Moon race

First on the Moon

Episode 1 | 1966

Luna 9 was the Soviet space probe that made the first successful lunar soft landing.

It was a real feat at the time, following a long series of failures. Soviet astronautics lost 26 space probes between 1962 and 1965 without a single success.

Launched on January 31st 1966 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Luna 9 landed in the Ocean of Storms (Oceanus Procellarum) on February 3rd 1966, giving the world the first panoramic images of the lunar surface.

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LM-90.50.MR1

Dial

The dial depicts the soft landing of Luna 9. The spacecraft is hand-engraved and then entirely painted.

It includes an original piece of woven fibre from Luna 24.

This piece made the journey from the Earth to the Moon and back – over a million kilometres through interplanetary space – aboard Luna 24.

Case

45.4mm 18K Red Gold.

Unique Piece, Number 01/01

Sky & Earth

The sky is made of black Aventurine.

The earth is depicted in a highly detailed artistic miniature painting.

The Moon

The Moon is entirely hand-engraved, then blackened in the old-fashioned way to give it an enigmatic appearance.

Bezel

Hand-engravings representing Luna 9 and the lunar landing capsule.

Authentic spacecraft fragment

Black Aventurine

Caliber LM35

High-precision tourbillon movement, awarded First Prize in the International Chronometry Competition.

Manual

21600 VPH (3 Hz)

72 hours

Jewels: 19

45.4 mm

Hours, Minutes

Hours, Minutes

30 meters

Alligator

24 mm

Folding Clasp

18K Gold

Swiss made

Moon Race

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Man on the Moon

Episode 2 | 1969

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Around the Moon

Episode 3 | 1970

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Last on the Moon

Episode 4 | 1976

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Travel trunk

4 one-of-a-kind creations

The Louis Moinet travel trunk housing four works of art and technology.

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