Lot 26
LOUIS MOINET
ART-TECH
ART-TECH | The colours of life, the colours of Only Watch.
The dial of the ART-TECH uses the optical properties of microelectronic circuits engraved on a silicon wafer to create an intense visual animation of multicoloured reflections that flash over a clear graphic design whenever the watch moves.
Description
A World Premiere: A microelectronic silicon wafer dial combined with a tourbillon.
The silicon wafer makes for a very special design. Each angle of vision creates a new, lively, and changing visual experience, because the wafer reacts in different ways to light. At each movement, it comes to life with multicoloured reflections that play across complex lines of the etched microelectronic circuit. The effect is fascinating.
The ART-TECH merges modern technology and traditional handcraft. It features a hand-wound tourbillon with two barrel springs arranged in a “volte-face” position. This outstanding piece comes in a 40mm case of grade-5, polished and satinated titanium.
This work of art is the embodiment of human genius through time, connecting a mechanism that is over 200 years old to the microprocessors that are shaping the future.
Specifications
Model name:
ART-TECH
Ref: LM-135.20.OW
Case:
Grade 5 titanium — Polished and satin-brushed — Openworked lugs — Box-type sapphire crystal — Glareproofed on both sides
Dial:
Unique dial cut from a microelectronic silicon wafer — Mesmerising visual experience — Wafer surface iridescence and microelectronic circuits produces multicoloured reflections — Microcircuits create a dynamic graphic design — Cut using laser technology
Calibre:
Flying tourbillon with off-centre cage at 6 o’clock — Hand-wound mechanism with “volte-face” double barrel arrangement — 28,800 vibrations per hour — 26 rubies — Power reserve: 96 hours
Bracelet:
Preformed rubber — Triple-blade folding clasp, steel with black PVD finish, fine adjustment, curved “Fleur de Lys”
Dimensions:
Diameter: 40.7mm
Thickness: 15.12mm
Specificities:
Dial cut from a microelectronic silicon wafer — Innovative material linked with technological advances, notably in medicine — The colours of life, the colours of Only Watch — A world of colours in a watch that change according to the angle of vision — Flying tourbillon with off-centre cage at 6 o’clock
The brand
Louis Moinet
Jean-Marie Schaller founded Les Ateliers Louis Moinet in St-Blaise, Switzerland, in 2004 to pay homage to the nineteenth-century French watchmaker and artist Louis Moinet by creating avant-garde mechanical timepieces, crafted as one-off editions or limited series. They evoke two themes: "Cosmic Art" and "Mechanical Wonders". Louis Moinet creations frequently use exceptional and original components, including materials from outer space or prehistory. This is in line with the brand’s core values of creativity, exclusivity, art, and design.
This unique approach has won Louis Moinet over fifty of the world’s most prestigious awards, including two Guinness World Records (inventor of the first chronograph and high frequency), the UNESCO Merit for Development in Watchmaking Art and Technology Prize; seven Red Dot design awards; the Horological Creativity Contribution Prize; Gold and Bronze Medals at the International Chronometry Competitions; eighteen Good Design Awards, seven Middle East Watch of the Year distinctions, and more.