The Man on The Moon model from Louis Moinet is homage to the momentous Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969. On the dial, a miniature painting of an astronaut sits beside a piece of a lunar meteorite named Dar Al Gani 400, representing the moon. Discovered on earth in 1998, the lunar anorthosite rock was ejected from the moon following the impact of celestial object. A collectors timepiece.
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Saturday, May 15, 2021
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