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CORUM. A LIMITED EDITION 18K GOLD AND METEORITE AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE AND MOON PHASES
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CORUM. A LIMITED EDITION 18K GOLD AND METEORITE AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE AND MOON PHASES

SIGNED CORUM, "METEORITE PEARY", NO. 100, CASE NO. 434760, REF. 71.450.56, CIRCA 1990

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CORUM. A LIMITED EDITION 18K GOLD AND METEORITE AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE AND MOON PHASES
Signed Corum, "Meteorite Peary", No. 100, Case No. 434760, Ref. 71.450.56, circa 1990
With nickel-finished lever movement, the dial composed of meteorite, outer blue date ring, fan-form sector for phases of the moon, engraved circular case, the hooded lugs with one oval blue enamel cartouche with No. 100 at the top and one cartouche depicting a map of the world at the bottom, the back secured by six screws and with engraved inscription, case, dial and movement signed, with gold-plated Corum buckle
34mm diam.

Specialist note

The inscription on the back describes, "Dial made of meteorite found by Robert E. Peary, Cosmic origin impact point 76 4 N.. 64 5 8'W, Cape York, Greenland."

Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) was an American explorer generally credited with leading the first party to reach the north pole. The dial of this watch is made of a fragment of one of the meteorites discovered by Peary near Cape York during his Greenland expedition in 1894.