Meteorite dial on wg daytona

[zacharyrtyler]

Why isn't the meteorite dial more prevalent? It's on the wg daytona, strap or bracelet, and to me is stunning- best dial rolex makes. Curious if people dislike the look or if the 2-3k premium is too much of an impediment.

[Flex368]

I think it´s quite a special dial that is not for everyone, same as the WG Daytona sodalite dial.

When purchasing a new WG watch I don´t think the premium puts potential buyers off, just the looks.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by zacharyrtyler

Why isn't the meteorite dial more prevalent? It's on the wg daytona, strap or bracelet, and to me is stunning- best dial rolex makes. Curious if people dislike the look or if the 2-3k premium is too much of an impediment.

Well first you can identify a meteorite by its Widmanstatten pattern,Rolex uses for there dials meteorite made from the Gibeon meteorite.Now the Gibeon was a meteorite that fell to the earth in prehistoric times in Namibia. And it was named after the nearest town Gibeon in Namibia now a 232 kg lump was first discovered in 1857 but many lumps between 100 and 500 kg were recovered in the years shortly after 1900 to present time. This meteorite has a very high nickel content, so it's very stable and basically won't rust.And the main cost is not so much the material around $5-$6 a gram for top quality slices.Now the reason meteorite dials are not say on watches like the SS subs its the labour process costs to produce a and polish a almost perfect dial that take quite a bit of time for every single unique dial produced.

[venom43]

I don't know about the all silver Daytona....but I like the Omega Speedy Pro reverse panda.

[fmc000]

Originally Posted by padi56

Well first you can identify a meteorite by its Widmanstatten pattern,Rolex uses for there dials meteorite made from the Gibeon meteorite.Now the Gibeon was a meteorite that fell to the earth in prehistoric times in Namibia. And it was named after the nearest town Gibeon in Namibia now a 232 kg lump was first discovered in 1857 but many lumps between 100 and 500 kg were recovered in the years shortly after 1900 to present time. This meteorite has a very high nickel content, so it's very stable and basically won't rust.And the main cost is not so much the material around $5-$6 a gram for top quality slices.Now the reason meteorite dials are not say on watches like the SS subs its the labour process costs to produce a and polish a almost perfect dial that take quite a bit of time for every single unique dial produced.

[77T]

It is certainly a special dial and would love to see it on SS Daytona but alas, not to be.

[Racerdj]

I have not been lucky enough to see one in the wild.

[AK797]

I like the idea of it more than the actual look of it, and the Romans don't help here I think. I prefer panda and slate to it.

[jjnd08]

Originally Posted by padi56

Well first you can identify a meteorite by its Widmanstatten pattern,Rolex uses for there dials meteorite made from the Gibeon meteorite.Now the Gibeon was a meteorite that fell to the earth in prehistoric times in Namibia. And it was named after the nearest town Gibeon in Namibia now a 232 kg lump was first discovered in 1857 but many lumps between 100 and 500 kg were recovered in the years shortly after 1900 to present time. This meteorite has a very high nickel content, so it's very stable and basically won't rust.And the main cost is not so much the material around $5-$6 a gram for top quality slices.Now the reason meteorite dials are not say on watches like the SS subs its the labour process costs to produce a and polish a almost perfect dial that take quite a bit of time for every single unique dial produced.

Your wealth of knowledge is astonishing!

I love the meteorite dial, I think Rolex does it way better than anyone else. I'm just not sure I like it on the Daytona with Roman Numerals. Put that Dial on a DD and you have a different story.

[Gaijin]

Not to mention the premium. The Meteorite adds abut $5000 to your WG Daytona.

[locutus49]

I love the meteorite dial. Watches with them seem to be hard to find. They look good with WG, Plat, or SS (if they ever made a SS with one).

[Boothroyd]

I just saw one in person at Wixon Jewellers in MN a couple of days ago. I have to say, photos don't do that model justice. It was one of the most attractive watches I have seen, IMHO. Really pops in person.

[Mystro]

Outstanding....

Originally Posted by venom43

I don't know about the all silver Daytona....but I like the Omega Speedy Pro reverse panda.

[123joule]

I saw the same one yesterday when I was in there to get my WG Sub sized. That meteorite is VERY handsome in person, especially on the bracelet.

Originally Posted by Boothroyd

I just saw one in person at Wixon Jewellers in MN a couple of days ago. I have to say, photos don't do that model justice. It was one of the most attractive watches I have seen, IMHO. Really pops in person.

[dysondiver]

love the pictures , never seen one in real life , Peter ,,, great post as usual.

[tkerrmd]

I love it very unique!!