F77 Black Ceramic Meteorite, a 37 mm meteorite dial watch in matte black ceramic
The F77 Black Ceramic Meteorite MK1 is a 37 mm watch in matte black ceramic, with a genuine iron-nickel meteorite dial, an integrated ceramic bracelet and a Swiss Soprod P024 automatic movement, water resistant to 100 m. Nivada Grenchen offered it as a limited edition, open to order during one month of pre-order only, and it now has its place in the Retrospective of our limited editions.
Some dials are painted. Some are printed. This one is a slice of an authentic iron-nickel meteorite. Once cut and polished, the slice is etched with acid to reveal the Widmanstätten pattern: crossing lines and bands that formed naturally inside the meteorite over millions of years. Because nature made the pattern, no two dials are the same.
For this model, Nivada Grenchen chose a darker tone of meteorite, a dark grey that sits close to the black ceramic around it. Shiny silver applied indexes and white Super-LumiNova dots keep the time easy to read over the pattern. Learn more in our guide to meteorite dial watches.
The case, the caseback and the integrated bracelet are all matte black ceramic: scratch-resistant, lightweight and built to wear differently from any metal watch. The case is 37 mm wide, 12.85 mm thick including the crystal and 45 mm from lug to lug, with alternating satin-brushed and polished surfaces. See every black ceramic model in our F77 Ceramic collection.
The bracelet tapers from 22 to 16 mm and closes with a black IP push-button deployant buckle. A double-domed sapphire crystal covers the dial and the crown screws down, for a water resistance of 10 ATM, or 100 m.
Case
37 mm, matte black ceramic, satin-brushed and polished, 12.85 mm thick, 45 mm lug to lug
Glass
Double-domed sapphire crystal
Dial
Genuine meteorite, dark grey, shiny silver applied indexes, white Super-LumiNova dots, no date
Movement
Soprod P024 Swiss automatic, 25 jewels, 28,800 vph, about 38 h power reserve
Water resistance
100 m / 10 ATM, screw-down crown
Strap
Integrated black ceramic bracelet, 22 to 16 mm, black IP push-button deployant buckle
Inside is the Swiss-made Soprod P024, a self-winding mechanical movement with 25 jewels. It beats at 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz), which gives the seconds hand its smooth sweep, and holds a power reserve of about 38 hours. Here it drives the hours, minutes and seconds, with no date, so nothing interrupts the meteorite.
The F77 Black Ceramic Meteorite is made by Nivada Grenchen, in Grenchen, Switzerland, a brand founded in 1926. Read the complete history of Nivada Grenchen.
FAQs
A meteorite dial is cut from a real iron meteorite. On the F77 Black Ceramic Meteorite, it is a slice of iron-nickel meteorite, etched to reveal its natural Widmanstätten pattern, with silver applied indexes and white luminous dots on top.
Yes. The dial of the F77 Black Ceramic Meteorite is made from authentic iron-nickel meteorite. Its crossing lines formed naturally inside the meteorite over millions of years, so every dial is unique: yours will be close to the photos, never identical.
The meteorite is cut into a thin slice, which is polished and then etched with acid. The etching brings out the Widmanstätten pattern, the crossing lines and bands of the metal. Indexes and luminous markers are then added on top.
