L’Epée 1839 x Fiona Krüger debut Vanitas series of unique clocks

Vanitas is a series of eight unique timepieces – each different like master paintings – co-created by L’Epée 1839 x Fiona Krüger. The worlds of fine art and haute horlogerie reinterpret the movement and the shape of the clock so that the eyes are the barrels (two of them), the mouth is the power reserve, the philtra is the differential allowing the teeth to open up. Vanitas features a frontal escapement, 2 barrel arbors as “pupils”, all designed to sculpt the mechanical skull’s face. Two hand-polished hands centrally mounted on the nose indicate the hours and minutes, hiding and revealing the skull’s eyes as if playing hide-and-seek. The power reserve indicator is framed by two rows of teeth that open up as time passes, providing an intuitive view of remaining energy. When the mouth is completely opened (18.5mm apart from each other) the clock looks like it is “yawning” as a warning to its owner that it will go to sleep if some energy is not provided.