Some watch dials get their pattern from a printer. This one got its pattern in space. The dial on Knis’s KN001-MTRGLM is a thin slice of Muonionalusta meteorite, cut and finished to sit under a sapphire crystal, and because the crystalline pattern inside the metal forms naturally, no two dials come out alike. Buy one of the 100, and the pattern on your wrist is the only one like it.
Knis is a small brand from Kyoto, and meteorite is where the company started. Its first watch used a meteorite dial, so for the fifth anniversary model, the KN001-MTRGLM, the brand went back to that starting point. This version pairs the gray meteorite dial with a rose gold finish and a genuine alligator strap, and the run stops at 100 pieces worldwide. Each case carries an engraved serial number marking its place in that small run.
Price: $820
Where to buy: $820 at Knis
The dial is the whole story
Plenty of watches borrow a space theme and stop at a starry print. This one uses the actual material. Knis lists the dial as Muonionalusta meteorite in its own spec table, and the brand’s anniversary note puts it plainly: the KNIS story began with a single meteorite watch. The crystalline pattern shifts with the light in a way a printed texture can’t copy, and it won’t repeat on the next watch in the run.
The dial is signed KNIS Meteorite, and the look stays dressy instead of novelty. Rose gold markers and hands sit over the gray meteorite, and the alligator strap keeps the whole thing closer to a watch you’d wear with a jacket than a gadget you’d explain at parties. You’d still end up explaining it, though. The dial came from space, and that’s a conversation whether you planned one or not.
Rose gold, alligator, and a case that stays wearable
The 38 mm case is the detail that makes this one wearable. It measures 46 mm from lug to lug and 11 mm thick, and the watch weighs 73 g, so it slides under a cuff and doesn’t announce itself by size. The case is stainless steel with a rose gold finish, the crystal is sapphire, and the strap is genuine alligator leather on a D-buckle, with a 20 mm width at the lugs.
Knis builds and assembles the watch in Japan, and it ships in the brand’s presentation box with the manual and warranty card. A one-year manufacturer warranty covers it.
A Miyota 8215 does the work
Inside is Miyota’s Cal. 8215, a Japanese automatic movement with manual winding and a hacking seconds hand, so the watch winds itself as you wear it and still lets you set the time precisely. The case back screws in and is see-through, which means the movement is on display every time you flip the watch over. Water resistance is rated at 10ATM, enough for rain, splashes, and everyday wear without treating the watch like it’s fragile.
So is the movement the weak point? Not really. There’s a clean logic to the spec sheet: the dial is the exotic part, and everything underneath it is proven, serviceable Japanese watchmaking. You’re not paying for an experimental movement. You’re paying for the material on top of it, and for the fact that only 100 were made.
How to buy one of the 100
You buy it through the Knis official online store or the brand’s Sanjo Teramachi flagship shop in Kyoto, where it went on sale at 10 a.m. Japan time on November 2, 2026. The price in Japan is ¥108,900 including tax. Knis’s English language store lists the watch at $820, with free DHL shipping on orders of $150 and up, and the store ships overseas. One catch to budget for: Knis notes that its prices don’t include VAT or import fees, so buyers outside Japan may owe taxes or duties on delivery depending on their country.
There’s no retailer network behind this one and no Amazon listing. If you want one, the brand’s own store is the door, and the numbered run is the limit. Once the 100 are gone, the anniversary model is done.
Price: $820
Where to buy: $820 at Knis
For an $820 watch, the buying decision here is simpler than the spec sheet suggests. The movement is a known quantity, the case size fits most wrists, and the price sits in reach of someone buying their first mechanical watch with a real story behind it. The trade is right there in the open: proven, ordinary mechanics underneath, and a slice of meteorite on top. If the dial is the point for you, don’t wait on it. A run of 100 doesn’t pause for anyone.
