LOUIS MOINET - Jules Verne Instrument III
Louis Moinet presents its new model, the Jules Verne Instrument III, inspired by the eponymous author’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea novel published in 1869.
Press release
In this science fiction adventure novel, Jules Verne imagines a protagonist, Captain Nemo, who no longer has any ties with human society from which he has chosen voluntary exile. He forsakes dry land, surviving by sea alone, and sailing the oceans aboard his Nautilus submarine.
Jules Verne Instrument III. © Louis Moinet
Louis Moinet has created a high-precision instrument for Captain Nemo – a loyal companion to accompany him alongside his various locomotion devices in his many confrontations with known and unknown worlds.
Jules Verne Instrument III is an original and decidedly technological chronograph. It is equipped with an inventive subaquatic-looking monopusher, as well as an astonishing function indicator (patent pending) inspired by the famous Chadburn telegraph transmitters on historical ships. The dial picks up the signature Louis Moinet “Côtes du Jura” decoration, while the visibility of the function indicator and the chronograph counters is highlighted by milled appliques enhanced with hex screws and coated with a blue and white luminescent substance.
The watch is fitted with a high-precision mechanism, a screw-balance “machine” beating at a rate of eight vibrations per second*, and wound by a ballbearing-mounted rotor with an openworked segment. It is engraved with a black-finish “Côtes du Jura” motif, features blued steel screws, and is endowed with a 48-hour power reserve.
Mechanical self-winding Louis Moinet caliber developed in collaboration with Concepto © Louis Moinet
Jules Verne Instrument is pleasantly light on the wrist. Its case is made of polished grade 5 titanium. The lower bezel is black PVD-coated, and its upper bezel is in 5N 18-carat rose gold. The crown and pusher are a clever blend of 5N 18-carat rose gold and black PVD, stemming from cutting-edge technology. The design of the watch inspired by the lines of the Nautilus, the famous steel “fish”. A supple and comfortable rubber strap is a natural choice for an aquatic environment.
* Equivalent to 28,800 vibrations per hour
JULES VERNE Instrument III
Features: Monopusher chronograph
Function indicator with a design inspired by the
“Chadburn telegraph transmitter”
Functions: Hour & Minute
Small seconds (at 9 o’clock)
30-minute chronograph counter (at 3 o’clock)
Date (at 7 o’clock)
“Start-Stop-Reset” function indicator active by monopusher
60-second chronograph (center)
Movement: Mechanical self-winding Louis Moinet caliber developed in collaboration with Concepto
Caliber LM30
Decoration: Engraved with “Côtes du Jura” & blackened finish & blued steel screws
Oscillations: 8 V/S (8 vibrations per second or 28,800 vph)
Frequency: 4 Hz
Lines: 13 ¼
Power reserve: 48 hours
Jewels: 27
Balance: With screws
Rotor: Mounted on ball bearings, openworked segment
Case: Original Louis Moinet® design, bezel secured with 6 hex screws
Material: or: 18-carat rose gold 5N & titanium grade 5 & black PVD
Titanium grade 5 & 316L stainless steel & black PVD
Diameter: 45.50 mm
Thickness: 16.65 mm
Water-resistance: 50 metres
Case-back: Secured with 7 screws
Engraved with individual number and Louis Moinet markings
Crystals: Two sapphire crystals with anti-reflective treatment on both sides
Crown guard: Patent pending
Dial: “Côtes du Jura“ design
Milled appliques with hex screws
Blue and white luminescent substance
Hands: Cut-out segments filled with white and blue luminescent substance
Strap: Rubber
Interhorn width: 24 mm
Buckle: Double folding clasp in grade 5 titanium and 316L stainless steel
Watch box: Louis Moinet book
Limited editions: LMV-30.40. 55
365 watches in 18-carat rose gold 5N & titanium grade 5 & black PVD
LMV 30.40. 50
365 watches in titanium grade 5 & black PVD & 316L stainless steel
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