Here is an excellent example of when a brilliant presentation and an equally brilliant designed watch converge. I’ve always been enamored with all things “space” related but incorrectly assumed that meteorite dialed watches were well beyond my budget to obtain. Thank you for introducing me to the Selten brand and their amazing designs! When the design and esthetics are quite literally out of this world, I couldn’t care less about the thickness. Very well done indeed!🥃
I picked up the adventurine dial one secondhand recently and while I agree if your emphasis is on the rare space rock dial for sure go for that, but, I wouldn't undersell just how gorgeous the adventurine looks. Pictures simply do not do it justice, it's got a shimmery cleam that is simply a delight on my wrist; like the two "moons" made of meteorite really are floating in the expanse of a starry sky.
2 things to add to this: - the brushing is very nice with small polished edges on case and bezel (a bit like a black bay) - the kickstarter campaign was handled very smoothly by Selten and the way you should expect as a backer.
I have watches from selten. My first price was the 00.13b the aventurine day date model with the lance handset and I was blown away with the quality and presentation. Second pick up was the 00.01 grey meteorite with the pontife handset. I am always blown away looking at the dials of both of my watches and every time I think of how I made the right decision doubling down on Selten! Shoutout to Leonardo for his amazing work
I recently acquired my 1st Zelos. I got a Mako lll run by the new Miyota 9075 true, jump hour GMT. BI DIRECTIONAL, 48 click bezel and the most gorgeous blue, meteorite dial. $629.00 USD delivered, TT&L. Got it in July_23. Fine review guys!
Whatever you may think of the overall dimensions or features, I think most will admit that this is a very cohesive design that is rather pleasing to the eye. A great effort that should have a broad appeal.
I love this watch... it's now on my list. I love the dial's complex texture, the hands design, the moondial, the "3D" numerals and brand (which reminds me of what Roger Smith does), the look of the movement on the back... Thanks for this review!
Dear Andrew Pls consider reviewing the Italian well-made ones of Venezianico. You may see there all space effects ,whether meteorites,aventurine or even black holes..great watches at much affordable much better sellita or Soprod movements . With great appreciation Nizar
I bought a Signum model watch a couple of years ago with a blued meteorite dial. It looks absolutely stunning!🤩 They are definitely a unique acquisition to have. The Selten does look very nice.😎👍🏻
Just received the blue meteorite dial version and I’m very impressed. It is imo a beautiful and unique watch and has something a bit different. No doubt I’ll bore someone in a kitchen at the next house party with as many facts as I can remember about cooling lumps of metal in space . Thanks for raising the awareness of this Andrew.
I've been keeping Selten in the back of my mind ever since I discovered them. I think I will have to add one to my collection soon. It does fit my theme enough.
I'd normally go for a watch with this kind of color and styling but something was amiss. I couldn't figure it out until you supplied the word you said this watch wasn't: contrived. This watch just heels a little bit too far over on the fashion side for me (and I own a fashion watch or two). Think of a peach Rolls instead of one overwrought in day-glow pink; it's still just a little too attention demanding. I like it but there is too big a gap between I like it, and, I'll buy it.
Am backer 173 for this kick starter project I have the other version with the lance hands I have put a blue nubuck strap on it and it looks better than the straps provided As an early bird backer i got mine for around £350 It is definitely a quality watch I definitely recommend it to anyone who wants a classic watch with a meteorite dial for seiko money
I grabbed a couple of Aragons with meteorite dials, including the Divemaster 4 which has a meteorite bezel as well… they were just a few hundred dollars each and are 200m dive watches - very cool 😊
Looks very nice, but why on earth make a 40mm when the movement is so tiny?? The back looks ridiculous so it would have been better to close it (or make it in 38mm) imo…
Damn it Andrew I was looking at these less than 8h ago, now since your video they're basically cleaned out! Edit: Actually, they're completely cleaned out. Looks like I got the last one.
The official website had 10 variations of Series 00 when I first checked after watching this video (which was about 2 hours ago.) Now it has only 4 variations left, with the others all out of stock.
I was almost sad I already have a muonionalusta dialed watch until you said 13mm. That's not too thick for some kinds of watches but it is for this kind.
I really enjoy my Selten, just wish I had the grey dial over the blue one. But I really enjoy how the hour hand literally goes over the sun or moon at certain hours
Andrew, Leonardo Tsai did indeed craft a masterpiece-let alone for markedly less than mad 😠 jack. 💶 Minor technical point: Apparently the meteorite was crystallizing for 9 million years out in space beforehand. Otherwise, thanks as always for your irreverent tongue-in-cheek down-to-earth 😂 treatment of the industry.
There's a new Timex watch out there you should check out, Giorgio Galli S2 Automatic 38mm £750.00 The transparent case back, crafted from titanium, offers a captivating glimpse into the intricate movement, revealed through a sapphire crystal. Powered by a high-quality, Caliber Sellita SW200-1, Swiss Made automatic movement, the S2 watches ensure precision and reliability with 26 jewels and a remarkable 41-hour power.
@@nathans9764 AHa i see that, i guess it's a color treatment that makes it darker black (like anthracite coal). God I hate trade names for all these things makes them so misleading.
Zelos also has colored variants as well. Although considering on the recent releases, meteorite dials tend to sell last so I'm assuming there's a meteorite dial fatigue going on at the moment.
One more thing: with the same amazing automation that produces such spectacular cases and dials, why can't an automatic in this price range be a bit more accurate? Even some of my twenty-buck-movement quartzes produce consistent -1+1/mo. rhythm. How about an automatic that can do better than 40 seconds a day ? Surely that's within technical reach.
Wow, Muonionalusta Meteorite Dials have been available for far less cost than that, for years. Nice looking watch, but no need to spend that much, for budget buyers.
That’s it. I am giving up my love of watches. Who gives a flying f whether the watch has a meteorite dial? File under trinkets, party tricks and novelties.
Incredible idea - horrific execution. The gigantic co logo below 12 is terrible. Hr hand makes no sense; and the circular thing at the bottom makes no sense. If they wanted to put smaller meteor pieces on the dial, 2 small pieces at 3 and 9.
Here is an excellent example of when a brilliant presentation and an equally brilliant designed watch converge. I’ve always been enamored with all things “space” related but incorrectly assumed that meteorite dialed watches were well beyond my budget to obtain. Thank you for introducing me to the Selten brand and their amazing designs! When the design and esthetics are quite literally out of this world, I couldn’t care less about the thickness. Very well done indeed!🥃
I picked up the adventurine dial one secondhand recently and while I agree if your emphasis is on the rare space rock dial for sure go for that, but, I wouldn't undersell just how gorgeous the adventurine looks. Pictures simply do not do it justice, it's got a shimmery cleam that is simply a delight on my wrist; like the two "moons" made of meteorite really are floating in the expanse of a starry sky.
where did you find this watch for sale, please let me know cause i need one!
@@ethereal_1314 I lucked out on a private Facebook group someone was selling theirs from the Kickstarter, it's number 200-something.
2 things to add to this:
- the brushing is very nice with small polished edges on case and bezel (a bit like a black bay)
- the kickstarter campaign was handled very smoothly by Selten and the way you should expect as a backer.
Zelos been offering it at competitive prices as well for years.
And Aragon.
And the Revelot Admiral is available with meteorite dials for a lot less as well. I pre-ordered one!
Their designs are "meh" though.
I have watches from selten. My first price was the 00.13b the aventurine day date model with the lance handset and I was blown away with the quality and presentation. Second pick up was the 00.01 grey meteorite with the pontife handset. I am always blown away looking at the dials of both of my watches and every time I think of how I made the right decision doubling down on Selten! Shoutout to Leonardo for his amazing work
Thank you for the nice words!😁
I recently acquired my 1st Zelos. I got a Mako lll run by the new Miyota 9075 true, jump hour GMT. BI DIRECTIONAL, 48 click bezel and the most gorgeous blue, meteorite dial. $629.00 USD delivered, TT&L. Got it in July_23. Fine review guys!
Whatever you may think of the overall dimensions or features, I think most will admit that this is a very cohesive design that is rather pleasing to the eye. A great effort that should have a broad appeal.
I love this watch... it's now on my list. I love the dial's complex texture, the hands design, the moondial, the "3D" numerals and brand (which reminds me of what Roger Smith does), the look of the movement on the back... Thanks for this review!
Dear Andrew
Pls consider reviewing the Italian well-made ones of Venezianico. You may see there all space effects ,whether meteorites,aventurine or even black holes..great watches at much affordable much better sellita or Soprod movements .
With great appreciation
Nizar
I bought a Signum model watch a couple of years ago with a blued meteorite dial. It looks absolutely stunning!🤩 They are definitely a unique acquisition to have. The Selten does look very nice.😎👍🏻
Just received the blue meteorite dial version and I’m very impressed. It is imo a beautiful and unique watch and has something a bit different. No doubt I’ll bore someone in a kitchen at the next house party with as many facts as I can remember about cooling lumps of metal in space . Thanks for raising the awareness of this Andrew.
I've been keeping Selten in the back of my mind ever since I discovered them. I think I will have to add one to my collection soon. It does fit my theme enough.
Wow thanks for introducing me to Selten. What awesome looking faces. Surely though that movement would be worth checking on a time graph?
I'd normally go for a watch with this kind of color and styling but something was amiss. I couldn't figure it out until you supplied the word you said this watch wasn't: contrived. This watch just heels a little bit too far over on the fashion side for me (and I own a fashion watch or two). Think of a peach Rolls instead of one overwrought in day-glow pink; it's still just a little too attention demanding. I like it but there is too big a gap between I like it, and, I'll buy it.
Am backer 173 for this kick starter project
I have the other version with the lance hands
I have put a blue nubuck strap on it and it looks better than the straps provided
As an early bird backer i got mine for around £350
It is definitely a quality watch
I definitely recommend it to anyone who wants a classic watch with a meteorite dial for seiko money
Did you as backer 173 get the watch number 173?
The meteorite dial really captivates me and the overall design ticks the box when it comes to wanting something distinctive yet tasteful.
The watch looks great. If it came with a date function, I probably would buy it. I just need a date function on my watches
I grabbed a couple of Aragons with meteorite dials, including the Divemaster 4 which has a meteorite bezel as well… they were just a few hundred dollars each and are 200m dive watches - very cool 😊
These are good, but I prefer the Salvage Bronze. A very striking set of watches.
Very nice "old school style" Watchfinder video. I used to loved those and they felt special when they came out a lot less frequently than these days.
Looks very nice, but why on earth make a 40mm when the movement is so tiny?? The back looks ridiculous so it would have been better to close it (or make it in 38mm) imo…
I have two watches from micro brand Selten - very nice piece with sword hands, along with the Adveturine dial from micro brand Selten
Damn it Andrew I was looking at these less than 8h ago, now since your video they're basically cleaned out! Edit: Actually, they're completely cleaned out. Looks like I got the last one.
I'm glad I hopped on and ordered mine too then!
Just fyi, they should be back today. I can order one right now via email subscription to the mail list. But I am still not sure if I will buy.
Great video. Meteorite dd40 is my new grail piece. Just ordered this watch
I know its a thick watch, but tbh the depth that the watch dial has more than compensates for its thickness.
The official website had 10 variations of Series 00 when I first checked after watching this video (which was about 2 hours ago.) Now it has only 4 variations left, with the others all out of stock.
It's amazing the influence this channel has.
Now they all are out of stock😂
My aventurine Selten is maybe the most impressive watch I own, and not nearly the most expensive. Accurate and beautiful.
I'm purchasing a purple colored meteorite from Henry Archer, beautiful piece.
Zelos has similar offerings.
I was almost sad I already have a muonionalusta dialed watch until you said 13mm. That's not too thick for some kinds of watches but it is for this kind.
Microbrands are a good place to look for meteorite dials watches. Ive got my eye on a Henry Archer one.
I really enjoy my Selten, just wish I had the grey dial over the blue one. But I really enjoy how the hour hand literally goes over the sun or moon at certain hours
Would you mind sharing why you prefer the grey over the blue dial?
Andrew, Leonardo Tsai did indeed craft a masterpiece-let alone for markedly less than mad 😠 jack. 💶 Minor technical point: Apparently the meteorite was crystallizing for 9 million years out in space beforehand. Otherwise, thanks as always for your irreverent tongue-in-cheek down-to-earth 😂 treatment of the industry.
Thank you for the nice words!
There's a new Timex watch out there you should check out, Giorgio Galli S2 Automatic 38mm £750.00 The transparent case back, crafted from titanium, offers a captivating glimpse into the intricate movement, revealed through a sapphire crystal. Powered by a high-quality, Caliber Sellita SW200-1, Swiss Made automatic movement, the S2 watches ensure precision and reliability with 26 jewels and a remarkable 41-hour power.
Well done, good Sir!
Lilienthal Berlin has a small meteorite on the face of some of their models. One is a made in Germany chronograph and less than $540 US.
Me as a geologist when technically everything on earth is "space rock":
Also a geologist - I got confused when he said "anthracite meteorite". Do you think they meant "achondrite" or am I missing something?
@@donraeside He's referring to a color treatment. It's a watch thing, not a geology thing, haha.
@@nathans9764 AHa i see that, i guess it's a color treatment that makes it darker black (like anthracite coal). God I hate trade names for all these things makes them so misleading.
Zelos is another at around the same price for meteor dials, titanium cases and bracelets in a 300m dive watch.
Personally prefer the zelos designs
Zelos also has colored variants as well.
Although considering on the recent releases, meteorite dials tend to sell last so I'm assuming there's a meteorite dial fatigue going on at the moment.
Nice watch. Really awsome.
Thank you Andrew 😊
I have the aventurine dial. Absolutely love it!
One more thing: with the same amazing automation that produces such spectacular cases and dials, why can't an automatic in this price range be a bit more accurate? Even some of my twenty-buck-movement quartzes produce consistent -1+1/mo. rhythm. How about an automatic that can do better than 40 seconds a day ? Surely that's within technical reach.
What a bargain in comparison with other premium brands meteorite dial offerings. I am sure these are sold out already.
Me ,,, Im one of them ,, Ive always wanted a meteorite dial ,,,,
Wow, Muonionalusta Meteorite Dials have been available for far less cost than that, for years. Nice looking watch, but no need to spend that much, for budget buyers.
Is there a better quality watch like this with better movement for under £10k?
Sadly on their website everything is out of stock
Such a cool watch, definitely will get one for testing 😁
13mm is fiiine. Its super pretty, and a price point that is far enough away from an oris to get me to consider
$400!
Aragon DIVEMASTER Ti
Meteorite dial
Tungsten bezel
Rhonda R150
not a bad looking piece
Waiting on an indestructible adamantium watch.
Selten is nice
Man how do I get my hands on one of these!?
Gorgeous watch, I just wish it had lume.
It does have a lumed variant, I got a sword hour and minute hand with lume.
How about damascus steel?
Please do Davis Elvin next🙏
How do I buy this?
On their website.
Aragon, Earnshaw, even Invicta have inexpensive meteorite dials
Super looking piece
Extremely beautiful.
God bless
Thank you 💕...
"Selten" is the German word for "rare". Makes for good advertising, when you want to sell it here. ;-)
I'd buy this watch in a heartbeat if not for that goofy day-night with honey stars
I bought one the other day following your mention of this watch in another video. 😀😀😀Awaiting its arrival with interest.
The thickness...
You may get asked this a lot buy why do you show so many watch brands that you do not carry?
Where is it made?
Most likely China but I’m happy to be proven wrong.
Nice looking watch. 👍
had the aventurine one sold it after 1 weekj to small diameter and the crystal was not really nice.
Looks great until you look at the 6 o clock position
a little disappointing with the miyota
look in the mirror, you will have meteorite rock staring back
Nice unit love your videos
If only this were thinner or smaller.
I like it.
Ha,ha, maybe kryptonite dials are next.
Idk as a german the brand name kinda puts me off 😅 I think I would find it weird having a watch called rare. Otherwise an interesting watch.
That’s it. I am giving up my love of watches. Who gives a flying f whether the watch has a meteorite dial? File under trinkets, party tricks and novelties.
They have two different rotors just so you know
I'll pass it doesn't get off the pad for me.
Should have paired this dial with a titanium case! Sold out quick I guess, which is a good thing because I might've snagged one on impulse!
i love rocks
love mine but 10 min slow per day
Soggy bottle rocket for me.
Theres a small chip out of the circle on the hour hand, very minor but enough to be noticeable.
Who offers a moon meteorite watch?
Zelos meteorite ...
Wow, a great watch, Full Stop.
I got it - Amazing😍
How cool. If the indices were Lume filled I’d order one now.
It's awesome
So is this a paid advertisement?
Kinda sounds like it.
I can tell you it isn’t 😆🎉
Metereot is not rare there thousands of metereot that fallen on earth
The way he explains how ancient and old meteorites are, you'd be thinking its older than the rocks we have on earth, which is not.
i really like this one but i cant justify to myself paying double the price they asked on the kickstarter campaign which cost 350.
Nice🎉
jp... just like meteorite shouldnt be a meteorite
Incredible idea - horrific execution. The gigantic co logo below 12 is terrible. Hr hand makes no sense; and the circular thing at the bottom makes no sense. If they wanted to put smaller meteor pieces on the dial, 2 small pieces at 3 and 9.
I'd certainly prefer a watch face with a meteoroid than a haemorrhoid that survived atmospheric entry.
meteorite dials, no one ever prove it.
I wonder why Omega never did a Speedy on meteorite dial. They have done anything else 😂
They’ve done 3 different meteorite Speedys!