You Eyeing My Stuff!? Mr Jones The Silent Thief - Perth WAtch

You MUST say something about this watch! Review of this cool newest release from cult brand Mr Jones, featuring design by Andy Wilx & Swiss made STP1-11 movement!
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[@jeb-zf4un]

I love Mr Jones watches. they are all that swatch used to be but with proper movements. just love em.

[@PerthWAtch]

Haha I thought Swatch have mechanical movements too?

[@jeb-zf4un]

@@PerthWAtch not in the 80s

[@ronch550]

That thumbnail.. as a huge fan of the Thief series of PC games, I give that two thumbs up!! 👍👍 What an interesting watch. A magpie. May this watch never be stolen. Lol.

[@PerthWAtch]

Haha good one :)

[@brianmccord7387]

I agree with Alex‘s detailed comment regarding the finish on this watch. At that price point, there had better be some brushing and some chamfers and some polished highlights. I would just add that if it isn’t a sports watch they have to shave down the diameter and lug to lug. If I’m going to wear this to work I don’t want it to ride over my wrists and just look gaudy. I can still show off the beautiful dial if it is 39 x 46.

[@PerthWAtch]

Yeah fair point about the size… given that the bezel itself is really only 38mm, I’m pretty sure they could’ve made this smaller and still preserved the wrist presence.

[@WATCHingJames]

Super interesting design. Great to see this one. Thanks mate.

[@PerthWAtch]

Most welcome James!

[@3KAlexander]

Hard to fathom a practical purpose here beyond fun and whimsy. Neat to see that such art could be crafted into a swiss movement. Terrific review! 🙂

[@PerthWAtch]

Thanks for that! Would a conversation starter be practical thing?

[@3KAlexander]

@@PerthWAtch Depends on your value of practicality. At such an expense for conversation, my thrift says no. Now, your good review of the Omega Seamaster Diver 300m, though, expensive, will start conversations and deliver practicality at an alarming return. The watch you reviewed here, looks like fun and has its own intrigue, I'm sure I'd be one to start a conversation behind it as well. Thanks for enquiring! 🙂

[@PerthWAtch]

Haha yeah fair point mate!

[@briancolyer8483]

This is an interesting brand....funky conversation pieces for sure....although I don't particularly like this one I can definitely appreciate the time and effort that's gone into it....if I had to pick one from there catalogue it would most probably be the Far Out....they also have a couple of tattoo style skull designs that I bet are popular....as usual a quality review my friend....🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⌚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⌚

[@PerthWAtch]

Thanks for that Brian - I do like their ideas. If I were to pick one for myself it’d have to be one of the jumping hour designs.

[@saeeshpednekar]

mr jones wathes are just epic i am surley going to get one in future 😍

[@PerthWAtch]

That’s amazing mate!

[@brucecameron7172]

Good one mate nice to look outside of the square

[@PerthWAtch]

Thanks Bruce!

[@kyoyeou5899]

I absolutely adore this design, I am sad first that it is not for sale anymore, and second that I don't even have the budget for the next few years certainly, but seeing this watch online has in the last 2 month made me research and learn about watches, in a way it's this watch I do not own that changed my view on watches

[@PerthWAtch]

Hey thanks for sharing that - I think Mr Jones is a brand that certainly does things different and artistically. Check out my current latest review on the ATOWAK Cobra for another very interesting watch!

[@kyoyeou5899]

Oh hey yourself, not like you've been waiting g every day for it to go on sales and came to watch it more

[@PerthWAtch]

Oh hey yourself, what?

[@Ecoat65]

Always nice to see something different.

[@PerthWAtch]

Thanks mate - different it definitely is!

[@jonbravo6262]

Thanks Ivan for this exploration, it’s a style of ‘grand-swatch’, art dial with a good movement in a generic display case, good for conversation! I guess MJW let’s the artist do the talking, without the enhancing the case/strap to support the artists dial. For the price it’s limited edition handmade dial is appropriate, but if the story was laser etched on the caseback circumference, with a ‘made in England’ art leather strap, as an art-piece Watch I’d be interested. This is a little bit “Undone” (watch) style playing for a collectors Kulcha niche…. 👍🏻

[@PerthWAtch]

Thanks for the thoughtful comment Jon… I find myself agreeing with you! A little “Undone” indeed hah!

[@Trex100]

Very groovy indeed! Thanks Ivan.

[@PerthWAtch]

Thanks mate!

[@kevinman325]

Hi! What is your wrist size?

[@PerthWAtch]

17cm, as stated in video

[@kevinman325]

@@PerthWAtch thanks! I never caught it for some reason

[@Deusmecumest]

It's beautiful, man. Too bad since I lost a ton of weight, I can't pull it off. It's great being in shape, but a bummer I'm limited to watches under 50mm. Especially since I'm a collector.

[@PerthWAtch]

This is 50mm? Haha wow larger than I remember

[@kiljaeden7663]

I got this watch on the premise that I have a Citizen Skyhawk that's about the same size - it shouldn't be too bad, right? Wrong. The Citizen wears smaller because the dial is smaller. Also not a big fan of the black strap they ship it with - I replaced it with a blue cordovan to better match the watch. However, because it just looks like a picture on your wrist it does come across as a bit smaller than it is. The lack of lume and the thickness definitely makes this a short sleeve summer watch. And one day when I have more money to waste I might look into refitting this to a smaller case. Edit: I should add that I bought this with a £120 discount voucher. Otherwise it would have been a more difficult prospect.

[@PerthWAtch]

Thanks for sharing the one thoughts! That’s not a bad discount - was that directly from Mr Jones?

[@kiljaeden7663]

@@PerthWAtch Yes. They issued The Silent Thief as a limited edition run of 100 in a black case about a year ago. Everyone who added themselves to the waiting list should it ever appear again got sent a voucher to buy this year's release at the original price of the limited edition - which was £120 cheaper than the current list price.

[@PerthWAtch]

Ooh nice, I didn’t know that!

[@billwayne3924]

A little skeptic about their swiss watch movement in a few of their higher price models : THE SILENT THIEF & Others.... SWISS STP1-11 . REVIEWS: SWISS STP1-11 , has higher problematic rates over ETA & SELLITA ....6 out of 10, movement might be hard to repair if goes wrong, not a movement that's highly in-stock. Anyone has problem with this movement or have additional info on this movement ?

[@PerthWAtch]

It’s not hard to repair as it’s a 2824 analog - meaning these common parts can be used in it.

[@billwayne3924]

@@PerthWAtch Thanks for the info & videos.

[@barbou2034]

The crown might be on the left so the magpie is eyeing on it

[@PerthWAtch]

Good thought

[@m4ttyp4nts]

that's a lot of case with high polish. this would look a lot better with a brushed finish imo.

[@PerthWAtch]

It would certainly be different - I suspect they prototyped both and considered the polished finish better

[@joeblackwolf17]

That’s a fantastic watch ❤❤❤

[@PerthWAtch]

Yes it is!!!

[@Psysso]

What i think about the price? Its about 3x more then id pay for this. there.

[@PerthWAtch]

Ooh harsh! Have you managed to find a Swiss movement watch for under $200!?

[@Psysso]

@@PerthWAtch Well i dont know todays prices but ive bought a Certina with an eta 2824 just last year for about 300 on a 50% discount/clearance.

[@PerthWAtch]

So basically no 😆

[@77cjam]

It's definitely fascinating. Really love the magpie design and colours. But like a lot of MJW products I do wish they kept 75% of the design but added 25% more practicality as a time telling device. Maybe a tad bit impractical and expensive for me, but certainly unique which often can be a very good thing

[@PerthWAtch]

Thanks for the comment - in what specific ways would you improve the practicality?

[@77cjam]

@@PerthWAtch Keep the dial design, give the watch some proper hands so it's easier to tell the time

[@PerthWAtch]

Yeah fair point and good feedback!

[@songoku-jx3cb]

@@77cjam having hands would negate the idea behind the watch time telling isnt that hard i have this one and mjw arent traditional they are norm breakers imo this is the perfect ex of what the brand aspires to be

[@watchalot919]

Unfortunately the STP 1.11 is renowned for being unreliable, unlike the Sellita, ETA, or even the PT5000. The trouble with novelty watches is the novelty soon wears off. I agree, a combination of brushing and polishing would have been far nicer.

[@PerthWAtch]

My understanding is that this movement is reliable

[@watchalot919]

@@PerthWAtch I have read so many things on watch forums indicating otherwise. I am happy with all other ETA clones, but won't touch that one mate. Enjoyed the review as usual

[@PerthWAtch]

Thanks - I must be reading different forums…

[@ztr1337]

Lovely

[@PerthWAtch]

Agreed

[@alexsdg3441]

Yup. It is an interesting watch. And as you said, the dial work is absolutely fantastic and I certainly do not mind about the cost of the watch (only if they make some improvements, ha ha). The dial design is intriguing and can not take my eyes off the artwork. But other than that, everything else is so generic and plain that it just seems like someone put that wonderful dial design into a rather cheap Chinese case & strap. It is like a beautiful fashion runway style woman with Costco sweater & pants. I strongly believe that if a watch is going to have that kind of dial, all other parts of the watch must keep up with the design. the Case is not really interesting and the location of the crown requires that you have to take your watch off to set the time. All too shiny case will be scratched and looks dirty very soon. I truly hate the big black, none-stylized letters, on the middle of see thru case back (which hampers the entire look of the movement and just kills the symmetry of the design work. They should have engrave the name, logo...etc around the metal case back. The strap got to go. It does not work with the watch at all. They must use or invent something way more unique than what they are using (so as the buckle, yuck!). Some engraved artwork with some highlight colors on the strap (front & back) which will match with the dial design. As for the lack of lume, I think that if they put a healthy dose of light yellow lume (like Gold sand lume from Ginault) on the dots of hour & min, that would give extra uniqueness & practicality to the watch (one more selling point) yet it won't hurt the integrity of the artwork of the dial at all. If they really really want to go extra miles for something unique, they can make the rotating second eye dots with SELF POWERED LUMINOSITY (like Ball watch), so that it would glow as the second passes thru the eye. Yep. Kind of far out, but this MJM watch is bit far out anyway and if they want to do it right, they should go all the way. Since it has a see-thru back casing, they should dress up the rotor with their artwork. Engraving takes up too much money, at least, some sort of painted artwork? And since the watch is just too big and you can really see the unnecessary real-estate around the movement. Just too plain and it begs for something to be there... The watch does not have to be that big and it can be 40mm and that would make the watch more elegant and easy to look at. As I said before, the artwork is fantastic. But who wants to see a beautiful face girl with a grandma brown loose sweater with beige cargo short??? Thanks a lot Ivan for an interesting yet frustrating piece. have a great day.

[@PerthWAtch]

Awesome comment Alex! A lot of good thoughts there! I agree with many of this, including the need for a more unique & interesting strap, and that they might've engraved details around the periphery of the case back rather than print on the glass (although the movement isn't that interesting to start with). I love the idea of incorporating something like Gold Sand Lume into the artwork, that idea alone is worth something and great feedback to MJW! Using tritium gas tube lume for the bird eyes is also a cool idea although in practice not executable since these do not come in a dot shape which would be needed. As for the case, personally I don't mind it being plain... in fact I am willing to credit it as deliberate given that you want the focus to be on the artwork. Like when setting a beautiful pearl, you don't want to make the setting to busy to detract from it. Or to take your analogy, if looking at someone beautiful like Nicole Kidman (just my opinion) it wouldn't matter what she was wearing, and some outfit would even detract. Cheers man!

[@alexsdg3441]

@@PerthWAtch Nicole Kidman? too sharp and dry look, ha ha. I rather go with Nastassja Kinski. (well, I guess that shows that I am a lot older than you are, ha ha)

[@PerthWAtch]

Haha wow I had to look that one up! Eclectic!

[@philspencelayh5464]

It's interesting but I 'm struggling to see what its all about. It's more of a bracelet that sort of tells the time, perhaps it shouldn't be on a strap at all, maybe a bracelet decorated in a similar fashion. Nicely done, but why?

[@PerthWAtch]

It’s definitely unconventional - I think I get the reason/purpose here. As to whether you’d have it on a bracelet, I think it kinda depends on a number of factors.

[@mattys1467]

Definitely something different. Would be a conversation piece and I think that is the question mark about it also? Is it really a timepiece? No. It is an artwork, which is a purpose in of itself. Seeing this item did nudge me to view their other items for sell. But, unless I have an extravagant event coming up and I want a stand out piece of jewellery, I will not be buying.

[@PerthWAtch]

Thanks for the thoughts mate - I think that’s a fair point, that this is more a piece of art work than anything else

[@josephsobus8143]

That is awful. we know they paid you to review this watch. you are a true professional because I got mad just watching this video. lol

[@PerthWAtch]

Nice try buddy - but please don’t post fake news 😂🤣

[@josephsobus8143]

@@PerthWAtch I was joking. They should have paid you for just looking at it. Haha

[@PerthWAtch]

Maybe you can ask them to pay you for having looked 😂🤣

[@josephsobus8143]

@@PerthWAtch haha. I totally would have them pay me to wear one.

[@geoffreyward4743]

nope

[@PerthWAtch]

Is a great 2022 movie

[@XtremeKremaTor]

Not too big. And it's asking for a blue and white thick canvas strap. You want to be like everyone else get a Casio or apple watch.

[@PerthWAtch]

Or a Rolex haha!

[@PerthWAtch]

It’s too big

[@RCPrepping]

Not something I would consider owning.

[@PerthWAtch]

Fair enough mate

[@finesse49]

I can't imagine anyone wearing such a thing. It might be good as a hockey puck, paper weight or door stop, though.

[@PerthWAtch]

Nah I don’t think it’d work

[@A.Pipetkin]

MEH.

[@A.Pipetkin]

Bravo

[@PerthWAtch]

Yay

[@michaelcollins2473]

That's horrible.

[@PerthWAtch]

Sure, but do you like it??

[@michaelcollins2473]

@@PerthWAtch No, lol. "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should."

[@PerthWAtch]

😂😂

[@woesteloepi.]

Mmmm, perhaps something for women? Personally i think it's butt ugly! The movement is nice though.

[@PerthWAtch]

It’s too large for many men and most women IMO

[@woesteloepi.]

@@PerthWAtch They didn't think it properly through......make it smaller for women. I don't think many men would buy this watch. Personally on my wishlist is for instead a Straton, not something with a bird on the dial.

[@PerthWAtch]

Cool - which Stratton model are you looking at?

[@woesteloepi.]

@@PerthWAtch I don't buy Quartz movements, unless there solar powered. So i like the Speciale automatic in blue/ orange, i'm a sucker for that combo. I also have the Vostok Europe Energia rocket in blue orange. But the Straton Volante in off white is also very chic.

[@PerthWAtch]

Very interesting choices - thanks for sharing!

[@ajbones4207]

Well, I'm not a fan of these things. These are pieces of art that you wear on your wrist. I don't see these as watches. I feel the same way about Jacob &Co, Chaykin, RM, hell even the AP Panther and others. The same way I see that the Apple "Watch" is not a watch. It's a computer that you wear on your wrist. Not my cup of Coffee and Yes, I mean Coffee. I'm not a teetotaler.

[@PerthWAtch]

Yeah fair point mate, and I totally agree about the Apple Watch. PS. I don’t see what does coffee have to do with you not being a teetotaller!