The Tiger Tag

Forged from authenticated meteorite — material over 4.5 billion years old.

Every piece carries a completely unique cosmic pattern
Limited to only 50 pieces worldwide
Includes free titanium chain & premium gift packaging

£149.00

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APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS
Pendant: 41mm × 24mm
Chain: 55cm
Materials: Aletai iron meteorite, tiger's eye cabochon, polished titanium-grade steel

THE OBJECT

The Tiger Tag carries two materials side by side — one from the surface of this planet, one from the cold of space.

The left half of the face is forged from authenticated Aletai meteorite, first recovered in 1898 from the Altay region of northern Xinjiang, China — site of the longest meteorite strewn field ever documented on Earth (Meteoritical Bulletin entry). The crystalline Widmanstätten pattern across its surface formed in deep space over four and a half billion years.

The right half holds a single cabochon of tiger's eye — a chatoyant quartz with golden-amber bands of light that move as the piece turns. Tiger's eye was worn by the Roman legions into battle and prized by Egyptian craftsmen for its lustre and depth.

The two materials sit together in a polished titanium-grade steel frame engraved with a fine rope-twist border. The bail is carved with the same detail. Suspended from a heavy polished box chain.

Cosmic iron and earthly stone, worn together. For the man who carries both.

MATERIAL

Two materials, set side by side in a single frame.

The left panel is authenticated Aletai — an iron meteorite recovered in 1898 from northern Xinjiang, China. The Widmanstätten pattern across its surface forms only when iron cools at one degree per million years in deep space, and cannot be replicated on Earth.

The right panel holds a single cabochon of tiger's eye — a chatoyant quartz mined primarily in South Africa, named for the bands of golden light that move across its surface. Worn by the Roman legions and prized by Egyptian craftsmen for its lustre.

The two materials sit together in a polished titanium-grade steel frame engraved with a fine rope-twist border, on a heavy polished box chain.

Meteorite: Aletai (IIIE-an iron meteorite), Altay, Xinjiang, China. First recovered 1898 — class named 2016. Catalogued in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database.
Tiger's eye: chatoyant quartz, primarily South African.

THE CRAFT

Meteoritic iron is harder than terrestrial steel and three times as difficult to work. A single piece passes through the hands of one artisan from cut to finish — never split between hands, never automated.

The raw meteorite slice is cut and shaped. The face is etched in dilute nitric acid for the precise interval required to surface the Widmanstätten pattern without softening the edges. The metal is hand-polished, set, and finished against a leather wheel. Hours per piece. No two outcomes are identical because the lattice inside the meteorite is never identical.

We do not source from suppliers who cannot name the meteorite by its registered classification. We do not produce in volumes that compromise the work of the bench.

This is slow work, made by hand, in numbers small enough to remember.

PROVENANCE

Every Pallas 1772 piece is delivered with a hand-numbered certificate of authenticity, signed by the artisan responsible for it.

The certificate records the meteorite's official classification, its find location, its date of discovery, and the weight of meteoritic iron contained in your piece.

We do this for a simple reason. Counterfeit meteorite jewelry is widespread, and most buyers cannot tell the difference between a real Widmanstätten pattern and a stamped surrogate. A certificate that can be verified is the difference between a piece that holds value and a piece that does not.

The certificate is part of the object. Keep it with the piece.