Is it a sign of our troubled and uncertain times? Or just a passing fad? The fact remains that the skeleton watch, a distant mirror of the ‘vanities’ of the Renaissance and at one time considered old-fashioned, is enjoying something of a revival, alongside the proliferation of skulls and other symbols that remind us how little time we have here on Earth. But it is also, perhaps primarily, a way for the watchmaker to demonstrate his technical mastery, by displaying the inner workings of his movements.

SKULL GREEN EYE by HYT

BR-X1 by Bell & Ross

RENAISSANCE ORANGE TORNADO by Aerowatch

SKELETON PURE EARTH by Armin Strom

BRIDGEPORT MECHANICAL SKELETON by Tissot

LAC ‘TORTUE DE JOUX’ by Claude Meylan

APOLLO PREMIUM SKELETON by Manjaz

TURBINE SKELETON REF. A3038/1A by Perrelet

THE BRITAIN ICON CHECK FOR MEN LIMITED EDITION by Burberry

SON OF SOUND SKULLS & BONES by ArtyA

MEMENTO MORI, CARPE DIEM – ONE HAND by Strom

SKULL by Ollivier Savéo

Source: Europa Star March 2015 Magazine Issue