"The sky is falling! The sky is falling!" The famed line from the classic fairy tale Chicken Little has all new meaning when it comes to meteorites and watches. In fact, when the sky has fallen, certain savvy watch brands have scooped up the material to make entrancing watch dials of it.
While there may be a dozen brands that turn to meteorite for luxury dials, these are definitively rare. When a meteor shower occurs, the chances of particles hitting Earth without disintegrating are incredibly miniscule. But it has happened, and in those instances rock hounds and others have discovered them, documented them and — in some cases — bought them.
Because meteorites are made of metals and have inclusions of iron or nickel in them, the mysterious material from outer space makes for a striking and luxurious watch dial.
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