Mr Jones Watches is set to launch a trippy new watch this week, but you’ll have to be quick as it’s limited to just 50 pieces.
Odyssey, has been designed by British artist Edward Carvalho-Monaghan.
Edward is also the designer behind Mr Jones Watches’ The Indefatigable Sphinx watch. His artwork blends gothic architectural style, bold colours and 60s psychedelia to create something otherworldly.
Every printable surface of this watch has been coloured, from the dial to the date ring, the underside of the crystal and even the automatic rotor on the movement. The result is a layered, shifting composition that changes constantly as time ticks forward.
While the design is crowded, the time is simple to read: two black markers point out the hours and minutes, whereas a shock of white lightning tracks the seconds. A colourful date ring runs along the lower half of the dial.
“There’s never enough time in the day to worry about keeping track of hours. Months and years are the appropriate planning horizon. With that in mind, the design prioritises the date, giving space to the longer arcs of time while letting the rest melt into the surreal textures of the design.”
Edward Carvalho-Monaghan, Designer
Odyssey will be available, exclusively from Mr Jones Watches website.
Technical Specifications:
- Glass: sapphire
- Width (3 o’clock to 9 o’clock): 40mm
- Height (from lug to lug): 39mm
- Strap: 18mm black leather strap
- Mechanism: Miyota 9015
- Waterproof: 5ATM
- Guarantee: 12 months
- Price: £695 / $795 / €795
About The Designer
Edward Carvalho-Monaghan is an English artist residing in Slough in the UK.
Edward explored the psychedelic and underground artwork of the 60s and movements like De Stijl, amongst other things, at St Martin’s College.
Upon leaving, he developed a distinctive drawing style, melding the vivid influences drawn from his studies: a youthful obsession with surrealism and a growing interest in the Classical World and ancient cultures. These influences barge and spatter together in his designs, in a form he would currently describe as Plastic Gothic.
To find out more, please visit Mr Jones Watches.