Lunar meteorite

Dhofar 457

Also called Dho 457

A very small lunar meteorite paired with Dhofar 026 and related stones. Louis Moinet uses its dark material to represent the new moon and has also made it a major dial surface.

The specimen

Classification
Lunar anorthositic meteorite
Event
find
Where
Dhofar (Zufar), Oman
When it fell
fall date unknown
Found
2001
Known mass
99.5 g
Still cut for dials
Yes (as of 2026-08-21)

Used in current Black Moon and recent Speed of Sound limited editions.

Watches

No watch in this catalog is recorded as carrying a Dhofar 457 dial yet. The models below are what the research documents.

  • Louis Moinet DhofarFull dial

    Cosmic Art

    No commercial reference was published for this model.

    large lunar meteorite dial backing

    Source
  • Louis Moinet Black MoonDial components

    Cosmic Art / Black Moon

    LM-110.20.50 · LM-110.50.55

    one of two lunar meteorite discs on the central moon-phase dial

    Source
  • Louis Moinet Speed of SoundDial components

    Cosmic Art / Speed of Sound

    LM-130.20.51 · LM-130.20.30 · LM-130.20.31 · LM-130.20.50

    lunar fragment represents the full moon

    Source

Sources