Louis Moinet LM-48.70G.20 Space Mystery

The 46mm round case is in white gold. It features open-worked lugs and a bezel with 6 notches and screws. Some versions are richly hand-engraved. On both sides of the crown, adorned with a heraldic lily, two ‘stellar’ fragments are set into the case band. One comes from the moon, the other from Mars. The sapphire crystal is slightly domed. The exhibition case-back allows the wearer to enjoy an intimate view of the fine, clean finishing of the movement. The Space Mystery comes with a rich, deep blue dial that is indeed superb. Called ‘Magic blue’ the color is obtained with an exclusive and ‘secret’ (sic) manufacturing process according to the brand. Continuing with their theme of using rare extraterrestrial materials, a fragment of carbonaceous chondrites meteorite (CM group) is inlaid in the dial at 9 o’clock. A fascinating fact is the presence of organic compounds, including amino acids (sometimes called the building blocks of life) probably of extraterrestrial origin. This stellar complication shares space with an off-centered hours and minutes indication at 6 o’clock. The exclusive caliber LM48 is manufactured with Tec-Ebauches. This hand-wound movement runs at 21,600 vibrations per hour, for a power reserve of 72 hours.