Moinet
Moinet is a surname most closely associated with Louis Moinet, a French horologist of the 18th and 19th centuries. He worked in Paris and produced precision timepieces for the French royal court, earning a place in horological histories for his inventive approach to watchmaking and timing devices. He is often cited as an early innovator in chronograph development, a lineage that helped shape the evolution of elapsed-time measurement in watches.
In the modern era, the name Moinet has been revived as a Swiss luxury watch brand under
Overall, Moinet refers both to the historical figure who contributed to early chronograph concepts and to the