Louis Moinet and Alexey Leonov have been drawn together by their twin destinies – the dreams of both having led to them making their mark in history.
Made in honor of and in cooperation with Alexey Leonov watch from the House of Louis Moinet. Alexey Leonov was the first person in space to leave his space capsule Soyuz for the first spacewalk. The 3 is surrounded by a window, a thread of the suit that Alexey Leonov wore in 1965 when leaving the space capsule, as well as a tiny metal part of the Soyuz space capsule that brought him into orbit. Allexey Leonov is 84 years old today.
Hours and Minutes Seconds (at 9 o’clock) Hour & Minute “Goutte de Rosée” dew-drop hands 3-level dial with applied open-work hour-markers Small seconds lacquered subdial with “Goutte de Rosée” hand at 9 o’clock LM45 caliber, designed and manufactured by Louis Moinet Winding: Automatic Oscillations: 28,800 vibrations per hour Frequency: 4Hz Lines: 13 ¼ Power reserve: 48 hours Jewels: 22 Diameter: 30.40 mm Weight: 6.70 mm Decoration: Côtes de Genève, diamond-polished facets, circular-grained wheels. Louis Moinet symbols engravings Case: Original Louis Moinet, composed of 55 pieces, design with two-part bezel and 6 screws Material: 316L Stainless Steel or 18K rose gold Diameter: 43.20 mm Thickness: 14.80 mm Water resistance: 50 meters Lugs: Openwork, set with black zircon jewel Crystals: Sapphire crystals with non-reflective coating on both faces Distance between lugs: 22 mm Strap: Hand-sewn Louisiana alligator leather with alligator lining Buckle: Folding clasp with “Fleur-de-lis” motif.