These patterns can only form over millions of years of cooling. The beautiful crystalline patterns within Gibeon meteorites are known as Widmanstatten patterns, and are unique to meteorites. Though the Gibeon meteorite was "officially" discovered by westerners in 1838, the indigenous people of the region had been making spear points and tools from the meteorite for perhaps thousands of years. Introduced in 2016, the Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon watch predated the current vogue for meteorite dials, yet remains as on-trend as ever. It was derived from the core of an extinct planet that was blown apart billions of years ago during the formation of our solar system by a catastrophic impact event. The Gibeon meteorite is composed primarily of various alloys of iron and nickel, as well as a number of extremely rare elements, not found on Earth. Prior to this, the Gibeon meteorite traveled through space for over four billion years before it was trapped by the Earth's gravitational field and pulled to earth as a brilliant fire ball. 1-48 of 333 results for 'meteorite watch' RESULTS Price and other details may vary based on product size and color. Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116509 Meteorite Dial Steel and Black Oyster White Gold Mens Watch. Pieces impacted over a large region of what is present day Namibia, Africa.
The Gibeon meteorite entered our atmosphere at an incredible velocity of around 17 miles per second an estimated 30,000 years ago. First, because it is the first watch with a meteorite dial the maison has ever produced, making it a significant milestone in the watchmakers venerable history. This chronograph was designed to be the ultimate timing tool for endurance racing drivers. Our watches are made exclusively from the finest hand selected pieces of Gibeon Meteorite. Cosmograph Daytona Oyster, 40 mm, white gold This Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona in 18 ct white gold with a meteorite and black dial and an Oysterflex bracelet, features a Black Cerachrom bezel with tachymetric scale.
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