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De Bethune streaks in with DB28XP Meteorite

The iconic “DB28XP” now appears with a black zirconium case and a meteorite dial featuring distinctive geometric shapes. Only 10 numbered timepieces will be produced. The Muonionalusta Meteorite is believed to have struck Earth more than one million years BCE, somewhere between Finland and Sweden on the banks of the Muniono river, and is probably the world’s oldest known meteorite to date. The first fragment was discovered in Sweden in 1906. Composed mainly of iron and nickel, it is distinguished by the perfectly geometrical lines of its 60° angle cross-hatched “Widmanstätten” pattern. In addition to bringing a unique fragment of space to the wrist, each sky is different: the customer can choose a given constellation, according to a precise sky map, at a specific date, time and place. The hand-wound movement is equipped with the De Bethune balance, visible through the 6 o’clock dial aperture.

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