M1

Take a trip down memory lane with the eye-catching M1 watch.

Created in collaboration with British design icon Margaret Calvert, M1 is a playful twist on the serious business of road safety and signage.

Best known for her work with Jock Kinneir in the late 1950s, Margaret has been involved in a wide variety of projects, including the motorway signs - which are still in use throughout Britain today.

The hands of the watch are inspired by the white navigational arrows from the motorway sign and the strap is cleverly made from seat belt fabric - a nod to the drivers the signs were originally designed for. 

Watch the video below to see Crispin Jones and Margaret Calvert discussing some of Margaret's best-known work and her inspiration for the M1 design.

Margaret talks about her design:

“With the design I aimed for absolute simplicity, the design puts all the emphasis on the hands - there’s no need for numbers on the dial.

There’s a 3d element that you get because of the build up with one hand on top of the other. You get these shadows and this richness and then once you’ve got the white border, which is also taken from the motorway signs, you’ve got something completely new. "

The M1 watch is exclusively available from Mr Jones Watches.

Details

Size: medium / unisex
Strap: 18mm seatbelt nylon
Glass: sapphire (hard-wearing)
Mechanism: Swiss made single jewel quartz mechanism
Waterproof: Yes! 5ATM
Guarantee: 12 months - any problems after, we’re happy to help
Width (3 o’clock to 9 o’clock): 37mm
Height (from lug to lug): 46mm
Case: 316L stainless steel - polished silver finish
Largest strap diameter: 205mm
Smallest strap diameter: 150mm