This “Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona Meteorite” ( References below) is powered by a self-winding mechanical movement, caliber 4130 with 44 jewels, 201 components and 28,800 Vph. Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona M eteorite As is conventional for Rolex, the applied hour markers, Rolex coronet logo, chronograph register borders, and hands are made of gold in the same colour as the case. They have been combined with high-contrast black registers (the first-generation meteorite dials had matching meteorite registers), in order to create a notable contrast and draw our gaze into its midst. But it still retains a slightly textured surface, unlike the perfectly smooth lacquered finished of most Daytona dials. Made of a slice of iron meteorite, the dial is first etched with acid to highlight the Widmanstätten pattern, the streaky motif created by the crystalline structure of the material, and then polished. The hands on each piece was made with metal matching its case, besides being all fitted with a Chromalight, which is the Rolex version of a luminescent filling, for an enhanced legibility. All these dials have a sunray finish, with contrasting black sub-dials and they all use hour index markers. Time is exhibited on either: a silver dial for the 18k white gold, a champagne dial for the 18k yellow gold or an Everose for the 18k rose gold version. While its screw-down crown uses the Rolex Triplock waterproof system, which assists in keeping water-resistance on this timepiece able to reach up to 100 meters (330 feet). Beyond that nuance its still the standard fixed bezel engraved with a tachymeter scale, seen on previous Daytona watches There are also two screw-down push-pieces used to operate the chronograph functions. Mounted to the case is a Cerachrom black ceramic bezel for the models on the silicon Oysterflex strap while gold bezels have been given to watches attached to a gold bracelet. Except the bezel material on these new releases does vary depending on your choice. These new arrivals may have swapped out the dial, but they essentially come in the same case as all current gold Daytona already did and do. The 40mm case is available in three 18k gold options: white gold, yellow gold and Everose gold (which is Rolex’s proprietary version of rose gold) all with a solid screw-on case back. Now in 2021 it returns with a new slice of "outer space" spread out over three golden options, mixed up with either ceramic bezels on silicons straps, or gold bezels matching gold bracelets. Rolex first debuted the meteorite dial on a Daytona almost two decades ago.
I have seem some awful, awful modified watches in my life (Rolexes being among them).Many of us have seen comets flash by in the night sky, but we wouldn’t want to see a meteorite coming our way unless it were wrist-sized. Such mods aren’t bad in theory, but not all of them are created equally. There are so many “modified” Rolex watches out there, it is very hard to tell with rarer models like this whether or not they came directly from Rolex, or are the product of some after market modification. Plus, Rolex being Rolex, they are going to choose the nicest meteorite they can get their hands on. Though I do admit, as far as stone dials go, acid washed meteorite is pretty nice. In this case, the “source” of the dial is actually more interesting to me than the look of it.
I don’t think that I collected rocks as a kid, but stuff from space did fascinate me. These include two-tone models (Rolesor) and models like this Rolex Daytona with a meteorite dial. In fact, many of my favorite Rolex watches are less than stellar sellers.
While I’d be happy wearing any number of Rolex watches (although I feel most of them are too small these days), there are a few interesting models that standout to me that don’t get a lot of face time. I am always torn about writing about Rolex watches – because frankly, they don’t need the press.
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