Moonhead PE
Moonhead PE
Regular price
€285.00
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Moonhead has always been a watch with a story to tell.
Originally designed by artist Andrew Rae, Moonhead takes its inspiration from Rae’s graphic novel Moonhead and the Music Machine, following an astronaut and Apollo Orbiter as they journey around a rather watchful moon.
Now, Moonhead has been given a new story of its own by illustrator and Mr Jones Watches Printmaker Emma.
Emma’s remix takes the playful spirit of the original and fills it with references from their own artistic world. Inspired by Rae’s wonderfully surreal take on popular culture, they have woven in nods to everyone from Ziggy Stardust to Bertrand Russell’s famous teapot.
The result is a design packed with little details and visual references, rewarding anyone who takes the time to look a little closer.
Storytelling is at the heart of Emma’s practice and for this Printers Edition, they’ve brought that same approach to Moonhead, turning the dial into a miniature world filled with characters, references and things to spot.
The original Moonhead remains at the centre of the design, but this new interpretation feels distinctly Emma’s: playful, curious and full of stories within stories.
How to read the time
The centre of the Moon marks the hour, while the tip of the teapot’s spout marks the minutes.
And if you find yourself wondering why there’s a teapot floating around the moon… you may have just discovered Bertrand Russell’s teapot.
Limited edition
This watch is available exclusively from Mr Jones Watches in a limited edition of 100 pieces.
When you purchase, you will be assigned an edition number and this will be engraved on your watch case back.
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Size guide
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Remixed by Emma Prince
Every day, Emma helps bring Mr Jones Watches to life as a Quality Control and Print Workshop Assistant.
Outside the workshop, Emma is an Illustrator and Print Maker.
Storytelling is at the heart of Emma’s practice. Working across drawing, printmaking, bookmaking and mono-typing, they create scenes and figures that invite you to linger and discover what’s going on beneath the surface.
Emma graduated from Camberwell College of Arts in 2022 with a degree in Illustration and their work has been exhibited at galleries including The Outhouse Gallery and Test Site in Camberwell.
You can see more of Emma’s work on their Instagram: @emmaprints_
The original
Moonhead
Part of our Facetimer series from 2014, this was one of the first watches we printed and assembled in London.
Designed by Andrew Rae and originally produced in a numbered edition of 20 pieces, the description of the design was as follows:
Moonhead shows an Apollo Orbiter and astronaut in passage around Moonhead. The astronaut's position marks the minutes and the orbiter indicates hours. The moon is ever watchful, his eyes swivel to follow the orbit of the man and the spaceship.
Moonhead is based on Joey Moonhead, the central character from Andrew's debut graphic novel “Moonhead and the Music Machine”.
You can see more of Andrew Rae’s work here: @andrewjrae
Made in London
Each colour you see in the design was mixed by hand, before being airbrushed and printed layer by layer and assembled by our dedicated workshop team here in London.
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