[Rockhounds] This watch was carved from a meteorite that hit Earth a million years ago

[Stephen Shimatzki]

I did not see a link but I wanted to read/see the pics etc.  So this is
what I found if anyone else needed it:

https://news.lee.net/partners/cnn/this-watch-was-carved-from-a-meteorite-that-hit-earth-a-million-years-ago/article_eb73abc0-13da-5bda-ba60-532fe495c90e.html

Steve S.
 Ohio



On Fri, Dec 6, 2024, 8:24 AM Kreigh Tomaszewski <kreigh at gmail.com> wrote:

> In watchmaking, heritage matters. But while rival European horologists
> vaunt the traditions of their centuries-old workshops, design duo Toledano
> & Chan’s new creation has a longer history altogether: It was carved from a
> meteorite that slammed into Earth around 1 million years ago.
>
> The Brutalist-inspired watch, dubbed the B/1M, was made from part of the
> Muonionalusta meteorite, the remains of which were first discovered in the
> Swedish village of Kitkiöjärvi in 1906. Since then, dozens more fragments —
> scattered around by the force of its collision with Earth — have been found
> across northern Scandinavia.
>
> While small amounts of the meteorite have been used on luxury timepieces
> before, artist Phillip Toledano and watchmaker Alfred Chan wanted to go one
> step further.
>
> “You often see meteorite dials; they are not uncommon on watches,” Toledano
> told CNN via Zoom from New York, where he is based. “But an entire
> meteorite case, dial, lugs — all that stuff — is very unusual.”
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