Since its debut in 2023, Nautique Skindiver by Vulcain has quickly gone from a niche revival piece to a regular part of the brand’s current catalogue. These watches are inspired by vulcainDiving models from the 1960s. Back then, diving as a hobby was gaining popularity, and compact and practical dive watches like the Nautique were at home both in and out of the water. Today, that same design leaves a lot of room for new interpretations.

One of the latest is the Skindiver Nautique Meteorite, which introduces a meteorite sphere. Sitting at the competitive sub-USD 3,000 diver segmentThis new watch will be produced in a limited edition of 100 pieces.

The dial uses pieces of Muonionalusta, an iron meteorite discovered in Sweden. Once cut and treated, the surface reveals the familiar Widmanstätten pattern, giving the dial a silvery gray appearance marked by irregular geometric lines, so no two pieces are exactly alike. At the same time, the Skindiver Nautique Meteorite retains all the features of a proper underwater tool watch, with polished silver hands and Super-LumiNova-filled indices for great legibility. A unidirectional rotating bezel with a black ceramic insert and contrasting white markers completes the classic dive watch design.

The rest of the watch follows. the well-known Skindiver Nautique design. The 316L stainless steel case features vertically brushed surfaces and measures 38mm in diameter with a thickness of 12.2mm, maintaining the proportions typical of 1960s divers. On the back of the Skindiver Nautique Meteorite is a polished stainless steel caseback. The watch is water resistant to a depth of 200 meters. The engine of this Skindiver Nautique is the ETA 2824 Automatic movement, which operates at 4 Hz and offers a power reserve of around 38 hours, indicating the hours, minutes and a central seconds hand.

To style the Skindiver Nautique Meteorite, you can choose between a Tropic-style rubber strap or a stainless steel bracelet. Prices start at 1,790 Swiss francs on a rubber strap and 2,050 Swiss francs on the steel bracelet. For more information, visit www.vulcain.ch.

Editor’s Note: This article was written by Mohak GuptaFreelance journalist and writer from India.