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Brand profile
Mr Jones Watches
Independent London watchmaker making art-led, narrative watches that tell time through rotating discs, jumping hours and message dials.
LondonOrigin
UnisexFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$Price
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What to know about Mr Jones Watches
Time told without hands
Dials use rotating discs, jumping hours and written messages instead of conventional hands, so reading the time takes a moment of decoding.
Memento mori is the house theme
Bestsellers include The Last Laugh, a skull whose teeth mark the hours, and Accurate — designs built around a narrative rather than a complication.
Artist-run, assembled in south London
Founded in 2007 by RCA-trained artist Crispin Jones, still founder-led and independent, with watches designed and assembled in-house, often with outside artists.
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62% matchBrand facts
Mr Jones Watches is an independent London watch brand founded in 2007 by Crispin Jones, a Royal College of Art-trained artist and designer. It makes narrative, art-led watches that display time unconventionally — rotating discs, jumping hours and message dials rather than conventional hands. Bestsellers include The Last Laugh, with a skull whose teeth mark the hours, and the memento mori-themed Accurate. Watches are designed and assembled in the brand's south London workshop, often with outside artists, and it remains independently owned and founder-led.
- Founded
- 2007
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Made in
- United Kingdom
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Avant-garde