dawn west dusk east PE
dawn west dusk east PE
Regular price
£ 225.00
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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.
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Size guide
Order processing
We aim to dispatch all orders within 1-2 working days.
When your order is dispatched, your tracking details will be updated.
If you have opted for a custom engraving please allow an additional 1-2 working days.
If you are purchasing during a sale or a limited edition release, you can expect an email update with an estimated dispatch date if there any changes to the timeframe.
If you are in a hurry for your order, please email us. We'll try our best to prioritise your order.
Shipping guide for watches
UK: FREE DPD shipping, 1-2 working days / FREE Royal Mail Tracked 24, 1-2 working days
United States: FREE DHL Express shipping, 1-3 working days / FREE UPS shipping, 1-3 working days. To order to The US, please visit our USD website here (duties and taxes are included in the price of your watch).
The EU: FREE DHL shipping, 2-4 working days. To order to The EU, please visit our Euro website here (duties and taxes are included in the price of your watch).
Click here to see the full shipping guide for watches
Shipping guide for t-shirts
Our t-shirts are printed by us, made-to-order and shipped from our workshop in London. This means that occasionally, if your order includes a t-shirt there may be a 2-3 day delay in dispatch.
If you place an order for both a watch and t-shirt(s), they will be shipped together via an express service. Delivery times for these can be found here.
If you order a t-shirt without a watch, it will be shipped via a Royal Mail tracked service which usually takes a little longer, or you have the option to pay an additional fee for an express service. You can see an estimated timescale when you input your address at the checkout.
Shipping guide for watch straps
If purchased separately from your watch, watch straps will be shipped with Royal Mail 1st Class / International tracked shipping, or you have the option to pay a additional fee for an express service.
This takes 2-14 working days depending on location. You can see a more accurate timescale when you input your address at the checkout.
These delivery times are a guide based on the carriers terms of service, products may, in some unusual cases take longer to arrive. If this happens, please get in touch.
Return your watch for an exchange
We are happy to exchange unworn watches.
Fastening the watch will cause damage to the leather. If this is the case, we charge for the watch strap (or we can put the worn strap on the exchanged watch for free).
Please email us directly if you think your watch is faulty.
Return your watch for a refund
To return for a full refund, you have 30 days if purchased online.
If you purchased your watch in-store, we can offer an exchange or store credit only. This is because you’ve seen the watch in person and had the opportunity to try it on. Please let us know if you’re purchasing as a gift.
T-shirt returns and Exchanges
We recommend checking the measurements of our t-shirts on our size guide before placing your order, you can also check them here
However, if your t-shirt is faulty, we can offer an exchange or a refund. In this circumstance, please email us within 30 days of placing your order, with a photograph of the problem, as well as your order number.
To return other products (such as straps) please email us: info@mrjoneswatches.com to arrange this.
UK returns
1) Generate your free returns label here.
2) Print it off and stick it to your original packaging.
3) Take it to your local post office. Find your closest here.
(If you no longer have your original packaging, please ensure your watch is securely wrapped in bubble wrap / something similar to protect it in transit).
NB please include a short note describing the issue with the watch and your contact details.
EU and International returns
Please send the watch to this address:
Mr Jones Watches (repairs)
61 Dartmouth Road
London SE23 3HN
United Kingdom
Ensure the watch is securely wrapped in bubble wrap to protect it in transit.
Please include a note stating:
- the reason for the return
- a detailed description of the problem with your watch (if sending for repair)
- your email address and your order number
- remember to include your return delivery address, (so we know where to send the repaired watch)
We recommend you use a tracked service.
As the UK is no longer in the EU, you will have to fill in a Customs Declaration form.
Please write in the description field "wristwatch, return for factory repair / refund , no commercial value" and list the item value as £10.
This is essential otherwise an import duty will be levied which you will be liable for (there is no way for us to reclaim this charge).
Please note: we do not cover shipping costs for unwanted items, returned from outside of the UK. If you are returning a watch that is faulty we may be able to reimburse shipping costs if your watch is within warranty, please contact us ahead of sending in this instance.
Remixed by Tanith Price
With a background in sculpture, Tanith joined us three years ago as a print assistant before progressing to become our airbrush specialist.
Working closely with artists and the wider team, she creates distinctive dials for each limited edition.
A multidisciplinary artist in her own practice, she uses an amalgamation of solid structures and soft materials in her ongoing exploration of the supernatural.
The original
dawn west dusk east
This watch was designed for us by Brian Catling in 2011.
We wanted to make a design that was enigmatic, subtle and poetic. We talked about moon time and cycles of illumination. The spectrum of the sun and the colours of light.
The more we tugged at the face the more implacable it became, and any notion of inscribing text there faded. Instead the words coalesced into the watches title. dawn west dusk east. This little inversion gave the perverse clarity that distilled all the other ideas: The night black watch with its single eye orbiting the shifting colours and intensities of day and night was born.
"I wanted to make a watch that didn’t tell too much time" -Brian Catling
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.
