Watches that have been through space sold for an astonishing amount

Charity auction auctioned off the Inspiration4 for the crew, with the proceeds going to support sick children.

The IWC Schaffhausen brand chronographs, which travelled through space in October this year on the arms of the Inspiration4 crew, sold for a total of 405,000 dollars (roughly 130 million forints). The proceeds will not go to the SpaceX account, which is running the mission, but will support sick children at St. Jude Research Hospital in Memphis. reported a Hypebeast.

The Swiss luxury watches are modelled on the starry sky, with the names of the astronauts (including their titles) and the mission logo engraved on the back.

The spacecraft landed in the Atlantic Ocean at 1.6 a.m. Hungarian time on 19 September, successfully completing a mission to Inspiration4-I was christened. The mission is a major step forward for SpaceX, as Crew Dragon was the first vehicle in the world to carry only civilians into space. Four people took part in the mission.