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Meteor Dial
The AD told me the story about the Meteor dial but can some refresh my memory. I did remeber he said it landed in Africa and Rolex purchased it? It was a cool story.
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Not sure where it landed, but YES ,the dial is a thin slice of an actual meteorite.
There is a large numbe of meteorites harvested from Africa. I understand, that the landscape makes them easier to find than other parts of the world. Also, the local people scour the landscape looking for them. A meteor is still in the sky, a meteorite is a meteor that has landed on a surface.
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thats insane LOL so just the dial alone is 3 grand if I recall?
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Something like that.
BUT, if you check at "rock shops" you can pick up a genuine meteorite for reasonable prices. A piece that ( at least I think) you could actually disect into a piece the size of a dial, can be found for $100 - $200 CDN. Okay, you found my secret "other" hobby LOL
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interesting, thats a cool hobby, did you also have the exotic animals?
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Slices are not that expensive.....
http://www.meteorlab.com/METEORLAB20...ffering21o.htm I haven't bought one.....yet! ![]() |
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