent matter | Water resistance: 3 ATM / 3 bar / 30 meters / 100 feet
Strap:
Black alligator strap | Folding clasp
Price Louis Moinet Jules Verne Tourbillon:
on request (approx. € 116.000 | approx. CHF 112’000 | approx. $ 126,000 | approx. £ 101,000)
Website:
www.louismoinet.com

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