The Vault 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

£129.00

Free worldwide shipping

APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS
Pendant: 31mm × 20mm
Includes free matching titanium chain (55cm)
Materials: Aletai iron meteorite, brushed titanium-grade steel

THE OBJECT

The same shape as the Field Tag, lifted in finish.

The Vault Tag is forged from authenticated Aletai meteorite — first recovered in 1898 from the Altay region of northern Xinjiang, China, where the impact created the longest meteorite strewn field ever documented on this planet (Meteoritical Bulletin entry). The face reveals the Widmanstätten pattern that formed in deep space over four and a half billion years.

The frame is brushed titanium-grade steel — a softer, satin finish that catches light differently across its surface than the Field Tag's polished body. The cable chain is set heavier and finished to match the brushed face of the piece.

For the wearer who wants the same material story in a piece that reads as something kept rather than carried.

Signed certificate of authenticity. Numbered. Hand-finished by a skilled artisan from cut to polish.

MATERIAL

Aletai is an iron meteorite first recovered in 1898 from the Altay region of northern Xinjiang, China. Its impact site has yielded the longest meteorite strewn field ever documented — over 74 tonnes of cosmic iron — and the class was officially named in 2016.

The crystalline Widmanstätten pattern visible across the surface formed in deep space over four and a half billion years and cannot be reproduced on Earth. Every cross-section is unique to the slice it was cut from.

The Aletai face is set into a brushed titanium-grade steel frame on a heavy cable chain.

Classification: Aletai (IIIE-an iron meteorite, coarse octahedrite)
Location: Altay, Xinjiang, China
First recovered: 1898 — class officially named 2016
Total recovered mass: 74 tonnes
Catalogued in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database.

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.