BOUTIQUE
LOUIS MOINET
SpaceWalker
This impressive new watch celebrates Alexey
Leonov’s place in history as the first person
to exit a space capsule and float free in space,
which the cosmonaut did on March 18, 1965,
when he exited his spaceship on the Voskhod 2
mission. Representing this achievement, Louis
Moinet placed a geodesic faceted diamond on
the perimeter of the carousel tourbillion cage
representing Leonov’s call name “Almaz 2”
(Almaz means diamond in Russian.)
Joining the diamond on the dial is an
aventurine background that the brand claims is
enhanced with an exclusive and secret graphic
composition that represents the ‘infinite cosmos
of space including distant nebulae and stars in a
lustrous display of blue and lavender.’
At 6 o’clock, Louis Moinet’s trademark
“dewdrop” hands indicate the hours and
minutes, extending across a sapphire dial
offering a small window into the mechanics of
the movement. The back offers an unobstructed
view, with a sapphire crystal revealing
SpaceWalker’s highly distinctive bridges.
In celebration of those twelve minutes Leonov
spent in the freedom of space, Louis Moinet has
produced two limited editions, each
comprising twelve engraved watches in rose
gold or white gold, alongside two other limited
editions comprising eighteen non-engraved
pieces, also in white gold or rose gold.
Retail price for the engraved edition shown
here is $199,900.
IW RATING
Design: 8 (out of 10)
Out-of-this-world design.
Innovation: 7
Custom tourbillon with mounted diamond and
secret graphic application on the aventurine dial.
Finissage: 8
Superb application of finishes on case and
movement.
Legibility: 7
Blued stub hands contrast with a white steel
backdrop.
Rarity: 9
Only twelve in rose gold and twelve in white
gold will be made.
Value: 10
Already trading at a premium above retail.
Overall iW rating: 49 (out of 60)
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