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The latest Girard Perregaux watch showcases a dial made from a 4.5 billion year old meteorite
The Girard-Perregaux Free Bridge Meteorite contains just that. It’s partially crafted from pieces of the 4.5 billion-year-old Gibeon meteorite, which was discovered in Namibia. A ...
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Girard-Perregaux’s new Bridge watch is made of meteorites!
Completing the Bridge collection, which dates back to the 1860s, the Girard-Perregaux Free Bridge Meteorite uses Gibeon meteorite in its three-dimensional design and shows off intricate details ...
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Why meteorite dials are taking off: from Rolex and Omega to microbrands, luxury watchmakers are tapping into the love for space rocks … even Louis Vuitton is on board
The use of meteorite in the watch industry is very recent. Corum pioneered such dials in a handful of watches in the 1990s, and Rolex cut a series of dials back in 2002 from the Gibeon meteorite ...