Limited Edition of 12 Pieces
The Dragon Tourbillion combines an ancient legend with a pre-historic fossil to bring the dragon back to life in one exquisite timepiece.
Engraving the Dragon requires more than 50 hours of work, and is done entirely by hand using a piece of 18K white gold.
The body of the dragon has been cut out so as to reveal the fossilised dinosaur bone believed to be around 150 million years old. The red and orangey hues of the dinosaur bone certainly help to bring the Dragon to life! The rest of the dial is made out of black jade, which highlights the Dragon's body in its figure of eight, a number considered to be very lucky in Chinese culture.
The DRAGON Tourbillon is presented in an exceptional 18K rose gold case composed of 59 different components and equipped with the Louis Moinet signature crown guard. The latter invention consists of an independent stem integrated within a watertight system and held with a plate secured by four screws. It represents a major advantage in facilitating servicing, compared to traditionally soldered stems.
The view through the DRAGON Tourbillon display-back is almost as spectacular as the dial side, with the octopus spring' of the winding and setting mechanism taking centre stage. This ingenious component is effectively three springs in one- pull-out piece spring, lever spring and click spring- all radiating from the centre like the swirling legs of an octopus. The movement is engraved with Louis Moinet's Cotes du Jura motif.
The Dragon Tourbillion is available in an exclusive limited edition of 12 pieces.
