Chondrite meteorite
Sahara 97093
A rare enstatite chondrite paired with Sahara 97096. Louis Moinet highlights presolar microdiamonds in the material.
The specimen
- Classification
- EH3 enstatite chondrite
- Event
- find
- Where
- Sahara Desert; precise coordinates not published
- When it fell
- fall date unknown
- Found
- 1997-04
- Known mass
- 1.359 kg, one catalogued piece
- Still cut for dials
- Yes (as of 2026-08-21)
Used in Cosmopolis limited editions.
Watches
No watch in this catalog is recorded as carrying a Sahara 97093 dial yet. The models below are what the research documents.
- Louis Moinet CosmopolisInset fragment
Cosmic Art / Cosmopolis
LM-135.50.CO · LM-135.50.25 · LM-135.50.55 · LM-135.20.20 · LM-135.20.50
small meteorite insert mounted on the dial; one of twelve named meteorites
Source
Sources
- louismoinet.com — Louis Moinet Cosmopolisnamed dial insert and watch references
- lpi.usra.edu — Meteoritical Bulletin No. 82formal Sahara recovery listing
- Meteoritical Bulletin Database — Sahara 97093official name, EH3 class, 1997 find and 1.359 kg mass