Stylish? Yes. Subtle? No. Telling one of the fundamental truths of reality (the other perhaps being taxes), this pair of timepieces spell out your mortality in no uncertain terms.

Black-painted, laser-cut hands on a mirrored surface intentionally blur into abstraction at a distance and become legible as you approach (both the clock and death, as it were). Design may be timeless, but life is not – time’s up!

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“The clock is a link to the traditional ‘memento mori’ – an object designed to remind us that life is brief and that we should make the most of the time we have.” Designed and built by Mr. Jones.