Bremont's New Stephen Hawking Watch Contains Pieces of the Late Scientist's Desk

By the time Stephen Hawking died in 2018, he had left a lasting impact on the worlds of physics and cosmology. If you're looking for a way to remember the famed scientist, now you can wear a watch made from parts of his desk while supporting his field at the same time.

As Esquire Middle East reports, the Bremont Hawking Collection is an elegant homage to the intellectual giant. The watches contain four wooden disks made from his personal desk. The furniture piece was one of Hawking's "most treasured possessions," according to his estate.

In addition to pieces of a real item from his home, the watches are filled with little details that honor the famed theoretical physicist. The dial is engraved with a starscape that mirrors the night sky that was visible over Oxford University the day Hawking was born (January 8, 1942). Real pieces of meteorite embedded in the device further emphasize his devotion to studying space.

Proceeds from the watch will also be used to carry on Hawking's legacy. When you purchase one, part of the cost will be donated to The Stephen Hawking Foundation. The organization supports cosmological research as well as patients of Motor Neurone Disease, the same condition Hawking lived with.

Bremont is producing the watch in limited batches: 388 of the stainless steel watch ($10,588); 88 of the platinum watch ($10,588); 88 of the rose gold watch ($23,833); and 88 of white gold watch ($25,157). The number 88 is a reference to 1988, the year Stephen Hawking's book A Brief History of Time was published.

[h/t Esquire Middle East]