dawn west dusk east PE

Print and Airbrushing Technician Tanith Price chose to revisit one of the most enigmatic watches in our archive: dawn west dusk east, created in 2011 by the late artist and poet Brian Catling.

Brian's design is beautifully understated: A dark dial is punctuated by a circle that slowly changes colour as it journeys around the watch, inviting the wearer to experience the passing of time as a quiet continuous cycle, inviting us to be more contemplative with our time.

Inspired by Brian's fascination with symbolism, transformation and language, Tanith reimagined the moon's journey with a new spectrum of colour. Instead of shifting through black, silver, gold and red, the moon now moves through blue, green, yellow and red, tracing a different path while echoing the rhythm of the original design.

Tanith experimented with different airbrushing techniques to create a textured, atmospheric disc. The resulting finish evokes drifting smoke or distant nebulae, lending the watch a sense of depth and mystery while remaining true to the meditative spirit of Brian's work.

The most personal addition is found around the outer edge of the dial. Here, Tanith has introduced a ring of words and symbols inspired by the recurring themes found throughout Brian Catling's work: curiosity, conflict, paradise, vengeance, liberation, healing, anarchy, peace and redemption. Read together, they form a bold meditation on the ideas that shaped his extraordinary creative life.

This watch celebrates the creativity that exists within the Mr Jones Watches workshop. But it is also something more: a respectful dialogue between two artists, separated by time but connected through a shared appreciation of imagination, symbolism and storytelling.

How to read the time

• The single moon orbiting the watch face shows you the hour.
• The Aries symbol on the outer ring of the dial marks the minutes.

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.