Dubai: Watch aficionados in the UAE can now get a Jurassic watch, provided they move fast, as it is a limited edition item with only 12 pieces available to buy.
Commanding a price of Dh210,000, the Jurassic watch from Louis Moinet is available only on request and can be bought at Damas and Damas Les Exclusives boutiques across Dubai, a spokesperson for Louis Moinet said.
Bare bones
Ateliers Louis Moinet, whose Mecanograph City watches are legendary, was the first to include fragments of lunar meteorites and other rocks from far-flung corners of the universe in a watch. “Louis Moinet continues to explore the world of extraordinary dials. For the first time ever the Mecanograph, winner of an International Chronometry Competition prize for its outstanding precision, now boasts a dial made from 150-million-year-old fossilised dinosaur bone,” the spokesperson said.
She said the mechanical heart of the Jurassic Watch is the certified Mecanograph chronometer. This proprietary movement has been exclusively developed by Ateliers Louis Moinet. The timepiece comes with a 43.5mm case made from rose gold. Other features include a date window at 3 o’clock, seconds hand at 9 o’clock on the dial with a concentric Clou de Paris pattern.
With intricate handiwork involved, the dial has a thickness of just 0.65mm.
The dinosaur bone in question, discovered in North America, has been authenticated by renowned geologist Dr Andreas Stucki in association with the Aathal Dinosaur Museum in Switzerland. The dinosaur bone is from the family of large herbivores which also includes the Diplodocus.
