I've definitely developed an interest in watches since I started making miniature versions. It also helps keep the time commitment low so I can keep my prices reasonable." For Jones, all that hard work under high magnification has resulted in a love of watches on a wearable scale: " Technology is useful because I produce in an edition, each design has to be replicated. To be honest, I use whatever tools and techniques that will best translate the design. The craft involved in these tiny replicas is akin to the complexity of the real deal. So I started offering my own versions." So if you've ever wanted a minuscule version of James Bond's Omega (complete with lume), or a tiny Nautilus, Jones is your guy. Watches were being overlooked or produced in a simple way by figure manufacturers. They caught on, and I've been doing it ever since. They turned out pretty good, so I decided to offer them for sale to the collecting community. "I started collecting 1:6 figures back in 2008 a few years later I started making 1:6 props to fulfil some missing accessories for my collection. Jones has a professional background in theatrical props and experience in scale model making. As the Instagram handle suggests, Jones' work is very, very small. What sets Jones' work apart though, is the scale. Robbie Jones - like Quentin - makes sculptural forms inspired by watches. Regardless of the medium and the style, there are some astounding artists creating with everything from pencils to tiny props. While the savoir faire might not be up to Swiss standards, the overall effect of Lau's work is utterly charming.Īlready you can see that artists who deal with watches as subject matter are as varied as the watches that inspire them. Paper watch designer Gabriel Lau takes this high/low concept even further, crafting some of the world’s most desirable objects out of roughly painted corrugated cardboard, complete with crudely painted dial. A much more interesting discussion is the way watches and art inspire each other, and today we're going to look specifically at the growing number of artists who find inspiration in the world of horology.Ī quick flick through the relevant hashtags on Instagram will reveal a cavalcade of creations from large, impeccably detailed pop-art inspired creations from artists like Nicholas Star, Eerune's vintage poster art with a modern twist and the charming (but not proportionally accurate) sketches of Bad Art Nice Watch. For generations it's been a well-worn one-liner trotted out by industry executives and passionate collectors. From the wrist to the walls, we explore some horology-inspired art that is as diverse and exciting as the watches themselvesĬomparing fine watches to fine art isn't a new observation.
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