For those who revel in the curious and the surreal, Mr Jones Watches offers a remarkable escape with The Indefatigable Sphinx Watch (£2500). Designed by the visionary artist Edward Carvalho-Monaghan, this timepiece brings a surreal, dreamlike world to your wrist, blending wearable art with exceptional horological craftsmanship. The watch captures a timeless landscape, where gods, sacred objects, and impossible moments coexist in a space outside of conventional time—a fitting tribute to the adventurous spirit of both the designer and the wearer.
The most enchanting aspect of The Indefatigable Sphinx is its unique approach to telling time. The hour is displayed in a window on the right of the dial, with each hour presenting a different digit. Some hours are bold and colourful, while others are cryptic, blending into the psychedelic landscape of the dial. The watch features a winged sphinx whose head changes each hour, giving wearers a different perspective on each passing hour. Meanwhile, the minute and seconds hands move conventionally, but subtle design cues within the artwork act as markers, allowing you to intuitively tell the time.
The heart of this intricate timepiece is a Swiss-made Sellita SW200 movement, which powers the jump hour module designed by Johannes Jahnke for Christopher Ward. This movement combines precision, reliability, and innovation, ensuring that each glance at the watch is as functional as it is mesmerizing. The artwork on the dial, described by Carvalho-Monaghan, aims to create contradictions and expand the dimensions of an image, offering a watch that is as much about its art as it is about telling time. The bejewelled all-seeing eye at the top of the dial seems to look back at the world, creating a connection between the wearer and the surreal landscape within the watch.
Craftsmanship extends beyond the dial to the very strap of The Indefatigable Sphinx. Each strap is handmade from leather sourced from Britain’s only remaining oak-bark tannery, with every strap cut, sewn, and finished entirely by hand. This adds to the unique and artisanal feel of the watch, making it truly one of a kind. Complementing the luxurious design is a domed sapphire crystal, which is not only hard-wearing but also beautifully enhances the visual depth of the dial. The watch is housed in a silver stainless steel case, with a diameter of 40mm and a thickness of 11.5mm, striking the perfect balance between medium and large for comfortable wear.
For a limited time, each purchase of The Indefatigable Sphinx Watch comes with a signed and numbered A5 art print created by Edward Carvalho-Monaghan, adding even more value to this incredible piece. Technically, it is the most complex watch Mr Jones has ever produced, with more layers of colour and detail across the dial and hour disc than any previous creation.
The Indefatigable Sphinx Watch is a dreamlike journey—a watch that refuses to conform to the ordinary and instead invites you to experience time in a way that is as imaginative as it is meticulously crafted. It is an ideal choice for those who appreciate wearable art, storytelling, and extraordinary design.
