Unlike the models equipped with this complication, the Moon phase (with very realistic Moon on a black background) of the Lunascope is displayed in large format in a large window located in the upper part of the black dial (here offered without stars) while the date appears at 6 o’clock in a more traditional way.
Apart from the Moon, only the white hand contrasts sharply with the rest of the deep black dial. Remember that it takes the Moon 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes and 2.9 seconds to circle the Earth.
However, you should know that most entry-level moon phase watches round the lunation to 29.5 days. Results ? The course of the Moon deviates 8 hours a year. These watches must therefore be corrected by a full day every three years (2 years, 7 months and around 20 days to be more precise).
The movement created specifically for this Lunascope is far more exact (especially in this price range). Like high-end watches, it is equipped with a relatively complex system called the “Astronomical Moon” which reduces the gap between the mechanism and the true lunar cycle by just one day in 122 years!
