Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
Louis Moinet · Cosmopolis
Louis Moinet Cosmopolis 39 mm Black Carbon
Reference 26765OR.67
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Louis Moinet
- Collection
- Cosmopolis
- Model
- Louis Moinet Cosmopolis 39 mm Black Carbon
- Reference number
- 26765OR.67
- Year / era
- 1960 · 1960s — pre-quartz mechanical era
- Complication
- Time only
- Movement
- Satellite-hour automatic
- Case material
- Carbon TPT
- Dial type
- Black lacquer
- Strap / bracelet
- Alligator leather with folding clasp
- Water resistance
- 200 m
- Limited-edition status
- Limited edition of 250 pieces
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 39 mm
- Case thickness
- 14.1 mm
- Case material
- Carbon TPT
- Bezel
- Fixed brushed titanium
- Crystal
- Flat sapphire with Cyclops lens
- Dial
- Black lacquer
- Hands
- Skeletonised sword hands, white luminescent
- Indexes
- Diamond-set hour markers
- Bracelet / strap
- Alligator leather with folding clasp
- Clasp / buckle
- Folding clasp in matching case metal
- Water resistance
- 200 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 20A — Satellite-hour automatic
- Movement type
- Automatic, self-winding
- Frequency
- 36,000 vph (5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 10 days
- Number of jewels
- 25 jewels
- Complications
- Time only
- Functions
- Dive time, running seconds
- Watchmaker
- The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1960 – 1965
- Limited-edition quantity
- 250 pieces
- Current market information
- Trades close to retail on the secondary market, with steady demand for full-set examples.
Designer
Marc Newson
Marc Newson is an Australian industrial designer whose work spans Qantas cabins, Apple hardware and Jaeger-LeCoultre's Atmos clocks; his watch design reduces the object to pure geometry and legibility.
Historical significance
Louis Moinet Cosmopolis 39 mm Black Carbon sits within Louis Moinet's Cosmopolis line, introduced in 1960. It carries the house codes established since 1806 — carbon tpt case, black lacquer dial and satellite-hour automatic — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The case is finished by hand, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces in a single pass so the edges stay razor sharp.
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
- The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
The House
Louis Moinet
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 1806
- Founder
- Louis Moinet
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Tier
- Swiss & Independent
- Major collections
- Memoris, Space Revolution, Impulsion, Cosmopolis
- Signature technologies
- Certified chronometer regulation · In-house hairspring production · Proprietary case-hardening and polishing
- Famous movements
- Satellite-hour automatic · Manual-winding, hand-finished · Micro-rotor automatic · In-house automatic
- Notable watches
- Louis Moinet Memoris 38 mm Skeletonised Carbon (1958) · Louis Moinet Memoris 44 mm Mother-of-pearl Quartz (1987) · Louis Moinet Memoris 41 mm Blue Sapphire (1951) · Louis Moinet Memoris 43 mm Slate Sapphire (1978)
Brand history
Louis Moinet has spent more than 220 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Memoris, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Louis Moinet established Louis Moinet in 1806, working from Switzerland at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Louis Moinet calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
1806
Louis Moinet founds Louis Moinet in Switzerland.
1846
Louis Moinet earns its first international recognition for precision timekeeping.
1969
The quartz era forces Louis Moinet to redefine mechanical watchmaking.
1990
Louis Moinet enters the modern collector market with its signature lines.
2024
Louis Moinet continues to produce Memoris, Space Revolution, Impulsion and other icons in limited numbers.
More Cosmopolis
Louis Moinet Cosmopolis 36 mm Silvered 18k
Ref. 77468OR.41
Louis Moinet Cosmopolis 40 mm Silvered 18k
Ref. 55043OR.80
Louis Moinet Cosmopolis 40 mm Meteorite 18k
Ref. 87110OR.14
Louis Moinet Cosmopolis 37 mm Slate Ceramic
Ref. 72971OR.30
Louis Moinet Cosmopolis 40 mm Mother-of-pearl Stainless
Ref. 70764ST.27