The main complication featured on the Black Moon is a lunar cycle that makes use of fragments of two lunar meteorites. The new moon is made from the dark hued Dhofar 457 circled in red for greater readability. The full moon is cut from the lighter Gadamis 005 meteorite. The current lunar phase is read at three o'clock, where the index is framed in red. The lunar display is driven by an astronomical moon complication whose key component is a 135 tooth gear that ensures precision. Deviation is one day in 122 years.

Jean-Marie Schaller created Les Ateliers Louis Moinet in St-Blaise (NE) in 2004. The fully independent firm was established to honour the memory of Louis Moinet (1768-1853): master watchmaker, inventor of the chronograph and high frequency (216,000 vibrations per hour) (certified by two Guinness World Records™). Louis Moinet was a watchmaker, artist and astronomer. He is the author of the Traité d’Horlogerie, a watchmaking treatise published in 1848 that remained a definitive work of reference for a century. Today, Ateliers Louis Moinet is perpetuating this legacy. The firm’s mechanical timepieces are produced as one-of-a-kind models or limited editions only and comprise two categories: “Cosmic Art” and “Mechanical Wonders”. Louis Moinet creations often make use of unusual and rare components, such as extraterrestrial meteorites or prehistorical materials. The brand’s core values are creativity, exclusivity, art and design. This uniquely creative mechanical approach combined with bespoke fine watchmaking has enabled Louis Moinet to win some of the most coveted honours around the world, including a UNESCO Award of Merit, six Red Dot Design Awards (including one Best of the Best Award), a Horological Creativity Contribution Award, gold and bronze medals in the International Chronometry Competition, ten Good Design Awards, five Middle East Watch of the Year Awards, two Robb Report “Best of the Best” Awards, three German Design Awards, a Moscow Grand Prix Award, and a “Chronograph of the year” distinction from Begin Magazine, Japan.

Louis Moinet devoted his entire life to his art without consideration for his legacy. He was a genius, a man possessed by his craft. As it happened, his humility almost denied him the plaudits he deserved for his enormous contributions to the history of horology. The inventor of both the world’s first chronograph and the first high-frequency watch, Moinet would not receive widespread acclaim for either for more than one hundred years after his death. Jean-Marie Schaller sensed he was responding to a call of destiny when he took on the mission to preserve Louis Moinet's exceptional heritage and share it with the rest of the world. In 2012, at an auction, he discovered and acquired Louis Moinet's famous “compteur de tierces”. This instrument, identified as the world's first chronograph, was introduced to the general public on 21 March 2013, a date that rewrote the history of watchmaking. Thus, Louis Moinet was officially awarded the prestigious title of "First Chronograph" by the Guinness World Records™ organisation. Ever since, Les Ateliers Louis Moinet in St-Blaise has worked tirelessly to protect and promote the legacy of Louis Moinet (1768–1853), harnessing the same creative spirit that propelled Moinet himself to greatness. Under the watchful eye of Jean-Marie Schaller, Les Ateliers Louis Moinet produces exclusively mechanical timepieces that fall into one of two categories, either “Cosmic Art” or “Mechanical Wonders”. Every Louis Moinet timepiece is produced as either a one-of-a-kind piece or as part of a strictly limited series. Continuing the inventive and eccentric legacy of the man behind the name, Louis Moinet's creations often make use of unusual and rare components, such as extraterrestrial meteorites or prehistorical materials.