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The Louis Moinet luxury watch brand has created many inspiring designs. The latest addition to their Geograph line is the Geograph Rainforest. This original, beautifully refined and detailed design is a limited edition of 120 pieces. It captures the native spirit of the rainforest and a sense of wild adventure. The complex Louis Moinet watch cases are inspired by the time and navigation machines from Jules Verne's adventurous voyages. The Geograph Rainforest is a sophisticated, artistic, luxurious design and another unique, modern interpretation of classical beauty from Louis Moinet. The official unveiling of this watch took place in the company of the Malaysian king at Baselworld 2011 and will contribute into preserving tropical forests of Malaysia.
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The Gograph Rainforest incorporates an exceptional new material: petrified palm wood. The two chronograph counters are made from this emblematic tree from the tropical forests of South-East Asia believed to be 70 million years old. The time is indicated by “Gouttes de Rosée” (dewdrop) hands, on a dial adorned with a “Côtes du Jura” pattern. The dual-time display is read off by a serpentine hand that makes a perfect match with the sinuous dial motif. Read-off is facilitated by the 24-hour ring composed of two separate elements featuring a perfect finish ensuring an extremely high-end aesthetic effect. These 24-hour rings are made to extremely precise tolerances, and only the finest watch making artisans are deemed competent to produce them. The design of the minute circle, of the “moon” and the “sun” are inspired by original Louis Moinet creations dating back to 1820, and in particular the “return from Egypt” clock and “Egyptian discovery” clock.
The signature features of the Louis Moinet case are seen in its upper bezel secured with six screws, its unique interchangeable crown tube system and the “champagne-cork” style chronograph pushers adorned with the atlas motif symbolising travel. The case-back is inspired by the tropical forest themes (no pictures of case-back are available yet). These incredibly accurate engravings depict an orang-utan and a rhinoceros hornbill against the backdrop of the tropical forest and a starry sky. The orang-utan is threatened with extinction and as such embodies the efforts that must be made to save the tropical forest for future generations. The self-winding mechanical movement with its 8 vibrations per second (meaning 28,800 vibrations per hour) drives a variety of indications including the hours, minutes and seconds; the 60-second chronograph function with 30-minute and 12-hour counters; as well as a dual-time display adjustable via the crown.
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Each watch sold will enable a substantial contribution to the PULAU BANDING FOUNDATION , which aims to preserve the Malaysian tropical forest of BelumTemengor, one of the oldest in the world. It is believed to be 130 million years old and is spread across 300,000 hectares accommodating a wide variety of animals and plants, including many that are unique to this part of the world. The “Pulau Banding Foundation” aims to promote the sustainable development of the tropical forest ecosystem of BelumTemengor, as well as the study of this area. This forest is of capital importance, since it hosts over 3,000 species of flowering plants, including three varieties of Rafflesia, the world’s largest known flower. It is also the natural habitat of 64 species of fern, 62 species of moss, 10 species of hornbill and its lake has 23 varieties of freshwater fish and five species of turtle.
Enter PULAU BANDING FOUNDATION website Pawel
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