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Watch carved from meteorite that hit Earth a million years ago

Toledano & Chan’s Brutalist-inspired wristwatch is made from part of the Muonionalusta meteorite, which was scattered around northern Scandinavia by the force of its collision with Earth.

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. But the material also holds a unique aesthetic quality: distinctive multidirectional striations, known as Widmanstätten patterns, that give it an “otherworldly” appearance that “glitters slightly,” Toledano said. And while Toledano was surprised by the original steel version’s popularity — the $4,000 watches sold out in under an hour — he said it reflects the growing market for designs eschewing conventional shapes.

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