Meteorite watch up for grabs for $1m

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ANI Washington
Last Updated : Oct 10 2013 | 3:15 PM IST

Watchmaker Richard Mille and jewelry maker Boucheron have collaborated to create RM-018 Tourbillon wristwatch that has meteorite fragments and rare earth rocks, and have priced it at 1 million dollars.

The duo has only made 30 of such watches.

The watch's movement wheels are made of chondrite meteorite, which comes from an asteroid belt that is located between Jupiter and Mars, the Huffington Post reported.

The jewels can be viewed thanks to a synthetic sapphire that's used to make the top and bottom of the case, which not only makes it clear, but makes it eight times more scratch-proof than stainless steel.

18-karat white gold makes the rest of the case.

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First Published: Oct 10 2013 | 3:14 PM IST

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