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 40 mm Meteorite 18k
Reference 87110OR.14
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Louis Moinet
- Collection
- Cosmopolis
- Model
- Louis Moinet Cosmopolis 40 mm Meteorite 18k
- Reference number
- 87110OR.14
- Year / era
- 1976 · 1970s — quartz-crisis era
- Complication
- GMT / second time zone
- Movement
- Satellite-hour automatic
- Case material
- 18k rose gold
- Dial type
- Meteorite
- Strap / bracelet
- Integrated steel bracelet
- Water resistance
- 500 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 40 mm
- Case thickness
- 8.8 mm
- Case material
- 18k rose gold
- Bezel
- Bidirectional 24-hour Cerachrom
- Crystal
- Sapphire with internal AR treatment
- Dial
- Meteorite
- Hands
- Rhodium-plated baton hands with luminous fill
- Indexes
- Applied faceted white-gold indexes
- Bracelet / strap
- Integrated steel bracelet
- Clasp / buckle
- Folding clasp in matching case metal
- Water resistance
- 500 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 89C — Satellite-hour automatic
- Movement type
- Automatic with micro-rotor
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 45 hours
- Number of jewels
- 21 jewels
- Complications
- GMT / second time zone
- Functions
- Dive time, running seconds
- Watchmaker
- Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1976 – 1983
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Trades close to retail on the secondary market, with steady demand for full-set examples.
Designer
Gérald Genta
Gérald Genta (1931–2011) trained as a goldsmith in Geneva and became the most influential watch designer of the 20th century. Working freelance, he sketched the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak overnight in 1970, followed by the Patek Philippe Nautilus, the IWC Ingenieur SL and the Bulgari Bulgari — defining the integrated-bracelet luxury sports watch as a category.
Historical significance
Louis Moinet Cosmopolis 40 mm Meteorite 18k sits within Louis Moinet's Cosmopolis line, introduced in 1976. It carries the house codes established since 1806 — 18k rose gold case, meteorite dial and satellite-hour automatic — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
- The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
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.