Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Christiaan Van Der Klaauw – CVDK Grand Planetarium Eccentric Meteorite Edition

 

Christiaan Van Der KlaauwAstronomical Masterpieces CVDK Grand Planetarium Eccentric Meteorite Case Exclusive Edition 2025

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 A Star Fragment, Guardian of Time: The Grand Planetarium Eccentric Meteorite

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Time and space converge in the latest masterpiece of haute horlogerie: the Grand Planetarium Eccentric Meteorite. This extraordinary timepiece is crafted from a genuine meteorite fragment—once part of an asteroid’s core, drifting through space for billions of years before falling to Earth 50,000 years ago. Now, this celestial relic has been transformed into an exceptional watch, uniting cosmic heritage with unparalleled horological innovation.

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At the heart of this timepiece lies a groundbreaking complication: the Eccentric Planetarium, the only mechanical Grand Planetary Complication in the world that accurately displays all eight planets—Mercury, Venus, Earth and her Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — moving in real time around the Sun

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This breathtaking mechanism captures the celestial dance of our Solar System with unmatched precision, making it a true marvel of both astronomy and watchmaking.

A Celestial Fusion of Science and Art

Master watchmaker Pim Koeslag has meticulously sculpted this timepiece, ensuring that its construction reflects the grandeur of its cosmic origins. 

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The meteorite case, weighing 47 grams, is carefully crafted out of a 1.09 kg space stone. This extraordinary material shaped by the universe itself, features a unique Widmanstätten pattern, formed over millions of years of slow cooling in space, making each case truly one of a kind. 

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The dial is a celestial spectacle in itself: crafted from aventurine glass (goldfluss), it mimics the night sky, complete with zodiac constellations. 

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The Eccentric Planetarium features hand-painted planetary orbits, while the meteorite dial ring, set between Mars and Jupiter, signifies the asteroid belt and contains real fragments of a martian nakhlite meteorite —a piece of another world encased within this exceptional timepiece.

Precision Engineering: The Grand Planetarium Manufacture Movement

Beyond its astronomical artistry, the Grand Planetarium Eccentric Meteorite is a testament to the finest Swiss watchmaking. At its core lies a manufacture movement featuring:

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    • Uni-directional automatic winding with a 60-hour power reserve
    • Free-sprung hairspring and variable-inertia balance wheel
    • 32 jewels, operating at 21,600 vibrations per hour (3Hz)
    • Swiss lever escapement with jeweled bearings
    • Hand-finished star-shaped bridges, adorned with circular graining, frosted star decorations, and rhodium plating
    • Skeletonized rose gold-plated brass rotor, shaped into the CVDK logo, with a rhodium-plated tungsten weight for optimal efficiency

A Timepiece Beyond Time

Encased in domed sapphire crystal, the 44mm meteorite case showcases the celestial ballet within. The sapphire crystal case-back reveals the movement’s intricate craftsmanship, while the dark blue hand-stitched leather strap and platinum folding clasp complete this cosmic masterpiece.

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“The Grand Planetarium Eccentric Meteorite is more than a watch. It is a link between humanity and the cosmos, a way to wear the universe on your wrist,” says Pim Koeslag.

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This timepiece is a tribute to time itself. From a star’s death to an asteroid’s journey, from its fall to Earth to its transformation into an exceptional watch—each second it measures is an echo of the vast cosmic history it carries.

An Exclusive, Limited Edition for Collectors

The Grand Planetarium Eccentric Meteorite is available in a strictly limited edition, with a maximum of 3 pieces, depending on the avaibility and quality of the rough meteorite material. 

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So far, Christiaan van der Klaauw has been able to produce only 2 pieces from the available material, making this timepiece an exceptionally rare collector’s item. This extraordinary creation offers the unique opportunity to own a fragment of a star, forever marking the passage of time.

This extraordinary creation offers the unique opportunity to own a fragment of a star, forever marking the passage of time. 

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Collection: Astronomical Masterpieces

Model: CVDK GRAND PLANETARIUM ECCENTRIC Meteorite Edition

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Manufacture movement

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Uni-directional automatic winding, power reserve 60 hours, free sprung hair
spring, variable-inertia balance wheel, 32 Jewels, frequency 21.600 vibrations/hour (3Hz), jeweled swiss lever escapement, star shaped bridges with hand circular finishing,  frosted star decoration with rhodium plating, perlage decoration and rhodium plating on main plate, skeletonized rose gold-plated brass rotor formed in the shape of the CVDK logo, rhodium plated tungsten weight on outside diameter of rotor.
Functions:
Hours, minutes, seconds - by rotating sun logo in the center, date indicator, zodiac sign indicator.
Complication; Eccentric Planetarium; it is the only mechanical Planetarium watch in the world that displays all 8 planets, showing the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — moving in real time around the Sun.
Case
Meteorite ø 44.00 mm
Domed sapphire crystal engraved with signature index
Sapphire crystalcase-back.
Water Resistance 50 Meters
Dial
Aventurine glass (goldfluss) creating a star filled sky with zodiac signs, Eccentric Planetarium with hand painted planets, meteorite dial ring, set between Mars and Jupiter, with real fragments of a martian nakhlite meteorite
Hands Gold-plated hands
Strap
Dark blue hand-stitched leather strap
Buckle: Platinum folding clasp with CVDK logo.

🔰Edition ✅ Only ❱❱❱ 3 Piece

🔴 Price 580,000 / $600,000💰  

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Press release - 2025
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