Nuage
Nuage is a dream-like watch, designed to make you fall in love with time keeping.
This watch is handcrafted in London and gilded with 22 carat gold and palladium.
The stunning Nuage was designed by French Verre Églomisé artist, Marion Labbez.
The gilding process makes each watch slightly different. This means that you’ll always get a completely unique, handmade watch.
How to read the time
You track the time by checking the position of the sun or moon in the sky. The crescent represents 12 hours with the time running from left to right.
At 6am the sun rises on the left, it reaches the apex of the crescent at midday, then continues until it reaches the last marker on the right at 6pm.
After 6pm the sun sets while the moon rises on the left, the position of the moon, therefore, marks the hours from 6pm until 6am.
The minute hand is in the centre, this runs in the conventional way.
Marion previously designed two other limited edition gilded watches for us, Chinoiserie and Ka 火.
Marion Labbez
Marion is an expert craftswoman. She uses traditional Verre Églomisé techniques to transform everyday surfaces such as mirrors and walls into beautiful pieces of artwork.
Marion Labbez explains the design:
"We used tempered carbon steel to create the iridescence of the blue sky. Carbon steel, when it’s heated to around 300 degrees turns to a rich blue.
The sun and the moon were gilded like the glass, the way the light reflects off them makes them appear to float above the sky.
Nuage is a companion piece to Chinoiserie which I previously designed for Mr Jones Watches. Both these watches show an exotic dream-like landscape, a playful contrast with the fixed nature of time telling."
You can find out more about Marion's work here: www.marionlabbez.com/
Size: medium - unisex
Strap: 18mm 100% leather camel grain brown with brown stitch
Movement: quartz - Ronda 515-24H
Crystal: sapphire (hard-wearing)
Waterproof: Yes! 3ATM (leather will wear fast if exposed to water)
Guarantee: 12 months - any problems after this time, we’ll be happy to help
Largest strap diameter: 205mm - contact us if you need a larger size
Smallest strap diameter: 150mm - contact us if you need extra holes added to the strap
Width (3 o'clock to 9 o'clock): 37mm
Height (from lug to lug): 46mm
Case: 316L stainless steel - polished silver finish
We aim to dispatch all watch orders within 2-3 working days, where this isn't possible, we will try to inform you via email.
When your order is dispatched your tracking details will be updated.
Please allow extra processing time for watches with a customised engraving or strap, during busy sales periods this can sometimes take an extra 5-10 working days.
If you are in a hurry for your watch, please email us.
Shipping guide for watches:
United States & Canada: FREE Fedex Priority shipping, 1-4 working days
Mexico: $13 shipping to Mexico: Fedex Priority, 3-6 working days
Shipping guide for bands (unless purchased with a watch):
- FREE Royal Mail tracked, 5-10 working days
Shipping guide for t-shirts:
All t-shirts on our website are now printed and shipped by an external supplier inside the United States. This means that if you place an order for both a watch and a t-shirt, they will be shipped separately.
Our supplier uses a tracked service for all shipments and this usually takes a little longer than our watches. You can see an estimated timescale when you input your address at the checkout.
During busy sale periods dispatch may take a little longer (this is quite rare). These delivery times are a guide based on the Fedex and Royal Mail terms of service, products may, in some unusual cases take longer to arrive. If this happens, please get in touch.