Rosetta Stone Watch

A watch inspired by the Rosetta Stone - an ancient Egyptian artefact which is one of the most popular exhibits at the British Museum. <br> <br> Decorated with hieroglyphic writing, the watch features a triple- layer sandwich strap, a steel case and a glass overlay over the watchface with a small Rosetta Stone motif within it. <br> <br> Ideal as a gift, the watch is supplied in a presentation box.

Designed exclusively for the British Museum, a watch inspired by the Rosetta Stone.

Decorated with hieroglyphic writing, the watch features a triple-layer sandwich strap, a steel case and a glass overlay over the watch face with a Rosetta Stone motif within it.

About the Rosetta Stone:

Soldiers in Napoleon’s army discovered the Rosetta Stone in 1799 while digging the foundations of an addition to a fort near the town of el-Rashid (Rosetta). Exhibited in the British Museum since 1802, the Rosetta Stone was the key to unlocking the ability to read and translate ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. The Stone contains the same decree in three different scripts, and scholars were able to use the Greek and Egyptian Demotic sections to decipher the ancient hieroglyphs. The text contains a decree passed by priests in 196 BC to honour King Ptolemy V for his services to Egypt.

Ideal as a gift, the watch is supplied in a presentation box.