The Last Laugh and The Last Laugh Tattoo Watches edition

The Last Laugh

This watch forgoes the customary hour and minute hands, instead the time is displayed on a skull’s teeth. The upper row of teeth show the hours and the lower show the minutes. The eyes and the nose are mirrored and the overall impression is of a gleefully absurd memento mori – an object intended to remind us that life is brief (and that we should enjoy it while we’re here!)

The watch is powered by a 20 jewel automatic mechanical movement. The mechanical movement means that you’ll never need to replace the battery on this watch – the motion of wearing the watch provides all the power needed to wind it up and keep it running. The watch movement has a ‘jump-hour’ feature that means the hour changes over exactly on the 59 -> 00 minute transition.

The watch comes in a MJW presentation box with a specially commissioned artwork by Hannah Davies. Inside the box you’ll find the guarantee card – every watch is guaranteed for 12 months from the date of purchase against any original manufacturing defect.

Specifications:

Case: 316L Stainless steel
Mechanism: ST1721 20 jewel automatic mechanical movement
Strap: Black leather with undyed white stitching
Smallest strap diameter:150mm
Largest strap diameter: 205mm
Width (3 o’clock to 9 o’clock): 37mm
Height (from lug to lug): 46mm
Thickness: 9mm
Waterproof: 5ATM
Guarantee: 12 months

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The Last Laugh Tattoo edition

The time on this watch is displayed on the skull’s teeth – the two front teeth show the hours while the lower jaw shows the minutes. The watch is a link to the tradition of the memento mori – an object designed to remind us that life is brief and we should seize the moment while we’re here.

This version of The Last Laugh features specially commissioned artwork by British Tattoo Artist Adrian Willard, “the design comes from the Mexican Day of the Dead festival. The festival focuses on gathering to remember friends and family who have died. Many gifts and offerings are handed out including sugar skulls that are given to both the living and the dead. It has become a very popular image in the tattoo world over the years and has replaced the regular skull in the mainstream tattoo trends”.

The watch is powered by a 20 jewel automatic mechanical movement. The mechanical movement means that you’ll never need to replace the battery on this watch – the motion of wearing the watch provides all the power needed to wind it up and keep it running. The watch movement has a ‘jump-hour’ feature that means the hour changes over exactly on the 59 -> 00 minute transition.

The watch comes in a MJW presentation box with a specially commissioned artwork by Hannah Davies. Inside the box you’ll find the guarantee card – every watch is guaranteed for 12 months from the date of purchase against any original manufacturing defect.

Specifications:

Case: PVD coated 316L stainless steel
Mechanism: ST1721 20 jewel automatic mechanical movement
Strap: Black leather with turquoise stitching
Width (3 o’clock to 9 o’clock): 37mm
Height (from lug to lug): 46mm
Waterproof: 5ATM
Guarantee: 12 months
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