Geograph Rainforest
Louis Moinet has created another pioneering timepiece with this two-pusher automatic chronograph with second time zone featuring genuine fossilised palm wood.
Forming two beautiful chronograph counter dials, the fossilised palm wood has its origins in an emblematic tree from the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, believed to be 70 million years old.
The rod-like structures within the fossilised palm wood's silicified grain produce amazing ochre and sorrel speckles on an amber background, throwing into stark relief the blued-steel hands of the 30-minute counter at 12 o'clock and the 12-hour counter at 6 o'clock.
The chronograph also includes a central golden seconds hand.
It is not only the fossilised palm wood counters that make this timepiece a true advocate of the Rainforest.
For each watch sold, Louis Moinet will make a substantial donation to the Pulau Banding Foundation, an organisation aiming to preserve the Malaysian tropical forest of Belum-Temengor, one of the oldest in the world.
Completing the Geograph Rainforest's dial are central hour and minute hands; a sun-shaped small seconds with date window at 9 o'clock; and a second time zone indicated by a central serpentine heat-blued steel hand.
Meanwhile, the superb display-back engravings of two endangered species – an orang-utan and a rhinoceros hornbill – remind us of the concerted efforts needed to preserve the tropical rainforest for future generations.
Geograph Rainforest was officially launched in a ceremony graced by the exceptional presence of His Majesty, the King of Malaysia.
Technical Specifications
Geograph Rainforest is a two-pusher automatic chronograph with second time zone featuring genuine fossilised palm wood from the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, believed to be 70 million years old. It is available in a limited edition of 120 pieces.
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Features and Indications
Hours, minutes and small seconds
Chronograph: Central seconds; 30-minute and 12-hour counters
Both chronograph counters made from genuine fossilised palm wood from the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, believed to be 70 million years old
Second time zone
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Dial and Hands
Central golden Gouttes de Rosée hour and minute hands
Golden sun-shaped small seconds at 9 o’clock
Central serpentine second time zone hand in blued steel
Chronograph features central seconds hand and a 30-minute sub-dial counter at 12 o’clock and a 12-hour sub-dial counter at 6 o’clock both made from genuine fossilised palm wood, all hands blued steel
Côte du Jura guilloche
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Movement and Finishing
Exclusive automatic movement
Oscillations: 28,800 vph
Frequency: 4 Hz
Lines: 13 ¼
Louis Moinet design rotor
Power reserve: 48 hours
Jewels: 25
Balance: Glucydur
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Case and Strap
Case: Original Louis Moinet design featuring six-screw bezel
Materials: 316L stainless steel case with polished and matt finishing & 18k rose gold bezel, crown and chronograph pushers
Diameter: 45.50 mm
Height: 17.07 mm
Water resistance: 50m
Case-back: Equipped with 7 screws and engraved with individual number and Louis Moinet symbols Display-back engravings inspired by the tropical rainforest
Crystals: Two sapphire crystals with anti-reflective treatment on both sides
Crown guard: Patent pending Chronograph ‘champagne cork’ pushers with ‘atlas’ engraving
Strap: Hand-sewn Louisiana alligator leather with alligator leather lining with 24mm-width between horns
Buckle: Double folding clasp in 316L stainless steel
Fossilised palm wood
