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Luxury watch industry meteorite dial developments

Overview

The luxury watch market has seen recent developments involving the use of meteorite materials for timepiece dials.

Jacob & Co. released the Epic X Chrono Meteor X collection, a limited series of chronographs featuring dials crafted from the Muonionalusta meteorite. These dials showcase unique Widmanstätten patterns formed by the natural cooling of iron and nickel. The collection includes titanium, Black DLC, and rose gold versions, each limited to 50 pieces. Additionally, the brand introduced the Skull Tourbillon collection, which features a large skull design and a flying 60-second tourbillon. This highly limited series consists of only 18 pieces: nine in black DLC-coated titanium and nine in rose gold, both utilizing the JCAM22 manual-winding mechanical caliber.

Following this, Indian watchmaker Titan announced its expansion into high-end mechanical horology with ‘The Wandering Meteor’. This model utilizes a titanium case and a meteorite dial, incorporating a ‘wandering hours’ complication that uses mobile elements instead of traditional hands. This move marks a strategic shift for Titan, which produces approximately 18 million watches annually and is historically known for accessible quartz models, as it seeks to attract international collectors through ambitious mechanical designs and in-house movements.

Entities

Jacob & Co. · Shinola · Titan

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Jacob & Co. unveils meteorite and skull-themed luxury watches

    Jacob & Co. unveils two new luxury watch collections: the meteorite-dial Epic X Chrono Meteor X and the limited-edition Skull Tourbillon featuring a flying tourbillon.

  2. 18 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Titan expands into high-end horology with Wandering Meteor

    Indian watchmaker Titan is moving into the high-end mechanical sector with ‘The Wandering Meteor’, a titanium and meteorite watch featuring a unique wandering hours complication.

  3. 30 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Jacob & Co. launches meteorite-dial Epic X Chrono Meteor X collection

    Jacob & Co. released the Epic X Chrono Meteor X, a limited-edition watch collection featuring dials crafted from 4.56-billion-year-old Muonionalusta meteorite fragments.

Sources

gq-magazin.de · gqmagazine.fr · lenouveaureveil.com · montres-de-luxe.com · passion-horlogere.com · zehnvorzwei.de

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