Iron meteorite

Toluca

Also called Xiquipilco

An iron meteorite used locally as a metal source before scientific cataloguing. It was used in Corum’s early meteorite dials and later by Louis Moinet.

The specimen

Classification
Iron meteorite, IAB-sLL
Event
ancient fall; documented find/use
Where
Jiquipilco area near Toluca, Mexico
When it fell
probably more than 10,000 years ago; exact date unknown
Found
documented to Europeans in 1776; known locally earlier
Known mass
about 3 metric tonnes
Still cut for dials
Yes (as of 2026-08-21)

Present as a Cosmopolis insert; older Corum and Only Mexico pieces are historical.

Watches

No watch in this catalog is recorded as carrying a Toluca dial yet. The models below are what the research documents.

  • Corum 1986 meteorite-dial watchFull dial

    Meteorite

    No commercial reference was published for this model.

    full meteorite dial; exact commercial reference not verified

    Source
  • Louis Moinet Only Mexico / Metropolis MexicoFull dial

    Cosmic Art

    No commercial reference was published for this model.

    blue-treated Toluca center dial; Allende background

    Source
  • 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