Meteorite Dials

[dba]

Not actually sure where this one goes. Anyone see this article about Meteorite Dials?

https://gearpatrol.com/2019/07/08/me...hes-explained/

[konkaniman]

Very interesting article, thank you.

It would be nice to see multiple meteorite watches at once, like the article suggests, to select a pattern to one's liking, but tough to find a selection with Rolex ADs.

[praveen]

Nice article. Thanks!

[Soultime]

Thanks for posting.
I didn't even know what meteorite was, but when you think about the name it's pretty obvious.


I will have far more appreciation of meteorite dials now....and maybe even look at the meteorite GMT in a whole new (grail like) light.

[grimps]

Originally Posted by Soultime

Thanks for posting.
and maybe even look at the meteorite GMT in a whole new (grail like) light.

I think the meteorite GMT will be the next 'hot watch ' and follow the Green Daytona , the prices are already staring to rise

[padi56]

One thing to watch out for with some meteorite dials, is rust. Ni-Fe meteorites are almost pure iron and most will rust pretty easily if they're not treated/coated sealed . You can identify a meteorite by its Widmanstatten pattern,Rolex uses for there dials meteorite made from the Gibeon meteorite,the Gibeon had a very high nickel content, so it's very stable and basically won't rust.And the main cost is not so much the meteorite material around $5-$6 a gram for top quality slices, its the labour process costs to produce a perfect dial.

[Navarino]

Originally Posted by padi56

One thing to watch out for with some meteorite dials, is rust. Ni-Fe meteorites are almost pure iron and most will rust pretty easily if they're not treated/coated sealed . You can identify a meteorite by its Widmanstatten pattern,Rolex uses for there dials meteorite made from the Gibeon meteorite,the Gibeon had a very high nickel content, so it's very stable and basically won't rust.And the main cost is not so much the meteorite material around $5-$6 a gram for top quality slices, its the labour process costs to produce a perfect dial.

Best thing I learned today on TRF. Thanks for sharing this, padi.

[rambo99]

thank you Peter, I've learnt a lot!

[lord91]

Came across the article yesterday, as i wanted to know more about the meteorite dials, after a member got his 126719 last week and i fell in love with the watch. I believe it suites the WG BLRO the best i've seen so far and i agree with others that say it will soon become an in demand watch, which is a bummer for those who'd like to own one for the right reasons.

I also found fascinating the scarcity of the iron meteorites, from which Rolex makes the dials: only about 5% of the fallen meteorites are of this type, and in Antarctica, the most common place from where meteorites can be recovered, only 0,4% from the total findings are iron meteorites.

[rambo99]

Originally Posted by lord91

Came across the article yesterday, as i wanted to know more about the meteorite dials, after a member got his 126719 last week and i fell in love with the watch. I believe it suites the WG BLRO the best i've seen so far and i agree with others that say it will soon become an in demand watch, which is a bummer for those who'd like to own one for the right reasons.

I also found fascinating the scarcity of the iron meteorites, from which Rolex makes the dials: only about 5% of the fallen meteorites are of this type, and in Antarctica, the most common place from where meteorites can be recovered, only 0,4% from the total findings are iron meteorites.

iron meteorite? would it tarnish over time?

[lord91]

Originally Posted by rambo99

iron meteorite? would it tarnish over time?

There is a member on the forum with a meteorite Daytona, and he made a thread about some rust on the dial.

Meteorite dials, as used by Rolex, are mainly iron and nickel. The dial is treated to prevent rust, but have no idea after how many time it might occur...

[boktan]

I have yet to see a picture that does the meteorite dial justice. And thanks for the link and info

[Flyingpig698]

Amazing stuff


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[fskywalker]

Nice article. Rolex has a few dial models made of meteorite, which have seen on Daytonas, Daydates, Datejusts and few other models. Omega has also few models with meteorite dials, such as the Apollo Soyuz Speedmaster


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[brandrea]

Originally Posted by padi56

One thing to watch out for with some meteorite dials, is rust. Ni-Fe meteorites are almost pure iron and most will rust pretty easily if they're not treated/coated sealed . You can identify a meteorite by its Widmanstatten pattern,Rolex uses for there dials meteorite made from the Gibeon meteorite,the Gibeon had a very high nickel content, so it's very stable and basically won't rust.And the main cost is not so much the meteorite material around $5-$6 a gram for top quality slices, its the labour process costs to produce a perfect dial.

Thanks for offering up your knowledge Peter, always appreciated

[cts]

I would love to see some meteorite dials great than 20-30 years old to see how they hold up over time....